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Lost Buildings of Birmingham – a review

Posted December 8th, 2011 by Les Sparks with No Comments

Lost Buildings of Birmingham - link to Amazon
For people like me, who have only known Birmingham for 20 years, this book by Roy Thornton is a revelation.  It is astonishing to see such a vast collection of  rich Victorian buildings, many of ...

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Industrial Heritage at Risk – theme of APT Midlands event

Posted November 10th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

Audience at the APT Midlands region event at Coalbrookdale on 4th November 2011
The Midlands Area meeting of the UK Association of Preservation Trusts held a meeting in the west of the region last Friday, November 4th in the Glass Classroom at Coalbrookdale. ...

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Visit the John Henry Newman Exhibition, Birmingham

Posted November 3rd, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

Drills and Habits - Visit the Exhibition in Birmingham

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Shabana Mahmood visits the Coffin Fittings Works

Posted September 19th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

Shabana Mahmood MP with Elizabeth Perkins, BCT Director, Bob Beauchamp, Chairman and Anne Jenkins of Heritage Lottery Fund
 
On Heritage Open Days weekend, Shabana Mahmood the local MP, visited our project and had a great time. Here’s what she had to say about ...

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‘Brilliant’ ‘fantastic’ ‘interesting’ praise for the Coffin Fittings Works

Posted September 14th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

Bob Beauchamp, Chairman of Birmingham Conservation Trust shows visitors a selection of coffin handles
 
We aren’t blowing our trumpet (well, only a bit) – these comments are from visitors who had a wonderful time on Friday and Saturday – Heritage Open Days – ...

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Visit the Coffin Fittings Works on Heritage Open Days!

Posted September 7th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

 
Explore the Coffin Fittings Works on Heritage Open Days
Book your tour of the Coffin Fittings Works on Friday 9th or Saturday 10th September by phoning 0121 303 2664 or sending an email to elizabeth.perkins@birmingham.gov.uk
There are still some places left and only one ...

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Stop the Clocks returns to the Coffin Fittings Works

Posted September 5th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

 
Stop the Clocks - another chance to see this great performance!
Stop the Clocks is returning to Newman Brothers Coffin Fittings Factory from the 28th September- 1st October 2011 after a sell-out run in June 2011.The first performance piece to take place in ...

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Explore Birmingham’s heritage on Heritage Open Days

Posted August 31st, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

It’s that wonderful time of year again when hidden heritage comes to light and when you can get in free at places that normally charge. Heritage Open Days take place from 8th – 11th September. All over Birmingham places will be opening ...

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Shakespeare Memorial Room

Posted August 5th, 2011 by Emma Neill with No Comments

Whether you love or hate Birmingham’s most talked about 20th Century building –the Central Library, is home to the Shakespeare Memorial Room. The room, created in 1882 to house the Shakespeare Library, was designed by John Henry Chamberlain who was responsible for ...

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Tin Box and the Coffin Fittings Works get a great review!

Posted June 20th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with 1 Comment

We had a fantastic review here http://thegoodreview.co.uk/2011/06/stop-the-clocks-tin-box/#comment-911
The directors and performers brought our disused factory to life when they performed Stop the Clocks at the Coffin Fittings Works 10 days ago
The reviewer, Natasha Trevenna said
“It is the first artistic piece to suggest using the ...

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