Friday 9th of September
JW Evans Silver Factory Taster Days
Come and get a unique glimpse into the lost industrial world of J. W. Evans Silver Factory, one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter! Behind the doors of four seemingly normal terraced houses is a time capsule full of thousands of dies, original equipment, stock and records of a family business with over 120 years of history.
Booking not required.
Opening the Archives of the Pen Museum
As part of the Pen Museum’s commitment to accessibility, they are in the process of digitizing their extensive archive. For Birmingham Heritage Week, they are opening up our archives, so visitors can have a look at some original documents not usually on display day-to-day. Included in museum admission, every ticket sold helps the museum continue working on projects like our archive digitization to make our museum more accessible, conserve our collection, and keep the doors open to visitors for years to come.
Gem of a Place
Let BOLDtext Playwrights take you on a theatrical journey, through the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, past its shopfronts, down its side streets, and into some of its most secret places. Along the way, you’ll experience six dramatic stories, each illuminating a unique aspect of the area.
Afternoon Tea and Silver Talk
Afternoon Tea with a historical twist! Learn about the Assay Office historic collection of spectacular objects created by some of Birmingham’s most celebrated Silversmiths with the curator, while enjoying sandwiches, pastries, and scones with a choice of tea or coffee.
Fleet Street Tour – A London Borrowing
Who would have thought such a quiet little back street in Brum had such a story to tell? From back to back housing, to giants of industry and the Cold War! Join a special tour of one street that reflects the history of our fine city of 1000 trades.
Saturday 10th of September
JW Evans Silver Factory Taster Days
Come and get a unique glimpse into the lost industrial world of J. W. Evans Silver Factory, one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter! Behind the doors of four seemingly normal terraced houses is a time capsule full of thousands of dies, original equipment, stock and records of a family business with over 120 years of history.
Booking not required.
Opening the Archives of the Pen Museum
As part of the Pen Museum’s commitment to accessibility, they are in the process of digitizing their extensive archive. For Birmingham Heritage Week, they are opening up our archives, so visitors can have a look at some original documents not usually on display day-to-day. Included in museum admission, every ticket sold helps the museum continue working on projects like our archive digitization to make our museum more accessible, conserve our collection, and keep the doors open to visitors for years to come.
Gem of a Place
Let BOLDtext Playwrights take you on a theatrical journey, through the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, past its shopfronts, down its side streets, and into some of its most secret places. Along the way, you’ll experience six dramatic stories, each illuminating a unique aspect of the area.
Fleet Street Tour – A London Borrowing
Who would have thought such a quiet little back street in Brum had such a story to tell? From back to back housing, to giants of industry and the Cold War! Join a special tour of one street that reflects the history of our fine city of 1000 trades.
Kathleen Dayus and other Jewellery Quarter Gems Tour
Discover the Jewellery Quarter as described in Kathleen Dayus’ memoirs of growing up on Camden Street in the early 1900s. This tour combines archive photos of the area with historic information as well as excerpts from Kathleen Dayus’ novels.
Sunday 11th of September
Key Hill Cemetery Open Day
Join Jewellery Quarter research Trust for an open day at Key Hill Cemetery. Book a tour, see the catacombs, get hands on with Victorian objects, discover the history of the cemetery, Everything to Everybody project, and even your own ancestry. There are 3 themed tours to choose from at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
Gem of a Place
Let BOLDtext Playwrights take you on a theatrical journey, through the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, past its shopfronts, down its side streets, and into some of its most secret places. Along the way, you’ll experience six dramatic stories, each illuminating a unique aspect of the area.
Guided tour of Warstone Lane Cemetery
Walking history tour with the Friends experienced guide includes the history of Warstone Lane Cemetery, viewing the exterior of the unique tiered catacombs and the residents resting in this Church of England Cemetery. All revenue from guided tours, donations, membership, plus sales at open days & history fairs pay for damaged & broken graves, preserving our history.
Opening the Archives of the Pen Museum
As part of the Pen Museum’s commitment to accessibility, they are in the process of digitizing their extensive archive. For Birmingham Heritage Week, they are opening up our archives, so visitors can have a look at some original documents not usually on display day-to-day. Included in museum admission, every ticket sold helps the museum continue working on projects like our archive digitization to make our museum more accessible, conserve our collection, and keep the doors open to visitors for years to come.
