Friday Photo- ‘A’ and ‘B’ Boundary Stone

Posted January 30th, 2015 by Anne-Marie Hayes with No Comments

    Have you ever spotted this seemingly insignificant piece of stone when walking past Millennium Point on Jennens Road, just opposite Aston University’s campus? Well, you’d be forgiven for not noticing it, but did you know that in 1764, this stone marked the ...

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Friday Photo: Sutton Town Station

Posted January 9th, 2015 by Anne-Marie Hayes with No Comments

This week’s Friday Photo is of the not very well known old Sutton Town Station in Sutton Coldfield. Located in the town centre but nestled away in a quiet side street, the building is now used as offices and is literally a ...

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Friday Photo: Old Yardley Village

Posted December 20th, 2014 by Anne-Marie Hayes with No Comments

I chose St Edburgh’s Church last month, and this week I wanted to show the beautiful buildings that make up Old Yardley Village. On the left, you can just about make out the original site of the Ring Of Bells Pub, where ...

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Christmas is coming… book a festive tour of Newman Brothers!

Posted November 20th, 2014 by Suzanne Carter with No Comments

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Sponsored Marathon in aid of Birmingham Conservation Trust

Posted November 6th, 2014 by Sarah Hayes with No Comments

My name is Katie Kershaw and I am one of BCT’s trustees. I became involved with the Trust because I am passionate about historic buildings and my home city of Birmingham. I am enormously grateful for the fantastic work that the Trust ...

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The Coffin Works staff team is now in place

Posted October 3rd, 2014 by Suzanne Carter with 3 Comments

Yesterday, we had our first full team meeting and it marked the start of a new era! We have been joined by our new Learning Manager, Lorraine Kenny, who will be leading on education and outreach for the Coffin Works. Lorraine worked previously as the Head ...

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Join us at for an illustrated talk of the Cadbury Barn, Manor Farm Park; past, present and future

Posted September 17th, 2014 by Suzanne Carter with No Comments

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Volunteering for Birmingham Conservation Trust

Posted August 24th, 2014 by Sarah Hayes with No Comments

  Supporters and volunteers at a recent ‘pub’ quiz and film night at The Coffin Works. Louise has been volunteering with us for two years now and is an integral part of our team. Here, she explains why she loves working for the Trust ...

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A new future for the ‘Cadbury Barn’ at Manor Farm Park?

Posted August 6th, 2014 by Suzanne Carter with 2 Comments

If you have been to Manor Farm Park, just off the Bristol Road between Selly Oak and Northfield, you’ll have noticed the ‘Cadbury Barn’ at the main entrance which is semi-derelict and boarded up. Birmingham Conservation Trust has been commissioned to prepare an ‘Options Appraisal’, ...

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‘Homecoming’

Posted July 27th, 2014 by Sarah Hayes with No Comments

Dawn, as an ex-funeral director, has been an invaluable source of information on the project, helping me developing my own knowledge of coffin furniture. Six months ago I embarked on what was possibly the most daunting (and exciting!) task of my career so ...

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