Jewellery
Jewellery Exhibition for Weston Beamor’s Prize-winning Katy Tromans
Katy Tromans, a 3D print and CAD technician at Weston Beamor, is a woman of many talents. In addition to her work at Weston Beamor, Katy is a prize-winning silversmith recently awarded a Gold Medal for her CAD presentation in the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards. Katy […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreAssay Office could be stopped from using anchor mark abroad
Founded in 1773, the Assay Office courted controversy last year with its decision to open a base in India A controversial move by Birmingham Assay Office to use its famous anchor mark abroad could be scuppered. In 2016, the office announced it was opening a new branch in India […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreGentrification could force manufacturers to leave Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter
Original web page at Gentrification could force manufacturers to leave Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter Rising costs and gentrification have put Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter at risk of losing the trade which made the area famous around the world, businesses and academics have warned. The area’s jewellery makers and experts from Birmingham City University have said…
Read MoreBirmingham’s Assay Office moves to new premises in Jewellery Quarter
A historical hallmarking centre in Birmingham is moving out of the Victorian building where it has been based since 1877. Original web page at www.bbc.com The Assay Office says its current building is ‘too small’ A historical hallmarking centre in Birmingham is moving out of the Victorian building where it has been based since 1877.…
Read MoreGolden Square Developments
Original web page at www.birmingham-jewellery-quarter.net Birmingham Jewellery Quarter’s inafmous Golden Square is complete! – Nearly. With only the completion of the information point left to go, we reminisce on the journey the Golden Square has taken us on – and has it been a long one. Skip back to June, last year and you […]…
Read MoreAn opportunity to visit the Birmingham Assay Office and view its private silver collection
THURSDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2pm If you would like to come and see the private silver collection at The Birmingham Assay Office there are now only a handful of places left on the afternoon session on Thursday 26th September. Usually these visits are only available to organised groups. So this is a unique opportunity to see the…
Read MoreRoyal JQ Gem Gets Christmas Day Outing
Giving a brilliant boost to the UK jewellery industry on Christmas Day, the Queen wore the winning Eternal Dove brooch, designed by Ivonna Poplanska for the British Jewellers’ Association Diamond Jubilee brooch competition, as she visited Sandringham – the first official outing of the brooch since it was gifted to the Queen earlier in December. The Eternal…
Read MoreOur Very Own Assay Office Wins Member of the Year at British Jewellers’ Association Awards!
The Birmingham Assay Office were proud to be announced as British Jewellers’ Association Member of the Year at the BJA’s 125th Anniversary Awards held recently during the Annual Jewellery and Giftware Benevolent Society Ball. The Birmingham Assay Office was also shortlisted for Industry Contributor of the Year which was finally won by Malca Almit. Receiving the…
Read MoreThe All-New Birmingham Assay Office
For some time the Assay Office, currently located on Newhall St, has been looking for a new home to enable it to expand and diversify. Thankfully it has found a site in the Jewellery Quarter and now a planning application has been lodged with Birmingham City Council. The site fronts Icknield St(the Middleway ringroad) and…
Read MoreMedals made in Birmingham Jewellery Quarter to mark Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
THOUSANDS of commemorative medals are being produced in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.www.birminghampost.net/…/medals-made-in-birmingham-jew…
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