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Historic Map Overview
Exploring the old maps of the Jewellery Quarter, I discovered that at one point between 1856-1908, 30-34 Vittoria Street looked...
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The Jewellery Quarter - Function mapping
As one of my first steps in exploring the Jewellery Quarter, I decided to first find out what types of buildings and building functions...
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Visiting Argent College
Just opposite 30-34 Vittoria Street we discovered Argent College, a school that specialises in offering high quality education to...
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30-34 Vittoria Street. A Photographic Survey.
30-34 Vittoria Street has been a surprising building - it feels like there is nothing exciting hiding behind an imposing, but otherwise...
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Site visit and thoughts on the beauty of a derelict place
This is a quick little video that I took while exploring 30-34 Vittoria Street. Although the building is currently under renovation...
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A brief history of the Jewellery Quarter
The Jewellery Quarter is a unique area of Birmingham, and although over the years, it has been through significant changes and...
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A first glimpse of Birmingham
I have never properly visited Birmingham before finding out that our focus in our third year at university will be the Jewellery Quarter....