Interactive map: Explore how gentrification is changing Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter

Original web page at Interactive map: Explore how gentrification is changing Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter The Jewellery Quarter is currently undergoing a transformation. Trendy bars and restaurants share space with old factories in a process of gentrification that cause controversy within neighbours and business owners. The Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Plan (JQNP) has to lead the metamorphosis…

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Gentrification could ‘spell death of Jewellery Quarter’

Original web page at Gentrification could ‘spell death of Jewellery Quarter’ The Jewellery Quarter is changing – and some people are very concerned about its future The gentrification of Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter could force manufacturers to leave the area, businesses have warned. Rising costs and the influx of residential developments have put the quarter…

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Historic Jewellery Quarter at risk from spiralling costs and ‘gentrification’

Original web page at Historic Jewellery Quarter at risk from spiralling costs and ‘gentrification’ 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. That’s the view from the area’s jewellery makers and experts from Birmingham City University, who…

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