Job Vacancy: Director, Birmingham Conservation Trust

Original web page at Job Vacancy: Director, Birmingham Conservation Trust Location: The Coffin Works, Fleet Street, Birmingham Salary: £35,000 p.a. (Permanent, subject to funding) Deadline for applications: 17 October 2016 For nearly 40 years, BCT has been a major force in preserving Birmingham’s architectural heritage. It’s most recent major project is the multi-award winning Coffin…

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Progress Music Academy

Original web page at Progress Music Academy Birmingham’s newest Music Academy… Now Open! From our newly renovated, studio complex in the Jewellery Quarter, Progress will be specialising in professional 1-2-1 lessons/tuition for Guitar, Drums, Piano/keyboard, Vocals and Music Technology. Lessons are for anyone and everyone! Just book one lesson at a time or blocks at…

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Our home and the JQ Open Studios

Original web page at Our home and the JQ Open Studios The Jewellery Quarter is an unique area with over 250 years of history, architecture ,industry and heritage. It is now developing into an urban village that has a thriving community of small and independent businesses from retailers, skilled craft people, artists, designers, restaurants, jewellers,…

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A retrospective look at the Coffin Works resurrection

Original web page at A retrospective look at the Coffin Works resurrection Revisiting the Icon Conservation Awards – Part III: Sarah Hayes & Deborah Magnoler The extraordinary Coffin Works is a historic Jewellery Quarter factory brought back to life by the Birmingham Conservation Trust. The Trust’s team of experts and volunteers worked for years to…

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