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Pictures: Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter

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Tamlyn JonesBusiness Reporter

15:56, 5 AUG 2014
Updated10:09, 19 AUG 2014

Spencer Street looking towards BT Tower and city centre1 of 11
Jewellery shops in Warstone Lane2 of 11
Plaque in the foyer of Jewellery Quarter station3 of 11
Warstone Lane Cemetery4 of 11
Rose Villa Tavern5 of 11
Big Peg6 of 11
Clock in the foyer of the Jewellery Quarter railway station7 of 11
Standard Works, Vittoria Street8 of 11
Jewellery Quarter clock9 of 11
St George's Urban Village scheme, Icknield Street10 of 11
New Hampton Lofts, Great Hampton Street11 of 11

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