Emerald Ring | Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
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Jewellery Quarter Birmingham is nowdays famous the world over for its abundance of jewellery shops and associated industries, however many visitors are unaware of the true historical importance of this gem. The location of its myriad of historic buildings are of interest, both for their architectural and their industrial heritage merits, which are only recently being truely recognised. The Mint or Warstone Lane & Key Hill Lane Cemeteries in Birminghams Jewellery Quarter are without doubt a must when visiting the visitor attraction.
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Starting off at the far end of the district at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter Birmingham you will come across the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, 75-79 Vyse Street. Built as a small jewellery factory from 1909. Great Hampton Street, containing two houses of 1830 later typically converted to workshops, a former button works of 1872 – button-making was an important industry in Birmingham; the Pelican Works, a former electro-plating factory circa 1868 – note the stone Pelican! Spencer Street, Jewellery Business Centre, redeveloped former houses and workshops in 1989 by the Duchy of Cornwall, including the famous contemporary designed ‘Prince of Wales’ gates; Plantagenet Buildings, a development of houses and workshops of about 1871, in Italianate style. Vyse Street, house and workshop of about 1860, The Big Peg, a flatted factory opened in 1971, originally open plan to allow interacting of jewellers. However, this never proved popular with the trade and a plan to replicate these factories was never followed through.
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Warstone Lane is a hub of the Jewellery Quarter Birmingham as it houses many Jewellery Shops selling quality Diamond and Gold products to buyers from all over the country. Furthermore it boasts Aquinas House, the former jewellery factory of Manton & Mole, built 1882; two ornate small factories built between 1860 and 1875; workshops dating from between 1855 and 1886, where through the window, a jeweller can often still be seen at work; Rose Villa Tavern of 1919-20 and the Jewellery Quarter Clock Tower, built to mark Joseph Chamberlain’s visit to South Africa in 1903. St Paul’s Square, with a former late 18th century townhouse with workshops added to the rear, previously a rope and twine works to service jewellery packaging; St Paul’s Club, originally two townhouses of the late 18th century with rear workshops facing Caroline Street – location of one of Birmingham’s oldest business clubs; St Paul’s Church, built 1776-79, designed by Robert Eykyn. Former Vaughton Gotick Works, 95 Livery Street – medal and badge making works of 1902. Designed in free Jacobean style, the factory specialised in mayoral chains and civic jewellery.

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