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The Jewellery Quarter is an area of central Birmingham, England, in the north-western area of Birmingham City Centre, with a population of 19,000 [1] in a 1.07-square-kilometre (264-acre) area. [2] The Jewellery Quarter is Europe's largest concentration of businesses involved in the jewellery trade and produces 40% of all the jewellery made in ...
Jewellery Quarter station is a combined railway station and tram stop, situated in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England. The station is served by West Midlands Trains (who operate the station), Chiltern Railways , and West Midlands Metro .
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The Birmingham School of Jewellery and Silversmithing was established in 1890 [4] as a branch of the School of Art [5] when Martin & Chamberlain converted a goldsmith's factory, built in 1865 to a design by J. G. Bland. The top storey was added in 1906 by Cossins, Peacock & Bewlay who also designed the south extension in 1911.
The Argent Centre is a Grade II* listed building on the corner of Frederick Street and Legge Road in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England.. Designed by J. G. Bland for W. E. Wiley, a manufacturer of gold pens; it was built in 1863, and acquired the name Albert Works, possibly because it was opposite the Victoria Works of Joseph Gillott.
The museum opened in 1992 [5] originally as the Jewellery Quarter Discovery Centre, as part of the city's Heritage Development Plan. [6] [7] It preserves this 'time capsule' of a jewellery workshop [8] [9] and also tells the 200-year story of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, the centre of the British jewellery industry, and its traditional craft skills.
The pub in 2005. The Queen's Arms (sometimes styled "The Queens Arms") is a Grade II listed public house in Birmingham, England, built c. 1870. [1] It is noted for the tiled Art Nouveau signage on its exterior, which was remodelled in 1901 to the designs of the architect, Joseph D. Ward for its then owners, Mitchells & Butlers.
English: Jewellery Quarter railway station Birmingham In January 2018, most trains on this route are operated by West Midlands Railway which took over the franchise from London Midland on December 10th 2017. Next station ahead is Birmingham Snow Hill. Jewellery Quarter tram station operated by Midland Metro is behind the fence on the left.