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JEWELLERY QUARTER OPEN STUDIOS

Original web page at assayofficebirmingham.com Here’s some news from Becca Williams, Jewellery Designer and Silversmith about the Jewellery Quarter Open Studios activities taking place during the first Jewellery Quarter Festival, 17th – 19th July Thanks Becca for the information Well hello – the spring has melted away already in the face of this summer […]

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New chapter for Brandauer could be template for UK plc

Original web page at www.birminghampost.co.uk Brandauer’s longevity could prove a useful economic lesson to those in power Governments come and go, economic cycles come and go, technology wipes out outdated methods only to be subsequently wiped out itself – but some firms last forever. That might be pushing it a bit, but you get […]

Hidden Spaces: Subterranean Birmingham – exploring the world beneath our feet

Original web page at birnews.com Birmingham’s sandstone bedrock is too fragile to support extensive tunnelling – it is one reason the city doesn’t have an underground transport system. Nonetheless, we have carved beneath the city an invisible network of service tunnels, subways, crypts, catacombs, bomb shelters, cellars, mine shafts, railway lines and roads. It […]

Shakespeare Inn in Summer Row: A Sunday lunch gem

Original web page at www.birminghammail.co.uk Inside the main dining room of The Shakespeare Inn. This Victorian pub built during the 19th century golden era of the Jewellery Quarter is still a polished diamond. The Paradise roadworks makes The Shakespeare ‘bard’ to get to (sorry) – but it’s well worth the effort when you get […]

Balti survival battle as inferior pans put Birmingham’s classic cuisine at risk

Original web page at www.birminghampost.co.uk Andy Munro with Adil’s balti house owner Mohammed Arif Birmingham gave the world the balti more than 35 years ago – but inferior pans are putting the unique flavour of the city’s most famous dish at risk. The curry remains one of Birmingham’s proudest claims to culinary fame ever […]

Keg and Grill review: This new place outshines the mediocre restaurants in the city

Original web page at birnews.com It’s ironic that with the excitement surrounding the arrival of so many mediocre bar-restaurants in Birmingham over recent months, a gem should have opened largely unnoticed. The Keg & Grill – in premises once occupied by the Gough Arms – is an unfussy corner pub situated in the side […]

Birmingham’s best breakfasts according to Birmingham Breakfast Club

Original web page at birnews.com Simon Steggles loves breakfasts. I mean, this man really LOVES them. So much so that he set up the Birmingham Breakfast Club www.birminghambreakfastclub.co.uk , visiting a different venue with his pals every week – and cycling there and back to burn off the calories. Over the last three years […]

First JQBID Festival Takes to the Streets this Summer

Original web page at www.thehockleyflyer.info 359hf 09a This summer sees the Jewellery Quarter host another festival the first organised by the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID) – a weekend of events that celebrate the diversity and creativity of the Quarter and everything in it. The festival officially marks the opening of new public […]

Warstone Lane & Key Hill Cemeteries – Restoration Plans

Original web page at www.thehockleyflyer.info Raised stone plinth and hard surfacing showing the Chapel’s historic footprint. Plans have been submitted to transform Warstone Lane and Key Hill cemeteries, both in the Jewellery Quarter. The plans include a series of long-awaited improvements to the cemeteries, which have a long history in the City – Key […]