Voice On The Highstreet
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May- 2019 -20 May
Voice on the High Street – Joshua James Jewellery
Tell me about the history of Joshua James Jewellery? Since 2009, Joshua James has sourced fine jewellery, charms, watches and fashion pieces from some of the world’s top brands. Founded by managing director Shaun Bell, the flagship store opened on The Weir in the popular town of Hessle, East Yorkshire,…
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17 May
Voice on the high street: Les Néréides
Tell me about the history of Les Néréides? Les Néréides is above all a love and a family story: Pascale and Enzo Amaddeo fell in love in Belgium when studying art. She was from a three generations of artists including a grandfather who was friends with Magritte. He had grown…
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Feb- 2019 -4 February
Voice on the High Street: Peter Jackson the Jewellers
What’s the history of the business? We started in 1982 with a shop in Preston, we were busy we were profitable and the opportunity came up to extend the business. So we opened a shop in Blackburn in 1988 and it just grew from there. So now we have four…
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Jan- 2019 -28 January
Voice on the High Street – Ingle & Rhode
Tell me a bit about the history of Ingle & Rhode? Ingle & Rhode began with my own hunt for an ethically sourced engagement ring back in 2006. I was unable to find a jeweller who could tell me where their diamonds had come from or the conditions under which…
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17 January
Voice on the High Street: Zelley Jewellery
Name: Alistair Zelley, Zelley Jewellers Website: www.zelleyjewellers.co.uk Year established: 1886 Number of staff: 7 Location: Norwich How was Zelley Jewellers founded? My great grandfather Fredrick John Zelley started out as a sole trader during the 1890s in Bishop’s Stortford and registered the first FJ Zelley Jewellers in 1910. My grandfather…
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15 January
Voice on the High Street: Hancocks London
Name: Guy Burton, Hancocks London Location: London Year established: 1849 Number of staff: 10 Website: www.hancocks-london.com When was Hancocks founded? Hancocks was founded in 1849 by Charles Frederick Hancock, opening on the corner of Bond Street and Bruton Street. He was a quick mover; within a year of opening he…
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15 January
Voice on the High Street – Azendi
When was Azendi founded? Azendi was founded as a small gift and jewellery shop in Headingley, West Yorkshire in 1989. There are now three stand-alone high street stores in Yorkshire, our e-commerce website, and the brand is sold in independent jewellers across the country. What style of jewellery does Azendi…
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9 January
Voice on the High Street – Baileys & Sons
Can you tell us a little about the history of Baileys & Sons? My great-grandfather founded our family jewellery business in London in 1919. My family then moved to Amersham, where Hewitt’s Jewellers was created. In the 1950’s my grandfather joined the business and later on my father Nigel also…
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3 January
Voice on the High Street – Rachel Jeffrey Contemporary Jewellery
Tell us a bit about your company From the age of 16 I enjoyed making jewellery as an evening class, and then I went through my art education which leaned heavily towards working with metal. I did my degree in jewellery and silversmithing, and after I graduated in 1992 I…
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2 January
Voice on the High Street: E.C One
Name: E.C.One Location: Clerkenwell, London Established: 1997 Number of staff: 10 Website: www.econe.co.uk Tell me about the history of EC One? E.C.One is celebrating its 21st birthday this month. We started in an old butchers shop in a rundown street in Clerkenwell. Over the past two decades, Alison and I…
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