• Nettlefold Trade Mark Poster Negative, News from the Archives, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    News from the Archives: An Archive of Treasures

    Winterbourne was built in 1904 for John and Margaret Nettlefold and bequeathed to the University of Birmingham 40 years later by John Macdonald Nicolson. Follow our dedicated team of archivists as they explore Winterbourne’s past and share with you the special objects, photographs and documents contained within the Winterbourne Archives. In April 2019, Winterbourne House…

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  • Conditions in Birmingham, from “Housing Reform”, a lecture by John Sutton Nettlefold, March 1906, News from the Archives, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    News from the Archives: The Political Life of John Nettlefold, 1901-6

    Winterbourne was built in 1904 for John and Margaret Nettlefold and bequeathed to the University of Birmingham 40 years later by John Macdonald Nicolson. Follow our dedicated team of archivists as they explore Winterbourne’s past and share with you the special objects, photographs and documents contained within the Winterbourne Archives. John Sutton Nettlefold’s work as…

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  • The extended Nettlefold family on holiday, News from the Archives, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    News from the Archives: On Holiday with the Nettlefolds

    Winterbourne was built in 1904 for John and Margaret Nettlefold and bequeathed to the University of Birmingham 40 years later by John Macdonald Nicolson. Follow our dedicated team of archivists as they explore Winterbourne’s past and share with you the special objects, photographs and documents contained within the Winterbourne Archives. Everyone likes a holiday, sometimes…

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  • S.S. Servia ©New York Port, Ship Images, 1851-1891 via ancestry.co.uk, News from the Archives, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    News from the Archives: John Nettlefold in New York

    Winterbourne was built in 1904 for John and Margaret Nettlefold and bequeathed to the University of Birmingham 40 years later by John Macdonald Nicolson. Follow our dedicated team of archivists as they explore Winterbourne’s past and share with you the special objects, photographs and documents contained within the Winterbourne Archives. John Sutton Nettlefold’s visit to…

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  • Ken Nettlefold, News From the Archives: Ken Nettlefold and the First World War, Winterbourne House and Garden, Digging for Dirt
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    News From the Archives: Ken Nettlefold and the First World War

    Winterbourne was built in 1904 for John and Margaret Nettlefold and bequeathed to the University of Birmingham 40 years later by John Macdonald Nicolson. Follow our dedicated team of archivists as they explore Winterbourne’s past and share with you the special objects, photographs and documents contained within the Winterbourne Archives. Ken Nettlefold, the only surviving…

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