Very amazing historical treasure. The guides Sarah and Jane made it come to life with their knowledge and informative talk. Highly recommended this property it's fantastic.

We absolutely loved this English heritage tour. A building frozen in time. So informative and interesting. Great tour one and half hour. Need to book.

Brilliant tour given by the volunteers and staff at the museum, fantastic conservation efforts by English heritage, very in-depth and interesting!!! Will definitely recommend a visit!

Having recently moved to Birmingham, I’m looking at learning about its past. Walking around the Evans silver factory in the Jewellery Quarter with knowledgeable tour guides is the best way to gain valuable insights of the creative skills in three-dimensional design for the manufacture of silverware; great opportunities to ask questions, to take pictures. Thanks to the English Heritage charity for preserving this exceptional site -they definitely need to add more tours every weekend. I’d recommend this rich experience!

Preserved in time, the factory is a genuine slice of Birmingham's industrial past. The tour was fascinating and the two guides were excellent. Well worth a visit.

Great little adventure this afternoon in JQ @JW Evans Silver Factory on Albion Street, part of English Heritage. It is a very unique place. Have learned so much from the team about the history, the industry and the community. The guided tour is definitely one of the best tours I've ever joined. Plenty of street parking available; 5-min walk from Jewellery Quarter Mtero or 25-min walk from New Street Train Station.

Very good tour and friendly staff. Very interesting place with the history of J W Evans factory stories. Would recommend to visit this place

Fascinating tour, great guide. Good for photographers. Pretty much as the day it was left when it closed.

Excellent visit - wonderful place with well informed and enthusiastic guides (thank you Mark and Sarah). The tour is about 1 and half/three quarters hours long so allow plenty of time. Absolutely fascinating! Only open Fri, Sat and Sunday atm.

Everything is as it was when acquired by EH including the dust and debris!

Well worth a visit, the guides were excellent. A time capsule left as it was when the closed

A really enjoyable visit. Brendan was so knowledgeable and very familiar with silversmith work, similarly his colleague. The working conditions must have been tough but that's Victorians for you. They we so skillful and their work ethic is second to no one. We owe them so much. The 2 English Heritage guys were very professional and dedicated. A very worthwhile visit and I will bring my wife next time. Thank you

What a fantastic hidden gem owned by English Heritage. A factory frozen in a bygone age perfectly preserved. Our two guides were fantastic, sharing the history, personal stories of ex workers and their own enthusiasm for this amazing place. Our 1.5hour tour went so quickly and would definitely recommend this for any age group.

A lovely, informative tour . A brilliant guide - Sarah . Wrap up warm if you go on a cold day , like we did .

Amazing place and probably the best English Heritage site visited so far. A kind gentleman volunteer donated 1.5 hrs approx to show 5 of us around with a very interesting commentary. It's a bit naughty to call it a silver factory, though. The factory pressed and engineered the vessels which were silver plated elsewhere. I don't think they ever worked with silver here.

A wonderful place to visit and an amazing insight into the industrial history of Birmingham. Although the factory only closed in 2008 most of the machinery looks like, and often is, straight out of the 19th century and is an interesting intermediate stage between hand crafting and a modern factory with automated hydraulic presses. Highly recommended but do book in advance.

Really interesting tour with helpful guides. The business dates back to 1881 and I think the majority of moulds are still in existence. As you might expect in a property of this age there are some narrow stairs and uneven floors. Recommended.

Absolutely bonkers place. Another amazing part of Birmingham's industrial history that it just sitting there. It's like the last shift left mere hours before we arrived. A crazy blend of ancient and modern... 19th century machines and components, next to paperwork from the 1980s, or a radio from the 2000s.. I can't help feeling that it needs to be better managed and presented. It's utterly wonderful, but potentially so much more. Beryl was an enthusiastic guide and explained as much as she could. Thank you.

What an amazing place , hidden away in Birminghams famous jewellery quarter . It looks as if they closed the doors and never went back . The place is run by English heritage . You have to pre book to visit as it has a lot of small rooms and narrow stairways but it is a fascinating place free if you are an English heritage member or £11 per adult . Children are not allowed as it has some difficult places for children to be . The guides we had were extremely knowledgeable and helpful . It is not suitable for people with mobility issues as there are a lot of stairs and narrow places . But that said it really was a wonderful place to visit a real step back in time and is a wonderful interesting piece of industrial history . Well worth a visit but don't forget to pre book .

You can only visit this place by booking tours online, although a lot of times people don’t come so if you’re lucky you can join on the day. I visited on Saturday and the tour was around 1 and a half hours. Very interesting tour learning about different machineries and sections. A factory in a residential housing seems absurd and dangerous but people in the past made it work.

An amazing venue. A definite hidden gem. You do need to book a slot for your visit. Our tour guides were Mark and Jake who were very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. It is like stepping back in time, when you walk through the door. Hard to imagine how so many people worked there back in the day. It is definitely an Aladdin's cave with a place for everything, and everything back in place. Mark and Jake explained how all the equipment worked and who did what. A great tour and would highly recommend anyone to visit.

It's a great look back at history. Everything is as it was on the day it closed.

An amazing look inside the workings of a silver factory. The sheer number of dies is phenomenal, and the fact that it is so well preserved makes it a gem of a place to visit. Highly recommended!

Had English Heritage tour with previous owner but all tours follow same experience. Excellent place and absolutely fascinating. Toilets, no shop, no refreshments so take a bottle of water if you need to as tour might take at least 1.5 to 2 hours. Good 'caff' on the main road for a drink etc if you are early for a tour. Wear flat shoes, it's a factory so its not clean.

If you can get on to a tour, it's very interesting, especially if you like run down urbex type places.

NB You need to book and pay for the visit in advance. It is well worth it. The tour takes around an hour and a half and it is fascinating. Our guide was an extremely knowledgeable volunteer. The factory is as it was left in the early 21st century and provides a snapshot of the work done there over the preceding 100 years or so. We'll worth booking.

Interesting place. Needs more attention to visitor flow

Historic silver factory which has been left untouched since the day it closed.

A fantastic insight into the production of silverwear. The factory is as it was left on the last day of production.

Interesting place, working so didn't get chance to look around properly

Didn't get to go in, as we was on another event which went passed here, but we did get a 2min lowdown on the place!

A very informative tour of a genuine victorian factory which was handed to English Heritage in 2008. It really gave an insight into working practices of it's time and how generations of the same families were employed and taught by their elders. A little Birmingham gem.

Ok

Great visit

A time capsule of 1900 working environment

Time warp. Untouched history. Step back 100 years+

This site is amazing, it's a great place to learn more about Brum's industrial heritage. Stepping inside is like unearthing a time capsule, guides are brilliant too - some are former factory workers.

Fascinating, atmospheric and very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Annie Murray

Looks nice