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The new ‘Gunmakers Arms’
We’re happy to say we had a refurbishment and are now the new Gunmakers Arms! Don’t worry we’re not changing our name. We reopened the pub on Saturday 3rd June after being closed for around three months! This was longer than we expected or wanted. However when you’re dealing […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreDiamonds & Pearls: A Musical Tour through the Jewellery Quarter
A music-themed walking tour of the Jewellery Quarter, led by Jez Collins , founder of the Birmingham Music Archive – with over 20 years of experience as a social and cultural entrepreneur in the creative, and particularly music, industries in Birmingham. This two-hour walk will reveal some of the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreA journey from Warstone Lane Cemetery to the Coffin Works; or why I love being part of the Coffin Works’ team of volunteers
One of our new hand-painted signs. It’s been a long old journey. For over 34 years I worked at Toye & Co, one of the oldest, family-run, manufacturers in the JQ and for most of that time my desk overlooked the cemetery. Not that I could see out of […] Original web page at www.coffinworks.org
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