Heritage
Rich List 2018: No.32= – Peter Horton and family
Sir Peter Horton Construction 2018: No.32= – £160m 2017: No.29 – £155m Hortons’ Estate has been celebrating 125 years in business. The company traces its roots back to the1870s when Peter Horton’s great, great, great grandfather developed the Midland Hotel in Birmingham city centre. Now Birmingham’s historic Grand Hotel […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreFriday Photo- Summer Row
Today’s Friday Photo is of Summer Row! If you transport yourself back to 15th-century Birmingham, you would instantly see fields and woodland- a little different from 21st-century Birmingham, and this street was actually called New Road. This area of Birmingham was part of the Colmore family estate, which extended […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreW J Sutton Ltd in Spencer Street building in 1922
This year we are celebrating our #130thbirthday! Here’s a photograph from our #archive of what our Spencer Street building looked like in #1922 ! #jewelleryquarter #jewellery #history http://pic.twitter.com/FaEquhnPFK — WJ SUTTON (@WJSuttonLtd) November 17, 2017 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MyJQ
Read MoreAnother escape room game set to open in Birmingham
Escape Reality wants to open in this former restaurant and function building A disused former banqueting building which is nearly 200 years old is set to be the latest in Birmingham to house a live escape attraction. Escape Reality has unveiled new plans to covert the Grade II-listed building […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreOne man and his dog: Ed Isaacs around the Jewellery Quarter
Ed Isaacs has been immersing himself in a historic part of town, finding ample inspiration for our forthcoming Around the Jewellery Quarter exhibition. His posts on Twitter have been hugely popular, and Ed has been researching the area with his dog Theo… He agreed to share more glimpses of […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreSome legend has mapped out all the venues on the #IBCARD
Some legend has mapped out all the venues on the #IBCARD. Get out there, rediscover your city and support local. https://t.co/HT6tlJwTg2 — Independent B’ham (@IndependentBham) August 16, 2017 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MyJQ
Read MoreThe inventor, engineer & industrialist James Watt died #onthisday 1819
The inventor, engineer & industrialist James Watt died #onthisday 1819. 2019 marks the bicentenary of his death – follow @watt2019! #FF http://pic.twitter.com/0Zm2tfQmQh — Birmingham Museums (@BM_AG) August 25, 2017 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MyJQ
Read MoreBirmingham city guide: How to spend a weekend in the UK’s second city
INDYGO Birmingham city guide: How to spend a weekend in the UK’s second city Why go now? Hurtling along at top speed on a hamster wheel of regeneration, Birmingham is constantly pulling out new attractions that make it a worthy weekend destination. Long regarded as a drab place and […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGhost signs walking tour of the Birmingham’s historic Jewellery and Gun Quarters
Sunday 10 Sept 2017 | 2pm – 4.30pm Days Square, Albion Street, Jewellery Quarter B1 3AA Brum’s Ghost Signs documents old hand painted advertising signs on brick walls in Birmingham, England. These signs are often called or known as ghost signs. Tracey Thorne who collects and collates these images […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWater Street- Now and Then, A Jewellery Quarter History
We’ve been in our new office for just over a year now, located in the Rifle Maker Building in Water Street, in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter. History in this part of the city is at your fingertips and it’s hard to not notice something new every day. […] Click here to view original…
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