Discovering Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
Take the ‘secret canal’ to the Jewellery Quarter and understand how it developed from the Colmore family country estate to a world dominating manufacturing centre. A great introduction to the city and Jewellery Quarter which will be of interest equally to local people and visitors.
Guided tour of Key Hill Cemetery
Walking History Tour with our expert guide includes the history of the unique catacombs and the residents resting in this non-denominational cemetery. All revenue from guided tours, donations, membership, plus sales at open days & history fairs pay for damaged & broken graves, preserving our history.
Monday 12th of September
Visit St Paul’s in the Jewellery Quarter
St Paul’s is the iconic church of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, set in a beautiful square that includes a number of restaurants and cafes on the edge of the city centre.
Come to experience this sacred space with it captivating architecture, its enchanting atmosphere, its history, and its beauty. Guided tours Mon 12 Sept and Tues 13 Sept 11am, 12pm and 1pm. Booking not required.
The Jewellery Quarter: Rings, Votes and Pens
On this virtual tour, you will discover the history of the jewellery trade, how this authentic manufacturing area doubles as a vibrant modern neighbourhood, famous names who have lived and worked here and how the quarter has played a role in the history of England and the wider world.
Tuesday 13th of September
Visit St Paul’s in the Jewellery Quarter
St Paul’s is the iconic church of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, set in a beautiful square that includes a number of restaurants and cafes on the edge of the city centre.
Come to experience this sacred space with it captivating architecture, its enchanting atmosphere, its history, and its beauty. Guided tours Mon 12 Sept and Tues 13 Sept 11am, 12pm and 1pm. Booking not required.
Wednesday 14th of September
Visit St Paul’s in the Jewellery Quarter
St Paul’s is the iconic church of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, set in a beautiful square that includes a number of restaurants and cafes on the edge of the city centre.
Come to experience this sacred space with it captivating architecture, its enchanting atmosphere, its history, and its beauty. Guided tours Mon 12 Sept and Tues 13 Sept 11am, 12pm and 1pm. Booking not required.
Memorial recording at Key Hill Cemetery
Join Caring For God’s Acre in recording the inscriptions and details of the memorials in Key Hill Cemetery, a wooded cemetery in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and help create a valuable social history archive of the lives of those buried there. During a recording session, volunteers pair up and one takes on the role of a ‘writer’ and the other a ‘reader’ and it is the conversations that spring from that collaboration that we love.
Thursday 15th of September
Visit St Paul’s in the Jewellery Quarter
St Paul’s is the iconic church of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, set in a beautiful square that includes a number of restaurants and cafes on the edge of the city centre.
Come to experience this sacred space with it captivating architecture, its enchanting atmosphere, its history, and its beauty. Guided tours Mon 12 Sept and Tues 13 Sept 11am, 12pm and 1pm. Booking not required.
Opening the Archives of the Pen Museum
As part of the Pen Museum’s commitment to accessibility, they are in the process of digitizing their extensive archive. For Birmingham Heritage Week, they are opening up our archives, so visitors can have a look at some original documents not usually on display day-to-day. Included in museum admission, every ticket sold helps the museum continue working on projects like our archive digitization to make our museum more accessible, conserve our collection, and keep the doors open to visitors for years to come.
Kathleen Dayus and other Jewellery Quarter Gems Tour
Discover the Jewellery Quarter as described in Kathleen Dayus’ memoirs of growing up on Camden Street in the early 1900s. This tour combines archive photos of the area with historic information as well as excerpts from Kathleen Dayus’ novels.
Memorial recording at Warstone Lane Cemetery
Join Caring for God’s Acre in recording the inscriptions and details of the memorials in Warstone Lane Cemetery in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and help create a valuable social history archive of the lives of those buried there. During a recording session, volunteers pair up and one takes on the role of a ‘writer’ and the other a ‘reader’ and it is the conversations that spring from that collaboration that I love.
Friday 16th of September
Visit St Paul’s in the Jewellery Quarter
St Paul’s is the iconic church of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, set in a beautiful square that includes a number of restaurants and cafes on the edge of the city centre.
