• Jewellery and Silversmithing Exhibition Appears ‘out of thin AIR’

    Jewellery and Silversmithing Exhibition Appears ‘out of thin AIR’

    ‘out of thin AIR’ is the culmination of a nine month Jewellery & Silversmithing residency at Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery. The exhibition provides a fascinating insight into the diverse range of creative processes each of the Artist-in-Residents (AIRs) explores before reaching a finished piece of work. Taking place at the School of Jewellery [...]

  • Domino Customers get set to ‘Profit from Platinum’

    Domino Customers get set to ‘Profit from Platinum’

    Domino was delighted to welcome over 40 guests from 25 different retail outlets throughout the UK to the launch of its latest, stunning 32-piece platinum bridal collection, created in conjunction with Platinum Guild International (PGI), which took place in Birmingham on 27th March 2012. Guests heard presentations from Domino’s Chairman Patrick Fuller, from Head of [...]

  • Ping It, Ring It, Roll It, Write It

    Ping It, Ring It, Roll It, Write It

    Exciting new musical commissions inspired by the heroic quest, William Blake, bell ringing, table tennis and the spirit of the Olympic Games. Birmingham Conservatoire presents a day of musical fun and games on Sunday 6 May 2012 in the city’s historic Jewellery Quarter. The event, part of the UK-wide PRS For Music Foundation’s New Music [...]

  • PGI Prize for Domino at Basel

    PGI Prize for Domino at Basel

    Domino, the UK fine jewellery producer, has scooped third prize in the ‘Bridal Jewellery (innovative design)’ category of the ‘ Platinum Design Awards ‘competition organised by Platinum Guild International at Baselworld 2012. Nearly 30 manufacturers exhibiting at Baselworld took part in the competition, which was judged by a panel of 50 international journalists visiting the [...]

  • A Grand Day Out

    A Grand Day Out

    by Marie Haddleton On 12th March at 12 noon, a small but enthusiastic crowd gathered in the brand new ‘Dayus Square’ in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Dayus Square (junction Albion Street/Carver Street/Legge Lane) has been created to commemorate Kathleen Dayus (born in 1903) who was the author of a series of books about her life, living [...]

  • A E Harris in the Driver’s Seat

    A E Harris in the Driver’s Seat

    A E Harris & Co (Birmingham) Ltd based in Northwood Street have bought bus driver seat manufacturer Chapman Driver Seating Ltd. The production of bus driver seats designed and made by Chapman Driver Seating has been transferred from its factory near Milton Keynes, to the Jewellery Quarter and has created fifteen new jobs. Chapman supplies [...]

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  • Val Fuller Obituary

    Val Fuller Obituary

    Valerie Fuller, who sadly passed away recently, started her provisional working life on the other side of the road from the Jewellery Quarter in the wages department of Joseph Lucas. Her first job in the jewellery trade was with the

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  • Help – Who Stole The Assay Office Plaque?

    Help – Who Stole The Assay Office Plaque?

    Someone has stolen The Birmingham Assay Office ‘Assay Office’ Plaque from the front entrance of The Assay Office b building. “We are all devastated. Please can you help track the Plaque down. Here is a photo of the Plaque as

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  • Wildlife in the Jewellery Quarter

    We would be interested to hear from our readers about any wildlife you have spotted in and around the Jewellery Quarter. We have a new section on www.thehockleyflyer.co.uk and look for the Flyer Forum where you can easily leave messages

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  • For One Day Only – Assay Office Silver Visit

    Wednesday 20th June The Birmingham Assay Office in collaboration with British Silver Week is pleased to announce that it is uniquely opening its doors to the General Public and offering limited places on its popular Silver Collection Visit programme –

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  • Ping It, Ring It, Roll It, Write It

    Ping It, Ring It, Roll It, Write It

    Exciting new musical commissions inspired by the heroic quest, William Blake, bell ringing, table tennis and the spirit of the Olympic Games. Birmingham Conservatoire presents a day of musical fun and games on Sunday 6 May 2012 in the city’s

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  • Kenyon Street Units Forge Ahead

    Kenyon Street Units Forge Ahead

    A newly completed mixed use development on Kenyon Street finished in the latter part of last year has sparked a lot of interest in the already sparkling Jewellery Quarter say the agents Maguire Jackson. The Kenyon Forge development which includes

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  • Before restoration

    Planning for the Future

    by Marie Haddleton Many visitors to York House ask: “Despite Planning restrictions on ‘new housing’ and ‘Change of use’ in the area, how did some of the totally out-of-character ‘housing only’ developments get built?” I will try to explain: There

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  • Jewellery Quarter Boosted by New Inviting Public Square

    Jewellery Quarter Boosted by New Inviting Public Square

    View from above of the new Golden Square Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter is set to shine with the development of a new Golden Square following the award of just under £700,000 ERDF funding. Supporting the aims of the Birmingham Enterprise

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  • Something’s Brewing in The Jewellery Quarter!

