The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter is more than just a historical place with lots of jewellery shops; it’s a vibrant area rich in history and culture, spanning over two hundred and fifty years with countless stories to tell. 

We have rounded up our favourite fifteen facts about this important area of Birmingham! 

Facts about the Jewellery Quarter:

1. The whistles used on the infamous ship the Titanic, were manufactured in the Jewellery Quarter.
2. English poet Ian McMillan wrote a poem dedicated to the area, the words of which are engraved into the material which makes the seam that runs down the middle of the Golden Square on Warstone Lane.
3. The Quarter is home to Europe’s largest School of Jewellery.
4. The Quarter boasts over two hundred listed buildings, with more than a hundred of them being jewellers’ shops.
5. It wasn’t until the 1820s, when John Mitchell, Josiah Mason, and others set up a factory in the Jewellery Quarter to manufacture steel nibs, that their popularity took off.
6. St Paul’s Gallery houses the world’s largest collection of signed album prints.
7. The Queen’s Birthday Honour medals were also produced in the Quarter.
8. Fans of the BBC hit programme ‘Hustle’ will be interested to know that it was filmed on location in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter.
9. St Paul’s Square is the only remaining Georgian Square in Birmingham.
10. Over one-quarter of the jewellery manufactured in the UK comes from Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
11. A local band named ‘The Twang’ recorded an album titled ‘Jewellery Quarter’ in the Quarter.
12. The Lonsdale boxing champion belts were produced in the Jewellery Quarter.
13. The awards for the PFA and FIFA World Player of the Year were made in the Quarter.
14. Published author Kathleen Dayus was born in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
15. The original FA Cup was manufactured in the Jewellery Quarter.

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