Key Hill Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Key Hill Cemetery was born in 1836, courtesy of the newly formed General Cemetery Company. Its birth was because of an unsuspected surge in the population of the town leading to limited availability of burial grounds. Since then, laid to rest are many…

The owners of the Smith & Pepper Jewellery Manufacturing Firm retired in the early 80’s leaving behind a historical wonderland for future generations, that, unbeknownst to them, would be become on of the most popular attractions in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The proprietors ceased the trading and left behind overalls, used teacups and well-used tools scattered across…

Named after the church that sits in its centre, St Paul’s Square is a famous attraction in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter. Did you know? St Paul’s Square is the only Georgian Square that remains in Birmingham. The Square was built between 1777 and 1779, on the Newhall estate when the Colmore family were residents of…

Warstone Lane Cemetery dates back to the late 1840s, where it was once a burial ground for the members of the Anglican Church. One of the key elements on the cemetery is the two tiers of catacombs. The almost toxic vapours that came from the catacombs resulted in the Birmingham Cemeteries Act, which required non-interred…

You’ve all heard of or know of Chamberlain Clock – You know that large green clock, centred on the junction of Vyse Street, Warstone Lane and Frederick Street? Yeah, that. It’s such an iconic landmark of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and has an interesting history. It was erected in 1903 in the honour of Joseph Chamberlain, MP…

Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is well-known for being Europe’s largest concentration of business involving the jewellery trade, but it isn’t just about the jewellery, in fact, it’s home to many professions and businesses and bars and restaurants! Here are a few reasons why the you should visit Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter: 1. It’s a historical gold-mine! – The…

Just east of Icknield Street and west of Great Hampton Street/Constitution Hill in Hockley is the Jewellery Quarter. Well known for housing the greatest concentration of wholesale and retail jewellery manufacturers in all of Europe. It is fact that over a third of all of British Jewellery is manufactured within one mile of Birmingham’s City…

The grand opening of the new comprehensive school, Perry Beeches IV, in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter honed in a handful of local celebrities. Perry Beeches IV, tagline The Free School, is the fourth secondary school, from the family of Birmingham-based schools. The opening took place earlier today, at 10am on Albion Street. The likes of comedian Jasper…

  Ask around and a majority of people will know what The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter is: It’s that historical place in Birmingham with lots of jewellery shops, right? Wrong – Well, it’s definitely true but there is much more to the Jewellery Quarter than that simple statement. With history stretching over two hundred and fifty years,…