Posts Tagged ‘subdivisions of england’
Caroline Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
Original web page at Caroline Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham **REFURBISHED PERIOD BUILDING** £14 per sq ft Brand new self contained office available in a desirable location close to Birmingham City Centre offering an upmarket location with easy parking and access. Snow Hill train station or the Jewellery Quarter station are only minutes away. The main…
Read MoreThe Gem of Birmingham – The Jewellery Quarter
Original web page at The Gem of Birmingham – The Jewellery Quarter The crown jewel of the city, located in the South of the Hockley area, is packed with jewellers. Actually, about 40% of all the jewelry of Britain is produced in this quarter! The area has more than 200 buildings and has been proposed…
Read MoreDigbeth vs JQ?
Original web page at Digbeth vs JQ? On Tuesday 21st June, a debate was held at Fazeley Studios to discuss the relative merits of the Jewellery Quarter versus Digbeth. Unfortunately, we were unable to attend, but over 100 others were present. Birmingham Post editor, Stacey Barnfield, has put together a great and balanced review of…
Read MoreFighting Fit finds new future at Jewellery Quarter factory
Original web page at Fighting Fit finds new future at Jewellery Quarter factory Henrietta Street Gym has opened inside an old press factory in the Jewellery Quarter A popular white collar boxing gym in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter has moved to a new home in a former press factory. Fighting Fit, previously based in Cornwall House…
Read MoreMuseum reveals Birmingham’s Past
Original web page at Museum reveals Birmingham’s Past A new project at Museum of Jewellery Quarter seeks to uncover the hidden stories of the city’s past in Collecting Birmingham Objects in the initial exhibition will concentrate on the Ladywood area, representing many different aspects of life in the city from the lifetime of current residents.…
Read More‘Birmingham is not Beijing’ warns councillor as Kettleworks scheme approved
Original web page at ‘Birmingham is not Beijing’ warns councillor as Kettleworks scheme approved Planning officers have come in for criticism over the parking provision for the regeneration of the old Swan Kettleworks factory Planning officers in Birmingham have been accused of treating the city like Beijing after they approved a Jewellery Quarter factory conversion…
Read More£55k Perry Beeches The Academy teachers are best paid in Birmingham
Original web page at £55k Perry Beeches The Academy teachers are best paid in Birmingham Teachers at a secondary school in Birmingham are among the most well-paid in England, new statistics have revealed. The average full-time teacher at Perry Beeches The Academy in Great Barr is taking home £54,999 a year, according to the Department…
Read MoreWatch 1965 video of Ladywood redevelopment where a vicar predicts the area’s future social problems
Original web page at www.birminghammail.co.uk Children and dog with old car. Ladywood Redevelopment 1965 – BFI Britain on Film This 1965 film of Ladywood in the midst of being bulldozed and redeveloped has been released by the British Film Institute. The mostly silent film shows the harsh reality for families growing up in the […]
Read More£55k Perry Beeches The Academy teachers are best paid in Birmingham
Original web page at birnews.com Teachers at a secondary school in Birmingham are among the most well-paid in England, new statistics have revealed. The average full-time teacher at Perry Beeches The Academy in Great Barr is taking home £54,999 a year, according to the Department for Education. The generous salary makes the academy – […]
Read MoreShow some respect! Fury over Hockley drivers ‘turning Key Hill Cemetery into a car park’
Original web page at www.birminghammail.co.uk Cars (inset) parked at Hockley’s Key Hill Cemetery Birmingham’s oldest cemetery where many of the city’s great names are buried is being used as a car park, furious locals claim. Some staff who work at firms within the Jewellery Quarter are leaving their cars in Key Hill Cemetery, Hockley, […]
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