Jewellery shops in Lanes by Kevin F. 20 April 2012Can anyone explain how there came to be so many jewellery shops in the Lanes?7 replies Re: Jewellery shops in Lanes by Roy Grant 20 April 2012I admit to having no idea and can only guess. If you had phrased you question as, “Secondhand” Jewelery Shops, perhaps the answer hangs over the Market Street entrance to the Lanes. If you look up, you should still be able to see an old tradesman’s sign showing three brass balls, for the corner shop was a pawnbrokers, and there must have been many others like it in that location. Re: Jewellery shops in Lanes by Geoffrey Mead 20 April 2012Retailing in any large urban area is distributed under a hierachy of goods.Higher order goods[eg jewellery] cluster with other higher order goods as the target audience is limited. Higher order tend to be smaller or require less heavy stock to be kept, and the footfall-as the markup is high-is not necessarily high. One designer frock = thousands of 99p shop items! Smaller premises, as in The Lanes, are thus perfect for these goods as is the perception of history. Clusters of high order shops categorise certain city centres, Brighton as a major regional shopping centre has a higher percentage than similar sized cities. This is a sketchy account as it is a long time since I did any first year graduate geography! Re: Jewellery shops in Lanes by jules 21 April 2012Many thanks, i guess when you think about “clustering” it does happen in Brighton so the cluster of jewellers shops in the Lanes starts to make more sense…. Re: Jewellery shops in Lanes by Roy Grant 21 April 2012I suppose the magic word in Geoff’s definition is “Clustering,” where almost identical trades feed off each other offering similar goods or services. Looking for a restaurant? major cluster around Preston Street. Buying shoes? major cluster around Western Road. Fresh vegetables & fruit? cluster in the Open Market. Family butchers? clusters used to be around London Road Market & Sidney Street (both used to have slaughter houses nearby). So for a piece of Jewelery, the major cluster is the Lanes. How the Jewelery trade came to be in that location initially however, could easily have its origins in small workshops for artisans and the local pawnbrokers. Re: Jewellery shops in Lanes by Valerie Kehoe 13 May 2012Hi Jules …my grtgrandmother (Mary Ann BRYAN) had her shop at No 5 ‘The Lanes’ (1901 census) …her occupation was ‘wardrobe dealer’ …. (second-hand clothing I’ve been told). I visited there 5 years ago ….(unfortunately shop closed!) but current occupier seems to have ‘fairy giftware’. Valerie Re: Jewellery shops in Lanes by Russ Darbon 12 July 2022 9:23 AMI take groups of tourists around Brighton. One such group included some employees of a well-known financial management consultancy. I set them a semi-serious test: how do all these jewellery shops etc sustain themselves? At the end of the tour, one of them said this: Well, Russell, think of it this way. You only have to sell one item a month at say £28,000 (a price they had noticed for something in one of the shops) for you to relax until the following month. (On that particular day, the footfall in most of the shops, seemed to be very low; even for the up-market venues)… Re: Jewellery shops in Lanes by Geoffrey Mead 12 July 2022 9:44 AMHi Russ, your piece above echoes what I initially suggested in 2012! So my geography undergraduate work is not wasted! Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. 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