We are three days into Jewellery and Watch Birmingham being held at the NEC, Birmingham. The Birmingham Assay Office enjoyed their experience upon visiting the exhibition, having the chance to watch a presentation by guest speaker Stella Layton, Cheif Executive and Assay Master, highlighting the present trend of hallmarking and its effect on the global…
A sale sign has been put up in the show flat on Warstone Lane in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Those of you who have admired the residency over time can now actually purchase the show apartment! The ground floor apartment situated on Warstone Lane offers courtyard views and secure access going to and from the development.The apartment…
The office building in the Jewellery Quarter was bought at the beginning of last week, not long after being put on the market. The three-story building is a part of the Grade II listed Derwent Foundry, near St Paul’s Square. Derwent Foundry is a Victorian building that had been occupied for over seven decades by…
Birmingham’s School of Jewellery will be celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2015. The School of Jewellery was founded in the early 1890s and is currently the world’s largest and most valued, proving to be a desired choice of jewellery education for international students in Asia. Birmingham’s Jewellery Industry has had a boost; a result of…
The Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) has a new chairman, Stella Layton – chief executive at the Birmingham Assay Office. Ms Layton believes that ‘collaboration and communication’ are the key elements as the new chairman of the JQDT. Stella succeeds David Mahony, managing director of PCPT Architects. It has been stated that Mr Mahony was…
St Paul’s Place in the Jewellery Quarter had two remaining apartments left in the complex. The apartments were proving popular amongst professionals that operate within the district, young couples and even single buyers, each attracted by the interior of the apartments. Apartments waiting for occupancy were both two-bedroom at a starting price of £245,000. Knight…
For many years now, the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, has been a place of historical interest in city’s heritage. Described by English Heritage ‘a national treasure’, Birmingham’s gem oozes historical delights. The Quarter can be located in the south of the Hockley area of Birmingham and undoubtedly holds the largest concentration of wholesale and retail jewellery manufacturers…
Birmingham’s Assay Office on Newhall Street was founded in 1773 and is, to date, the largest Assay Office in the world!
Come down to Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter this weekend for your fill of some great food, live music and good times! Here’s what’s happening in the Quarter over the weekend: Thursday 11th December The Jam House: Up 4 The Downstroke – The UK’s premier band will be in The Jam House playing the best of RnB: Beyonce,…
We’d like to welcome a new addition to Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter: the Eight Foot Grocer! This brand new, quirky food shop has been opened by Chris James, in a former loading bay which was, you guessed it, eight-feet wide! Fresh to the Quarter, Chris has plenty of experience working in the food industry. With nearly…