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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 ...
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 doors were closed and locked on a Friday and the building was subsequently sold to the Birmingham City Council.It was several years before the doors were reopened, and the council employees discovered a virtual time capsule of jewellery production, and techniques, as well as more personal work life related items some dating back as far as 1899.
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 Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament.Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and childcare services in England do so to a high standard for children and students.
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 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.
With regard to post-production, the university also has Avid Mentor status, [78] and is the Midlands' accredited training centre for Apple's Final Cut editing software. [79] For health and social care, Birmingham City University was awarded national recognition as a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. [80]