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The museum contains the Laurence Cadbury Collection, a unique collection of furniture and domestic objects intended to give the feel of a house from the 17th century. Laurence Cadbury was George Cadbury's fourth son, and the collection at Selly Manor is a testament to his interest in collecting fascinating items.
Minworth Greaves is situated next to Selly Manor, and is run as part of Selly Manor Museum. It was originally built in Minworth, near Sutton Coldfield to the North of Birmingham. After falling into extreme disrepair, it was purchased by George Cadbury and re-built by Laurence Cadbury in 1932 in the grounds of Selly Manor.
Selly Manor is now a museum. George Cadbury was one of the prime movers in setting up The Birmingham Civic Society in 1918. Cadbury donated the Lickey Hills Country Park to the people of Birmingham. He also donated a large house in Northfield to the Birmingham Cripples Union that was used as a hospital from 1909.
Northfield Manor House is a Manor House, on Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, England. It was formerly known as Manor Farm, and under that name was home to George and Elizabeth Cadbury. On 30 July 2014, the building suffered extensive damage caused by a severe fire, confirmed as arson.
A painting bought at a garage sale in Minnesota is a previously unknown portrait by Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh, according to a newly published expert analysis.. It was made by Van Gogh during ...
Northfield Manor House – former home of George Cadbury and now owned by Birmingham University Throughout the early part of the 19th century Northfield was known for its nail making industry based in cottages and small workshops next to the Church.
Police have reportedly opened a murder investigation after the body of a missing 11-year-old girl was found in the woods of northern France. On Saturday, Feb. 8, police in the town of Epinay-sur ...
"The front of my home appeared in the Sex and the City TV series as the exterior of character Carrie Bradshaw's apartment. My fault," Lorber's initial letter to the commission reads. "I felt sorry ...