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The best of Brum - part one
27th September 2010. Posted by Ruth Pipkin. Trackback
When the Rewired team had new profile photos taken earlier this year by the very talented Dave Remes, we decided to set them in our favourite places around Birmingham. A good excuse to show off the best bits of Brum, we thought. This week we’ll be telling you a little bit about why we chose each location. Why not share your favourite places with us too?
St Paul’s Square, the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
St Paul’s Square is a special place for me. It’s where I started my PR career, quickly became the location of many fun nights out with colleagues and clients and remains a beautiful oasis of green surrounded by Georgian architecture just five minutes from the city centre.
When I set up Rewired I couldn’t think of a better place for an office than the Jewellery Quarter. I love the combination of beautiful buildings, burgeoning creativity and a wealth of independent bars and restaurants.
The history of the Quarter also has an interesting link to the communications industry. Alongside jewellery, another major trade in this area in the 19th and early 20th centuries was the manufacture of pens and pen nibs. Anyone who has seen my old typewriter in the office knows I have a bit of a geeky fascination for collecting old communications paraphernalia, so I was genuinely excited to discover that in the 1830s, Victoria Works - where our office is based - was the site of a purpose built factory with a machine manufactured production line for pens.
As if that wasn't enough excitement for a history graduate, I recently found out that both my great-grandfathers worked in the jewellery industry in Birmingham, just metres away from where my office is today. Perhaps it was meant to be.
Over to you Tara!