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Spring flowers: From garden blooms to botanical prints
Spring is one of the most exciting times in the garden, when our perennial plants start to poke their heads through the soil and flowers, such as snowdrops and early daffodils herald warmer weather. These gorgeous flowers are represented in our museum collections too. Archives volunteer, Claire Young, has curated a display of botanical prints
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Angling, Snooker and Darts: The sporting life of GKN employees
It’s not often that I drive around with a car full of silverware, but that’s exactly what happened last September following a visit to a former Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds (GKN) site in Darlaston. I had been contacted by the director of a company on the site of the GKN Atlas works. He had discovered
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Stories from Winterbourne’s collection: A botanist wraps up warm
If you were the vicar of a rural parish in the early 20th century, what would you get up to? Your priorities, of course, would be performing the obligatory baptisms, marriages and funerals, visiting the sick and ministering to your flock. However, alongside your pastoral duties, you might find time for a hobby or two.
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Step inside the history of Winterbourne
Winterbourne House and Garden is more than just a beautiful Edwardian villa; it’s a living legacy. Built in 1904 for John and Margaret Nettlefold, this Arts and Crafts-inspired home has witnessed over a century of stories, from family life to academic innovation. Today, it stands as one of Birmingham’s most treasured heritage sites. The vision
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Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Portfolio
If you could travel back in time to 23 March 1887, you would find the streets of Birmingham throbbing with excitement. Massive crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of Queen Victoria, who visited the city to celebrate her Golden Jubilee. As the diminutive monarch was driven along Colmore Row, she passed through the ‘Metalworkers’ Arch’,