Radiant diamonds, sapphires, and rubies have been among the most coveted gemstones on the planet for nearly a century. But long before their reign, a far less dazzling gem captured the hearts of ...
You are in: Tees > Places > Coast > Get with the Jet set Norman and his jet By Lee Johnson It’s black, shiny and you probably own some jewellery made from it, but what exactly is Whitby Jet? Norman ...
You are in: Tees > Entertainment > Arts and Culture > The black magic of Whitby Jet Susan Goodall uses jet in her paintings Whitby jet is famous all over the world and has been carved and polished ...
It was, after 180 million years, a very rapid decline. When W Hamond, Jet Manufacturers, opened its doors in Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast in 1860, the jet business was booming. Victorian ...
We’ve all seen the rows of jewellery shops down the tight streets of Whitby displaying trinkets made of Jet, but have you ever wondered what Jet is and where it comes from? Jet is one of the world’s ...
It's been called the jewel in the crown of the stunning Yorkshire Coast. But Whitby is hiding another treasure of its own. Beneath the rocks of the North Yorkshire seaside town, and the surrounding ...
Whitby jet is famous all over the world and has been carved and polished into jewellery for centuries. Now, out how one local artist has been inspired by Whitby jet and has found a unique way of using ...
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When W Hamond, Jet Manufacturers, opened its doors in Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast in 1860, the jet business was booming. Victorian tourists couldn't get enough of the gleaming, velvet-black ...