Join one of the factory's original founders, Alfred Newman, back from 1894 for a candlelit tour like no other.
Join one of the factory's original founders, Alfred Newman, back from 1894 for a candlelit like no other. On this special evening event, you will be guided round the Coffin Works by candlelight with a costumed guided.
Experiencing the atmospheric Coffin Works in a whole new light. This rare experience gives you a chance to explore the museum after hours and a tour with a difference.
Join Alfred Newman as a he tours you around his state-of-art (for Victorian times) factory opened in 1894. The Coffin Works preserves the contents of the former Newman Brothers’ manufactory, which finally closed its doors in 1998. The shelves and workbenches are full of original stock and tools of the trade.
With the original machinery working, you can truly experience how this old Jewellery Quarter firm once operated on a day-to-day basis and find out its stories from one of the Newman Brothers. The firm produced some of the world’s finest coffin furniture, including the fittings for the funerals of Winston Churchill, the Queen Mother and Princess Diana.
The tour will last around an hour and a quarter, so please wrap up warm as the museum can be cold.
Hot or Cold drink included in the ticket price.
Doors open at 6pm for your hot or cold drink.*
Tour starts at 6.30pm.
*please note that food and drinks are not permitted within the museum space so must be consumed before the tour
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Visitor information
Address
13-15 Fleet Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 1JP
0121 233 4790
Opening times
Self-guided entry (with a 50% discount for National Art Pass holders) is available Friday - Sunday, 12-3pm.
Guided Tours (charged separately) are available on Wednesdays at 11am and 1pm; Thursdays at 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm; and Friday - Sunday at 11am only.
Open on Bank Holidays, check website for details.
Exclusions and safety measures
National Art Pass holders receive a 50% discount on self-guided entry (excluding guided tours).
The Coffin Works is now open for Guided Tours only on Wednesdays at 11am and 1pm and Thursdays at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm. Please note, as it is Guided Tours only, Art Pass discount does not apply on these days.
To visit the museum on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, we have a guided tour at 11am and then self-guided entry every half hour from 12pm-4pm (last entry 3pm).
With your self-guided entry ticket, you will receive a booklet guide and access to a mobile tour to help you round the building, as well as our fantastic volunteer Room Enablers in each room to answer any questions and help you engage with the building's unique history. You'll also see the historic machinery in action.
We look forward to welcoming you soon.
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