Come to experience this sacred space with it captivating architecture, its enchanting atmosphere, its history, and its beauty. Guided tours Mon 12 Sept and Tues 13 Sept 11am, 12pm and 1pm. Booking not required.
Opening the Archives of the Pen Museum
As part of the Pen Museum’s commitment to accessibility, they are in the process of digitizing their extensive archive. For Birmingham Heritage Week, they are opening up our archives, so visitors can have a look at some original documents not usually on display day-to-day. Included in museum admission, every ticket sold helps the museum continue working on projects like our archive digitization to make our museum more accessible, conserve our collection, and keep the doors open to visitors for years to come.
Gem of a Place
Let BOLDtext Playwrights take you on a theatrical journey, through the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, past its shopfronts, down its side streets, and into some of its most secret places. Along the way, you’ll experience six dramatic stories, each illuminating a unique aspect of the area.
Fleet Street Tour – A London Borrowing
Who would have thought such a quiet little back street in Brum had such a story to tell? From back to back housing, to giants of industry and the Cold War! Join a special tour of one street that reflects the history of our fine city of 1000 trades.
Saturday 17th of September
Hands on conservation workshop
Join Matt Faber from conservation specialists Oliver Architecture, for a hands-on workshop where you will get the opportunity to use traditional building materials including lime mortar. Learn about historic buildings, materials and conservation methods by exploring the local architecture with Matt and the Jewellery Quarter heritage teams and a practical session in Warstone Lane Cemetery.
Find burial plot numbers in Key Hill and Warstone Lane Cemeteries
Join the Friends of Key Hill Cemetery & Warstone Lane Cemetery and Midland Ancestors with their stalls in Warstone Lane Cemetery, to find out where people are buried, help with genealogy enquiries and other sales and information.
Visit the interior Catacombs in Warstone Lane Cemetery
A rare opportunity to view the interior of the semi-circular catacombs in Warstone Lane Cemetery. Come and hear about the history of the catacombs and hear about the printer John Baskerville who was buried three times with his final resting place in Warstone Lane Cemetery Catacombs. Tours every hour 11am – 3pm. Booking essential
Visit the interior Catacombs in Key Hill Cemetery
A rare opportunity to view the interior catacombs Key Hill Cemetery for Birmingham Heritage Week. Come and hear about the history of the catacombs in this non-denominational cemetery. Tours on the hour from 11am til 3pm. Booking essential.
Gem of a Place
Let BOLDtext Playwrights take you on a theatrical journey, through the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, past its shopfronts, down its side streets, and into some of its most secret places. Along the way, you’ll experience six dramatic stories, each illuminating a unique aspect of the area.
Infrastructural Icons – Hockley Circus Murals
Infrastructural Icons of Modern Birmingham, brought to you by Birmingham Modernist Society and C20 Society West Midlands, is a celebration of the city’s renowned highways. This walk is an introduction to the innovative sculptures by William Mitchell which frame the three pedestrian entrances to the underpasses of Hockley Flyover. Book by emailing C20westmidlands@gmail.com
Drawn in the Quarter
Join Ed Isaacs for a journey of drawing around the Jewellery Quarter, sketching local buildings. Ed will guide you to places and buildings of interest in the area, demonstrate urban sketching techniques and teach you how to make the most of your on-site drawing experience.
Sunday 18th of September
Gem of a Place
Let BOLDtext Playwrights take you on a theatrical journey, through the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, past its shopfronts, down its side streets, and into some of its most secret places. Along the way, you’ll experience six dramatic stories, each illuminating a unique aspect of the area.
Opening the Archives of the Pen Museum
As part of the Pen Museum’s commitment to accessibility, they are in the process of digitizing their extensive archive. For Birmingham Heritage Week, they are opening up our archives, so visitors can have a look at some original documents not usually on display day-to-day. Included in museum admission, every ticket sold helps the museum continue working on projects like our archive digitization to make our museum more accessible, conserve our collection, and keep the doors open to visitors for years to come.
Discovering Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
Take the ‘secret canal’ to the Jewellery Quarter and understand how it developed from the Colmore family country estate to a world dominating manufacturing centre. A great introduction to the city and Jewellery Quarter which will be of interest equally to local people and visitors.