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  1. J

    37-38 Albion Street, JQ - Old Photos

    Hi. Does anyone have any old photos with 37-38 Albion St, Jewellery Quarter, in them, which show the buildings how they looked before they were modified and rendered? Old drawings of these buildings would also be great to see! This photo is how they currently look, following removal of the...
  2. EmmaB84

    Birmingham silversmiths - Wakeling family

    Hi, Would there be any way of finding what company or companies my ancestor worked in? It said he was a pencil case maker (gilt) in the silversmith industry. (3rd great granduncle) Alfred Wakeling, born in Birmingham 1863-1914. It seems the Wakelings all stayed in the same area and are buried...
    • EmmaB84
    • Thread
    • birmingham jewellery quarter wakeling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Occupations
  3. cornishbrummie

    William Vale & Sons

    I just discovered that my 3xGreatgrandfather was William Vale (b1821 d1887) of Birmingham-based silversmithing company William Vale & Sons: his design for a propelling mechanical pencil was registered in 1868. I can find very little information about the company - or the man himself - and...
    • cornishbrummie
    • Thread
    • jewellery quarter propelling pencil william vale william vale & sons wiseman
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Pen Room
  4. coerl21

    Head Post Office (Sorting Office) Birmingham

    The I worked at the Head Post Office Hill St. from 1970 until 1972. My job was to maintain the small electric vehicles that towed the wheeled cages of mail down to New St Station. I was wondering what happened to the tunnel that led from Hill St to the station? If it is still there it must...
  5. sparks

    City Electrical

    My first job was in 1951 with a company called City Electrical based in the middle of the Jewellery quarter. I was an electricians mate with a salary of £1.7.6. a week, and all our work was replacing the very old wiring in the many tiny rooms used by the jewellery makers. We used to receive...
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