This year has been like no other in the history of the cemeteries, the Jewellery Quarter and the world. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone and led to all kinds … Read more
Julian and Margaret are relations of Constance Naden, poet, scientist, artist and philosopher who is buried at Key Hill Cemetery. There was a very successful campaign to restore Constance Naden’s … Read more
The Friends of Key Hill Cemetery was established in 2004 by a small group of people who were concerned at the deterioration of the cemetery and alarmed at the potential … Read more
Andy has worked in the Jewellery Quarter in many guises over the last 20 years. Before partial retirement, he was Operations Director for the Jewellery Quarter Regeneration Partnership for ten … Read more
Liz emailed the project to share her memories of growing up near the cemeteries and an unusual discovery: ‘My name is Liz and i grew up a road away from … Read more
Dawn shares memories of her Grandmother Clara, who was born in the Jewellery Quarter in 1914: ‘My Nanny Clara born in 1914 and was raised in and around the Jewellery … Read more
Tony Evans was the last director of J. W. Evans & Sons Ltd, which is now a museum run by English Heritage. The company was founded by Jenkin William Evans, … Read more
Richard Jones is a member of the JQ Heritage Squad. He has been helping with Outdoor Conservation and researching some of the people buried in the cemeteries. He also has … Read more
Dr Heather Hall worked for Birmingham City Council and was responsible for restoration work undertaken in the Jewellery Quarter Cemeteries in the mid 80’s. We caught up with her by … Read more
The Jewellery Quarter and Key Hill Cemetery were focal points in my Smith family from Birmingham. The Smith side of the family were engravers, printers, heraldic engravers, and paper manufacturers, … Read more
