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Unwrapping a Christmas tradition: stockings
There’s nothing cosier than sitting by a fireplace, hung with stockings, at Christmas. But do you know why we hang stockings on Christmas Eve, and how it came to become such a beloved tradition? It may have something to do with that little Saint Nick… Our Visitor Experience Manager, Tessa, investigates. Continuing from last
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Fred Saunders – the ‘Gardening Club’ expert
Developing a career in horticulture takes more than just a passion for plants; you also need plenty of hard work and dedication! Archive Volunteer, Tony Bucknall, shares the inspiring story of Fred Saunders, a man who overcame a tough start in life to become a successful horticulturalist and TV personality. During the 1960s, Fred Saunders
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GKN: Creating an exhibition
Ever wondered how we create our house exhibitions? Our curator, Henrietta Lockhart, takes you behind the scenes of our latest exhibition, which showcases the history of Guest, Keen and Nettlefold (GKN), one of the UK’s greatest steel producers and tool manufacturers of the twentieth century. Our GKN exhibition has now opened on the first floor,
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Tolkien and Winterbourne
The name Tolkien has a long association with Birmingham. The writer J. R. R. Tolkien spent some of his childhood nearby and many local landmarks have been linked to locations in The Lord of the Rings. However, at Winterbourne we have an object that demonstrates a different kind of creativity in the Tolkien family; our
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A catalogue of treasures
In our Collections Centre at Winterbourne, we have a room dedicated to archival material relating to Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds (GKN). I have been working on a catalogue of items manufactured by a subsidiary of GKN called Joseph Sankey & Sons, dated March 1905. Sankey’s came into being when Samuel Joseph Sankey bought out the