JW Evans and Sons Jewellery Quarter Birmingham

JW Evans and Sons in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham was bought by English Heritage to keep the building and its irreplaceable contents intact. Purchase was the first step in a long and difficult process involving major repair, detailed research, cataloguing and systematic adaptation to enable public access and enjoyment.

West Midlands

Heritage Counts 2008 is the seventh annual survey of the state of England’s historic environment. It highlights the key developments in region between 2007 and 2008 including information on number of historical assets, planning consents, funding, participation in the heritage sector, heritage at risk and key policy developments.

This report is one of nine regional reports and has been prepared by English Heritage on behalf of the West Midlands Heritage Forum.