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10 Things You Never Knew About The Jewellery Quarter

Here at Barques we are very proud to be part of the Jewellery Quarter and we love the area and its heritage. So we thought we would share with you a few interesting facts about the Jewellery Quarter, higlighting why it is such  a fantasic place to work.

1. The Jewellery Quarter makes around 40% of UK jewellery
2. Lonsdale belts for boxing champions are made in the Quarter
3. Elkington’s Newhall Street invented Celluloid – we wouldn’t have Hollywood without the Jewellery Quarter!
4. The FIFA and PFA World Player of the Year awards are made in the Quarter
5. The Original FA Cup was made in the Jewellery Quarter
6. Home to Europe’s largest school of jewellery which is over 100 years old
7. The JQ has the world’s busiest Assay Office
8. There are over 200 listed buildings in the area
9. The Queen’s Birthday Honours are made in the Quarter
10. Premiership medals are made in the Quarter

And not forgetting, it is home to Barques!