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Artisan Article – Milan Designs
Milan is a Bournville-based illustrator and art tutor and a selection of his Birmingham-themed greeting cards have been available in our gift shop for the last year now. His cards are proving very popular and this year he has even released a new “Winterbourne” design that has thoroughly charmed the Winterbourne staff and will hopefully,…
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A Day in the Life of Our Learning Officer
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at Winterbourne? Our Learning Officer, Eleanor, shares what a typical day is like for her in her role. A large part of my job is to schedule and administer the RHS and short courses we run on site. The role involves a lot of emails, quite…
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The Last Gardener
The Nicolsons and the Garden The advent of Family History Month prompted me to take a look through the archives for old family photos taken here in the garden. There aren’t too many of Winterbourne’s first family – the Nettlefolds – but plenty from John Nicolson’s era in the 1920s and 30s. Regular visitors will…
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Family History Month – researching the Nettlefolds’ family tree
Collections volunteer Tony Bucknall reveals how online resources can shed light on the lives of individuals. Lois Nettlefold was John and Margaret Nettlefold’s sixth child. She led an interesting life, and I’ve chosen to focus on Lois to illustrate the range of resources that are available when exploring the lives of individuals. My starting…