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The Victoria Works is a
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
building in the Jewellery Quarter
The Jewellery Quarter is an area of central Birmingham, England, in the north-western area of Birmingham City Centre, with a population of 19,000 in a area.
The Jewellery Quarter is Europe's largest concentration of businesses involved in the ...
of Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...
, England. It was built in 1839–40 for Joseph Gillott
Joseph Gillott (11 October 1799 – 5 January 1872) was an English pen-manufacturer and patron of the arts based in Birmingham.
Pen manufacturing
After a brief period of schooling, Gillott began working in the cutlery trade in his home ...
, who manufactured pen nibs, and was one of the first purpose-built factories in the Jewellery Quarter. It is situated opposite the Argent Centre, another building constructed for industrial use around the same period. The factory was one of the largest of its kind, with nearly 600 workers. Steam engines of 60 horsepower powered the mass production of the nibs.
Current use
The Victoria Works was renovated in the early 1990s and houses a mixture of different companies and residents.
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Further reading
* Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham Manufacturing plants in England Grade II listed industrial buildings Buildings and structures completed in 1840 {{WestMidlands-geo-stub