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The Gun Quarter is a district of the city of Birmingham, England, which was for many years a centre of the world's gun-manufacturing industry, specialising in the production of military firearms and sporting guns.
The Gun Quarter is a district of the city of Birmingham in Warwickshire which was for many years a centre of the world's gun-manufacturing industry, specialising in the production of military firearms and sporting guns. Today it is an industrial area to the north of the city centre, bounded by Steelhouse Lane, Shadwell Street and Loveday Street.
The term 'gun quarter' seems to be a much more modern term than the quarter itself, the district evolved over time through amenity; there were many processes in the making of a single weapon, and each process would be conducted by different skilled workers in separate premises.
By 1815 there were 125 firms involved in gun making mostly in the Gun Quarter, by 1829 there were 455 and by 1868 there were 578 gun firms in Birmingham. The Crimean War 1854-1856 was another boom time for Birmingham gun makers; in the decade from 1854 over four million barrels passed through the Proof House.
18 de fev. de 2009 · It came to be known as the 'Gun Quarter' - an area where skilled craftsmen made guns by hand. Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House. The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House opened in 1813 as a...
28 de ago. de 2023 · History of Birmingham's Gun Quarter. August 28, 2023. The Gun Quarter in Birmingham was once the world’s largest centre for gun making. The trade began in the early 17th Century, originally springing up in the mills in Digbeth, before moving to the current location north of the city centre.
9 de abr. de 2021 · The high levels of investment into Birmingham is helping drive this, alongside the evolution of the Gun Quarter – a historic area, previously overshadowed by its proximity to the Jewellery Quarter, but now emerging as one of the city’s leading property hotspots,” Joseph explained.