Now the city's global influence in jewellery making has been recognised with the award of World Craft City status. But what does it mean for Birmingham, known as the city of a thousand trades, and ...

The Birmingham Assay Office is responsible for hallmarking, ... Ms Skeels said the reason many shops in the area still look like old houses is testament to the humble beginnings of many world ...

Birmingham's global influence in jewellery making has been recognised by being granted World Craft City Status. World Crafts Council President, Saad Al-Qaddumi, said the title celebrated the city ...

Birmingham's global influence in jewellery making has been recognised by being granted World Craft City Status. World Crafts Council President, Saad Al-Qaddumi, said the title celebrated the city ...

Boise’s U.S. Assay Office, which is a National Historic Landmark, has been renovated inside and out. Courtesy Idaho State Historical Society A historical photo of Boise’s U.S. Assay Office ...

A Birmingham man died Wednesday, two weeks after he was injured in a reported assault. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Darius Miquel Stinson. He was 50.

A 57-year-old man died early Thursday after fire swept through his east Birmingham home. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Johnny James Foster Jr. Birmingham Fire ...

Roxanne Guest, Deputy Chief Executive at Birmingham Assay Office, the company responsible for adding the historic mark, commented: "The King Charles III Coronation Commemorative Mark, which ...

Boise Assay Office discovers history during construction and it's telling us more about the past. ... and it dates to somewhere between 1855 and 1875 so it's fairly old," he said.