Fellows Opens Additional Jewellery Quarter Premises

Fellows Auctioneers have expanded their operations by opening a purpose built office space, Rabone House, situated around the corner from the company’s headquarters on Augusta Street in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter.

Fellows Auctioneers have expanded their operations by opening a purpose built office space, Rabone House, situated around the corner from the company’s headquarters on Augusta Street in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter. 

Whilst operations at Augusta Street will continue to host weekly auctions, 18 members of staff from Fellows Watches, Silver, Marketing and Photography departments have now moved into the new premises on 49 Frederick Street. 

Managing Director Stephen Whittaker explains, ‘as Fellows continues to expand both the number of auctions it holds and the service it provides to its clients, we needed to expand our office accommodation for some of our specialist departments, including our photographic team.’

The new premises are the result of an ambitious nine month renovation project, involving the bespoke conversion of a Georgian town house and Victorian workshops at the rear of the building. The impressive mezzanine with exposed steel beams (pictured here) house the watch department for cataloguing and photography of over 7,000 watches offered for sale each year.

The floor to ceiling windows within the photography department allows natural light to flow through, along with plenty of additional space for specialist 360 degree photography equipment and separate dark room facilities.

Fellows marketing team of four are based in a spacious office, overlooking the watch department, with the entire top floor converted into a meeting room that is available for hire by external organisations.     

Stephen Whittaker goes on to state ‘An imaginative design has produced a spectacular interior for our staff whilst setting a standard externally for other buildings that are being renovated in this important conservation area.’