Suggested
walk around the Jewellery Quarter
Begin
at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter on Vyse Street. The museum is a perfectly
preserved example of how jewellery is made, which upon closing in 1981 was left
as it had been on the last day of production... even down to the workers' final
mugs of tea.
Go
Back up Vyse Street and turn right into Spencer Street for the Jewellery Business
Centre. These former workshops repaired and converted by the Duchy of Cornwall
were opened as a business centre Sept. 1991. The gates, in stainless steel,
glass and brass and fondly known was the "Prince Charles Gates" were
designed by Michael Johnson.
At
the end of Spencer Street turn right into Warstone Lane and head towards the
Jewellery Quarter Clock Tower. The cast iron clock was created in 1903 to commemorate
Joseph Chamberlain's(once MP for the area including the Jewellery Quarter),
visit to South Africa as Secretary of State to the Colonies.
Follow
Warstone Lane into Vittoria Street where the School of Jewellery is located.
This was founded in 1890 jointly by the Birmingham Jewellers and Silversmith's
Association and the Municipal School of Art. The School is now part of the University
of Central England.
Turn
Eastward down Regent Place for the final leg of the walk. The church of St Paul's
Square is Grade I listed, built in 1776 in Birmingham's last 18th century square
by Roger Eykyn of Wolverhampton. It is known as the Jeweller's Church because
of the services held for the trade there. There are many bars and restaurants
around St Paul's Square, an ideal location to relax your feet after the walk.
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