Museum of the Jewellery Quarter bronze plaque

This bronze commemorative plaque records: Museum of the Jewellery Quarter This working museum, which opened in February 1992, is a branch of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. It incorporates the former Smith & Pepper jewellery works. The company was founded by Charles Smith and his uncle Edwin Pepper in 1899, and specialised in gold bracelets and other jewellery until it closed down in 1981. When the company closed, all the tools, machinery and papers were left behind. Now the building and its contents together with the former premises of butterfly wing jewellery specialists T.L. Mott Ltd., has been turned into a museum to tell the story of jewellery and the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter. Recorded plaque organisation: Birmingham City Action Team.

The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter preserves and showcases the history and craftsmanship of Birmingham's jewelry industry, highlighting the area’s significance as a global center for jewelry manufacturing from the late 19th century onwards.