Birmingham

The New Standard Works is an impressive and iconic four-storey grade II listed factory in Vittoria Street in Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter. The building is full of creativity, enterprise & heritage; its industrial past is reflected within the public area on the ground floor called The Hive, which includes an organic Café & Bakery, Heritage room, Makers Studio and Exhibition Spaces. Also in the building is Argent College, operated by Ruskin Mill Trust.

The New Standard Works was derelict for 20 years before undergoing a massive make-over by Ruskin Mill Land Trust, which started in 2014. Work to develop new areas in the building is ongoing.

Rooftop Microfarm

At the New Standard Works in the heart of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, a first floor roof has been strengthened and a beautiful new rooftop garden has emerged out of the industrial decay. Please visit our subsite www.thehiveJQ.org for more information. Read more

Hive Cafe and Bakery

The Hive Cafe and Bakery provides a warm welcome in the heart of Birmingham's famous Jewellery Quarter, with delicious pastries, cake, bread and meals. Come and visit us. Try our coffee! Please visit us at The Hive subsite. www.thehiveJQ.org Read more

The Hive, New Standard Works

The Hive at New Standard Works is located on the ground floor of a grade II listed former jewellery manufactory, built in 1879. Explore the building’s industrial heritage, and discover some of the trades, innovations and inventions of the Jewellery Quarter through creative exhibitions and installations. Free entry to exhibitions. Free ‘hands-on’ craft activities available every day we are open. Please can we re-direct you to The Hive subsite www.thehiveJQ.org Read more

Latest

The art and craft of sign-writing

A special event for Birmingham Heritage Week at The Hive. Join Tracey Thorne for a talk and ghost signs walk in the Jewellery Quarter.

Home is Where the Heart is - Fused Glass Exhibition

A thoughtful and heart-warming exhibition of fused and painted glass hearts in a mass participation exhibition. What does home mean to you? Have you had to leave your home, through migration, job relocation or through choice?

Bonhams Valuation Day

Bring along your treasured glass, ceramics, clocks, works of art, silver and pictures for our Bonhams expert to value.

The Life and Times of the Red House Glass Cone by Glass Specialist Charles Hajdamach

A very insightful talk on the history of glass cones in Britain by glass expert Charles Hajdamach. This will be combined with an opportunity for a pint of beer or glass of wine accompanied by some Black Country ‘Bostin Fittle’.

Plan your visit

The International Festival of Glass takes place at venues across the Stourbridge Glass Quarter. Entry to all Festival venues is free, however some activities and events will have a charge.

Hive Cafe and Bakery

Why we exist

Our story

The seeds of Ruskin Mill Land Trust were sown in 1967 when Robin and Barbara Gordon transplanted their young sons Aonghus and Alisdair from the hothouse of the Ruskin Centre for Art Appreciation in Venice to the cold frame of a dilapidated former textile mill in Gloucestershire.

Merlin Theatre

Transforming the Merlin Theatre has enriched the cultural life of Sheffield and provided cultural venue for Freeman College and Brantwood Specialist School..

Freeman Biodynamic Garden at High Riggs

Located in Stannington bordering the Peak District the Freeman Biodynamic Garden provides fruit and vegetables for Freeman College, Brantwood Specialist School and the Fusion Café. Thanks to much hard work over the last three years High Riggs has been changed from a disused tree nursery to a new highly productive market garden.

British Glass Biennale 2019 - selected artists

The Ruskin Mill Land Trust, in association with the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers, is delighted to announce the artists for the 2019 British Glass Biennale exhibition. Over two days an expert panel of judges chaired by Róisín de Buitléar and comprising of Dr Jane Cook, Monica Guggisberg, Angel Monzon, and Cathy Shankland, selected the very best of this year’s entries, all of which achieved a very high standard.

Vale Head Farm

Vale Head Farm was an equestrian centre when we purchased it, and over the years hard work has seen it bloom into a beautiful biodynamic farm.

Aonghus Gordon: Executive Chair: MEd BA PGCE

Aonghus Gordon spent his formative years in Venice. He attended Rudolf Steiner schools and completed a BA in Ceramics and Art History followed by teacher training, gaining a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Breton Hall, Leeds in 1981. Aonghus completed his MEd from Rudolf Steiner University College in Oslo.