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    Wright & Hodgkin, 9 Vyse Street.

    A bit of a long shot but according to the 1921 Census my Granddad worked as a Jeweller, Gem Setter for Wright & Hodgkin of 9 Vyse St. and I wondered if anyone knew anything about the company please?
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    WW1 Jewellery Quarter

    Hi all, I remember reading somewhere about some men from the Jewellery Quarter being branded cowards and occasionally handed white feathers because they didn't volunteer for service during WW1. I know the Quarter thrived as the need for military buttons, badges and medals increased and many men...
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    Free School and School of St. John Cage or Chapel.

    Hi, I've found a will (dated 1683) of Richard Heeley, one of my distant ancestors, who was a Cutler and owner of a Blade Mill in Handsworth, as well as property in Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, in the 17th century. The Will is difficult to read but he seems to mention properties he'd leased to...
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