Venue Description

The Newman Brothers Coffin Works factory is a rare and wonderfully preserved example of Victorian Engineering. Experience a time capsule, with its working machinery and unusual products - coffin handles and ornaments, linings and shrouds - left on the shelves and workbenches when the workforce set down their tools and left for the very last time. Our guides will lead you around the factory where you will experience the sights, sounds and smells of factory life and hear stories about workers, owners and trades. Tours last approximately 1 hour. Visit our website to book group tours and school visits and for details of our events and exhibitions programme.

Accessibility

There is lift access to all areas of the museum. Assistance Dogs welcome. BSL and subtitled digital guidebooks available at all times. Our Relaxed experience is a factory tour which has been designed specifically for people on the Autistic Spectrum and their families, and suitable also for people with a learning disability or sensory and communication disorder. The Relaxed tours run once a month and must be pre-booked, see our website for dates and details (http://www.coffinworks.org/newmanbros/visit/relaxed/).

Accessibility Guide

Accessibility Guide Link: http://www.coffinworks.org/newmanbros/visit/access/

Accessible Performances

Our Relaxed experience is a factory tour which has been designed specifically for people on the Autistic Spectrum and their families, and suitable also for people with a learning disability or sensory and communication disorder. The Relaxed tours run once a month and must be pre-booked, see our website for dates and details (http://www.coffinworks.org/newmanbros/visit/relaxed/).

Awards List

2016 West Midlands Volunteer Awards – Outstanding Award for Excellence 2016 West Midlands Volunteer Awards – Young People Award 2016 Museums + Heritage Award for Customer Service 2015 Conservation in the Community ICON Award 2015 RICS Awards Winner 2015 Historic England Angel Awards 2015 ICON Conservation Awards Winner 2015 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2014 Birmingham Civic Society Renaissance Award

Toilets

There is one accessible toilet in the museum on the ground floor level with an integrated emergency assistance alarm, as well as a flashing-light evacuation sensor, alerting people who may not hear evacuation warnings to exit the building. Also located in here is our parent and child facilities offering absolute privacy.

Staff

Information about the staff has not been added for this venue.

Assistance dog facilities

Other assistance dog facilities

Assistance dogs are welcome and water is available.