    Something’s Brewing in The Jewellery Quarter!

    Chord Deeley has kick-started the marketing of its Kettleworks office development with the appointment of GBR and DTZ. The joint agents will be responsible for securing tenants for the 220,000 sq ft/20,438 sq m premises, which is phase one of

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  • L-R: Tim Hudiss, Chord Deeley and Nick Barker, DSM at the St Georges’ site.

    Demolition Underway at St Georges

    Property developer Chord Deeley has appointed Birmingham-based demolition contractor DSM to carry out clearance works at its St Georges’ site in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The contract, which will be completed in early September, includes the demolition of the former PCG

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  • The Jewellery Quarter Museum 20th Anniversary

    The Jewellery Quarter Museum 20th Anniversary

    With 2012 being the Museum’s 20th Anniversary, we thought it a good idea to feature the Museum in this edition of The Hockley Flyer. In 1992, a decision was made by Birmingham City Council to turn the Smith & Pepper

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  • New Heritage Magazine

    A couple of snippets for the new magazine which came in over Christmas (from Colin of The Pen Room) and are typical of the items which will be included (in full) in the new magazine: (a) An advertisement dated 1866

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  • The Boy from Hockley! – Ron (Smudge) Smith

    The Boy from Hockley! – Ron (Smudge) Smith

      by Marie Haddleton Whilst trying to make contact with ‘Smudge’ recently I was very sad to learn that he had passed away. Ron was a very ‘special’ character – an out-and-out Brummie and a very clever and original artist,

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  • Possible front cover of first issue

    The Heritage & History of the Jewellery Quarter

    Possible front cover of first issue by Marie & Mark Haddleton Some 30 years ago, when we launched the first issue of the Hockley Flyer we found it very difficult to research the history of The Jewellery Quarter. The only

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  • Museums

    The Pen Room Museum. Come, see, and learn about Birmingham’s domination of the making of Steel Pen Nibs in the 19th Century at The Argent Centre on Frederick Street, Birmingham B1 3HS. Tel: 0121 236 9834. Admission Free.

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  • Trees in the Jewellery Quarter

    If there is one thing that would transform the Jewellery Quarter more than anything else it is ‘Trees’. I’m, not talking about a few dotted about here and there but ALL the main wide arterial connections becoming tree lined. The ‘Urban Grain’ – (planning jargon!) would become instantly softened and enhanced. Property values in our [...]

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  • Wizardry at Sutton Tools

    Wizardry at Sutton Tools

    Sutton Tools’ MD Maggie Nichols was spellbound when leading actor Sir Michael Gambon strolled into the Sutton’s showroom, asking for a demonstration of the latest PUK4 welder (which he subsequently bought). Sir Michael is best known for his eighties television role as Dennis Potter’s Singing Detective, Phillip Marlow, and more recently as Dumbledore, the headmaster [...]

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  • Midland Metro – Birmingham City Centre Extension

    The Birmingham City Centre Extension will take Midland Metro from its current terminus at Snow Hill and extend it into the heart of the city to New Street Station. Work is already well underway on the scheme with the completion of the Great Charles Street Bridge. The proposed route runs for 1.4 kilometres through Birmingham [...]

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  • British Silver Week – Festival of Silver

    The Festival of Silver is a series of selling exhibitions, which celebrate contemporary British-made silver objects, art and sculpture. With the Goldsmiths’ Company as lead patron and sponsor, the exhibitions will take place at eight locations around the country. Expect to pay from £90 for original hand-made silver spoons and up to £90,000 for spectacular [...]

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  • Who Values Trophies at the Royal Thames Yacht Club?

    Who Values Trophies at the Royal Thames Yacht Club?

    For four days in March, Steven Jordan, senior valuer at the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office, visited the prestigious Royal Thames Yacht Club in Knightsbridge to provide a professional valuation for their many silver trophies. The club is the oldest continuously operating yacht club in the world and was founded in 1775. With well over 100 [...]

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  • Domino Appoints European Sales Manager

    Domino Appoints European Sales Manager

    Domino has announced the appointment of Frenchman Laurent Nicollier as its Sales Manager for Europe with a view to him growing the company’s sales not simply in his homeland of France but throughout the continent. Nicollier has over twelve years fine jewellery experience having worked for a couple of large French businesses with particular responsibility [...]

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  • Asian Jewellery Seminar

    In a new joint initiative, the British Jewellers’ Association and Birmingham Assay Office have joined forces to highlight the issues facing the Asian jewellery community. With the help of West Midlands Police, local TV, radio and press, work is currently being undertaken by both organizations to present a wide reaching seminar that will be held [...]

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