4th July 2007

Birmingham Conservation Trust contacted LBT to take a look at the dumb waiter (lift) at Newman Brothers Coffin Furniture Manufactory. The building, in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter has been derelict since 1998 leaving behind machinery tools, dies, stamps, hand presses and stock which all are still in situ.
The building is currently owened by the Regional Development Agency: Advantage West Midlands and the project has been 'undertaken' by Birmingham Conservation Trust and the English Heritage with a view of turning this prestigious Grade ll * listed building into a museum and offices.
Lloyds Inspected the dumb waiter where the lifting rope was found to be not fit for use and so a new rope was fitted. Now, all of the machinery, shrouds and metal accessories in the building can be safely removed from the premises enabling the renovation to commence.
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