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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 […]

JQBID Launches a Summer of Events

Original web page at www.jewelleryquarter.net The Jewellery Quarter is gearing up for Summer and none more so than the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID) team. Luke Crane, Manager for the JQBID, comments “Everybody loves the Summer and it’s the perfect time to explore the Quarter. From a museum tour to sitting outside one […]…

Jewellery Quarter Heritage Walk

Join the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter for a lively guided walk around the historic jewellery quarter and learn interesting facts about the history of this renowned area, its buildings and businesses. 2pm-4pm £5.00 per person Booking Essential: contact 0121 348 8140 Original web page at www.netmums.com Location: Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, 75-80 Vyse…

Bloc starts hotel expansion as owners eye second Birmingham site

Original web page at www.birminghampost.co.uk The team behind a Birmingham hotel is on the cusp of signing a deal to launch its second venture in the city as work starts to expand its first. Colin Graham, co-founder of Bloc in the Jewellery Quarter, said he was close to sealing a “prime” site for the […]…

Birmingham’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.…

New Meat free Monday’s at The Church and Peel and Stone Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham.

Original web page at vegiefoodie.com From Monday 1st June Soul Food Kitchen have launched their very own Meat Free Monday. Across both Soul Food Project sites The Church in the Jewellery Quarter and Peel and Stone there will be special offers on a selection of our Vegetarian and Vegan food offerings! At The Church […]…

Golden 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 […]…

A flavour of Italy on Constitution Hill

Original web page at www.birminghamconservationtrust.org Ceramic tiles, terracotta detailing, floral motifs and carved cornices all contribute to the architectural vocabulary of two unique buildings on Constitution Hill which have a distinctively Italian feel against the backdrop of the historic Jewellery Quarter. Constitution Hill (1) Over the past couple of months I have been volunteering […]…

Garden of Memory plans for Jewellery Quarter cemeteries

Original web page at www.birmingham-jewellery-quarter.net Warstone Lane and Key Hill Cemetry are now among other Jewellery Quarter sites to be optioned for a transformation. These catacombs can be seen at Warstone Lane Cemetery. Well, we say transformation but it’s more like an additional feature. Plans have been submitted for both of the cemeteries, that […]…

Real Estate Investors in £25mln boost to West Midlands property empire

Original web page at www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk Wheelie hot: Birmingham’s property market is buoyant. Real Estate Investors ( LON:RLE ) revealed it has spent almost £25mln increasing substantially the size of its West Midlands commercial property portfolio. The acquisitions, including 40 St Paul’s Square in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, were funded by April’s £45mln share placing. The […]