Think that used to be Payton Pepper
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The Jewellery Quarter
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Kevkonk
master brummie
Lesbro Works, my old workplace, used to go to the Cosy Cafe on the corner.
A nice article by Carl Chinn from the 1990s. Viv.
Source; British Newspaper Archive
Source; British Newspaper Archive
Vyse Street
Yes It's a Phyllis Nicklin photo taken in mid 1963. Engelhards was an American Corporation of platinum smelters and refiners, with the premises in the photo (right) being their UK base.
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Radiorails
master brummie
A quality photo from Phyllis Nicklin - to whom we should be grateful.
Godber
master brummie
When I worked on Hylton Street in the Jewellery Quarter in the ’80s, Eric’s was very well known and seemed to have a reputation for the best prices.
roynicklin
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My surname is Nicklin , born in Brum and worked for Lucas in Gt Hampton St which is in the Jewellery Quarter. Had an aunt named Phyllis Nicklin. Would love to hear from any of the current Nicklin family.
Stokkie
master brummie
Welcome Roy,
Was your aunt Phyllis Nicklin, the photographer and Geography Lecturer?
https://www.thegridproject.org.uk/nicklin-index.html
If so, you would find her on Ancestry and could contact the tree owner and through them other relatives. Living people are not named on Ancestry, but if you know the family you can work out who is who. And the tree owner can grant you permission to see their tree.
Derek
Was your aunt Phyllis Nicklin, the photographer and Geography Lecturer?
https://www.thegridproject.org.uk/nicklin-index.html
If so, you would find her on Ancestry and could contact the tree owner and through them other relatives. Living people are not named on Ancestry, but if you know the family you can work out who is who. And the tree owner can grant you permission to see their tree.
Derek
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Hi Roy. You might be interested in the attached thread. https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/phyllis-nicklin.45114/
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A Sparks
master brummie
For anyone who might be interested, just posted on the Ikon Gallery FB page - an off site exhibition commissioned at J W Evans Silver Factory in Albion Street, guided tours from 11th May to 6th September 2024.
superdad3
master brummie
Came across these pictures on"28 Days Later" of the Century Buildings built by the Ahronsberg Brothers, Jewellers & Goldsmiths and dating back to 1901.They are on the corner of Powell Street and semi-derelict.
The Century Buildings were built around 1901, to a design by Hipkiss Stephens of Birmingham. It incorporated a dwelling of around 1794, and has some later 20th century alterations and additions. The building itself is Grade II listed.
The 1794 house is thought to have been built for the Oughton family, and was occupied from around 1810 by Henry Adcock, a jeweller, gilt toy maker and button and bead manufacturer. In 1901, the site was purchased by Messrs. Ahronsberg Brothers, jewellers, who converted the premises to a goldsmiths and jewellery factory. The original Ahronsberg Bros name is shown in the stone work.
In recent years, the building has stood empty, having only accommodated short term tenants before. Plans are now afoot to convert the buildings into 46 student flats. I suspect they are too far gone for conversion to flats and I think the site is likely to be cleared for newbuild. Full story can be read on this wonderful site at
www.28dayslater.co.uk
The Century Buildings were built around 1901, to a design by Hipkiss Stephens of Birmingham. It incorporated a dwelling of around 1794, and has some later 20th century alterations and additions. The building itself is Grade II listed.
The 1794 house is thought to have been built for the Oughton family, and was occupied from around 1810 by Henry Adcock, a jeweller, gilt toy maker and button and bead manufacturer. In 1901, the site was purchased by Messrs. Ahronsberg Brothers, jewellers, who converted the premises to a goldsmiths and jewellery factory. The original Ahronsberg Bros name is shown in the stone work.
In recent years, the building has stood empty, having only accommodated short term tenants before. Plans are now afoot to convert the buildings into 46 student flats. I suspect they are too far gone for conversion to flats and I think the site is likely to be cleared for newbuild. Full story can be read on this wonderful site at
Report - - Ahronsberg Bros Jewellers and Goldsmiths - Birmingham - May 2016 | Industrial Sites
It was only the other day i was thinking that the Jewellery Quarter seemed to be all said and done nowadays, then this turns up! The quarter has always been one of the UE hotspots of Birmingham, a formerly industrial area, narrowly saved from 1960s development and now part way through a...
www.28dayslater.co.uk
great superdad...i love the 28 days later site as they get into buildings i would love to 
..looking at the photos on the site there are still some nice redeeming features inside the building..love the old spiral staircase..will have to keep our eyes on this one
lyn
..looking at the photos on the site there are still some nice redeeming features inside the building..love the old spiral staircase..will have to keep our eyes on this onelyn