Museums · West Midlands
Coffin Works
In or near Birmingham.
Coffin Works — former factory, preserved as a museum.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham Snow Hill · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Coffin Works, the nearest railway station is Birmingham Snow Hill, which is 0.6 km away. The postcode is B3 1JP, and the site is wheelchair accessible.
About
Coffin Works is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1894. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "former factory, preserved as a museum". Coordinates: 52.4820°, -1.9074°.
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Heritage listing
Newman Brothers at The Coffin Works is a museum in the Newman Brothers Coffin Furniture Factory building in the Jewellery Quarter conservation area in Birmingham, England. The museum educates visitors about the social and industrial history of the site, which operated from 1894–1998 as a coffin furniture factory. The museum opened in October 2014 after a fifteen-year campaign by the Birmingham Conservation Trust to save the factory building, which ceased trading in 1998, and raise the funds to transform it into a heritage attraction.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Official information
The Coffin Works is a unique museum located in Birmingham, showcasing the history of coffin furniture manufacturing. Visitors can explore original machinery and tools, and learn about the production of high-quality coffin fittings used in notable funerals.
From the Wikipedia article
Newman Brothers at The Coffin Works is a museum in the Newman Brothers Coffin Furniture Factory building in the Jewellery Quarter conservation area in Birmingham, England. The museum educates visitors about the social and industrial history of the site, which operated from 1894–1998 as a coffin furniture factory. The museum opened in October 2014 after a fifteen-year campaign by the Birmingham Conservation Trust to save the factory building, which ceased trading in 1998, and raise the funds to transform it into a heritage attraction. Located at 13–15 Fleet Street, the building is Grade II* listed.
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Background
History
Newman Brothers began life as a brass foundry company, established in 1882 by brothers Alfred and Edwin Newman. In 1894, the company moved to a new factory at 13–15 Fleet Street in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, designed by Roger Harley in 1892. At its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, the company employed around 100 people and was exporting products internationally to West Africa, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, the Caribbean, Canada and Malta. The company's success was not to last however as by the 1970s, a number of factors began to lead to the decline of the business. One of the central contributing factors was the decrease in the popularity of metal coffin furniture, a change which was…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4820, -1.9074
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B3 1JP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Phone
- +44 121 233 4790
- Established
- 1894
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham Snow Hill — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.coffinworks.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q15262166 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newman Brothers Coffin Furniture Factory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Coffin Furniture Works 13-15 Fleet Street.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coffin Works?
- Coffin Works is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B3 1JP), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- What is Coffin Works?
- Coffin Works — former factory, preserved as a museum.
- How do I get to Coffin Works?
- The nearest railway station is Birmingham Snow Hill, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode B3 1JP.
- When was Coffin Works built?
- Built or established in 1894.
- Is Coffin Works a listed building?
- Coffin Works is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Coffin Works?
- The nearest railway station is Birmingham Snow Hill, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B3 1JP.