Posts Tagged ‘Jewellery Quarter’
Special Delivery: Historical Letterboxes of the Jewellery Quarter
Thursday 7 Sept 2017 | All day 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham B1 3HE The distinctive letterboxes of the Jewellery Quarter were forged in the Georgian era, as secure portals for precious metals and stones. Two hundred years later they remain an iconic detail of this […] 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…
Read MoreUrban Coffee – Jewellery Quarter
Between 3 rd July – 3 rd September a selection of illustrations will be exhibited and available to buy within the Jewellery Quarter branch of Urban Coffee. Located on the ground level, centre of the Big Peg, you can’t miss the big URBAN sign. Some pieces are exclusive to […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCity centre drivers facing SIX WEEKS of disruption with key road closed
Motorists in Birmingham’s central business district are facing up to six weeks of disruption as gas mains are replaced underneath the road. The section of Newhall Street running between Cornwall Street and Lionel Street has been closed on one side in the direction of the Jewellery Quarter. As a […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreDerelict Jewellery Quarter site latest to house new flats
A derelict site in the Jewellery Quarter once set to house a new hotel is the latest to be regenerated with new flats. The plot, on the corner of Albion Street and Carver Street, sits behind the Pig & Tail bar which opened last summer. Complex Development Projects is […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreDeveloper to start work on Jewellery Quarter scheme
Work on a new £7.8m apartment scheme in the Jewellery Quarter is expected to start next year, the company behind the project has said. Complex Development Projects (CDP) was granted consent to create 30 apartments in Carver Street by Birmingham City Council earlier this month (July). The scheme, designed […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreQuarter Life Magazine Issue 11 – out now!
The new issue of Quarter Life is now out! It’s a bumper summer edition, featuring the ‘Dine in the JQ’ supplement which provides some recommendations for your next meal in the Jewellery Quarter. Our cover star Roni Ferro is the owner of Pasta Di Piazza and Cucina Rustica, two […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreSecond term for Jewellery Quarter BID
The Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District has received backing from companies in the historic manufacturing district to launch a second five-year term. It held a ballot among its members asking whether they wished to see the BID return for another spell, with almost 90 per cent of those that […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreLaw firm establishes city presence with new merger
From left: Beverley Morris, Martin Green, Jane Senior and Joan Price Warwickshire law firm Lodders has entered the Birmingham marketplace after agreeing a merger with a city-based practice. The merger with Divorce and Family Law Practice (DFLP), which is based in St Paul’s Square, in the Jewellery Quarter, is […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJewellery Quarter Festival
The third annual Jewellery Quarter Festival is back this summer, bringing with it a taste of something quirky and a little bit different in Birmingham. Organised by the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID) and supported by local businesses, JQ Festival 2017 will be hosted over the weekend of […] Click here to view original…
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