Culture and heritage
Supper Club at Soho House
Aftab Rahman’s latest venture, Bay Leaf @ Home, pays a visit to a local architectural and historical gem, Soho House. Chef, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aftab, will deliver a Bangladeshi Banquet in the magnificent setting of Matthew Boulton’s home on 21st June. Aftab says of his events: “The new supper club is all about gathering people…
Read MoreWho Cares For the Jewellery Quarter?
Well, we do for a start. But it appears that some of its owners don’t. Empty buildings are the curse of the JQ and dilapidated ones are the boil on the witch’s nose. The Legge Lane area is probably the most blighted part of the JQ and some its landowners don’t seem to be bothered. …
Read MoreIF THE JQ DID FAMILY HOUSING… this is your chance to shape the JQ, help needed now.
This is a call to arms (a little dramatic, but bear with…). You, we, the JQ residents have a chance here and now to spend a small amount of time commenting on how you would like to see a little corner of the JQ turned into family housing. Or maybe you think it shouldn’t be…
Read MoreOrdinary people in an extraordinary place
I’ve been meaning to update you all about recent happenings with a the JQ Neighbourhood Forum committee; in particular I’d like to break with tradition this year and tell you a bit about the people who have (sometimes tentatively) put themselves forward to help run the JQNF. These people are not super-heroes, they are not…
Read MoreAssay Office Historic Silver Collection Tour
I was fortunate to attend the last general public visit to the private silver collection at The Birmingham Assay Office in 2012. After a brief introduction from the curator Sally and a short video Cracking The Code, The Story of The Birmingham Assay Office we were shown around the historic silver collection and some of the rooms in the…
Read MoreJewellery Quarter Gets into the Frame
FRAME_birmingham: Art by local & international artists installed & for sale up to £750 across 31 venues in the city. The exhibition runs until 17th February 2013. Buy art. Support artists. Make a good investment. FRAME_birmingham launched on 16th Nov across a total of 33 frames installed in 31 mostly non art venues in Birmingham,…
Read MoreA Grand Day Out
Sculpture by Peter Walker A.R.B.S. A.R.B.S.A. On 12th March at 12 noon, a small but enthusiastic crowd gathered in the brand new ‘Dayus Square’ in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Dayus Square (junction Albion Street/Carver Street/Legge Lane) has been created to commemorate Kathleen Dayus (born in 1903) who was the author […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNew Jewellery Quarter Heritage Magazine planned
Latest Issue. The first issue of Historic Jewellery Quarter is currently being put together …
Read MoreA precious work of art on Ludgate Hill
The Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) and University College Birmingham (UCB) – a major investor in the area – chose the seven large paintings ….
Read MorePhoto-call: New Chapter Begins for Jewellery Quarter …
David Mahony Chair of the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust, said:” Kathleen's stories are so redolent and help us to understand what thing are, how they …birminghamnewsroom.com/…/photo-call-new-chapter-begins-…
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