Jonathan Swan - The Workshop
Description
A Jewellers in the heart of Lewes, East Sussex The Shop
The original building dates from 800 – 900 AD, it’s 300 years older than the Norman Castle under which it sits, and 3 times older than anything non-native in North America.
When we took the building over in 1981, it was in disrepair, having been the London and Provincial Butchers; and then as it slid downhill, a plumber’s store and an Oxfam shop.
We started off trying to keep ahead of the field, and provide work that the public wanted to buy, but which was daring; and that is precisely what we’re still trying to do. However we do get bored easily, so we’re always looking out for new ideas!
Evening Classes
Classes are run here Monday to Thursday evenings (18:00 - 21:00) for 13 weeks a term.
We have a maximum capacity of 12 people per night for with 2 tutors; and therefore a pupil ratio of 6:1.
Our pupils range from school kids to the retired; some of whom have been coming to the classes for 20+ years (because the workshop is rather tricky to get away from once you've been here a while!)
Pieces made range from the very simple to the extraordinarily complicated.
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Opening Hours
- Monday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Tuesday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Wednesday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Thursday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Friday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Saturday
- 09:30 - 17:00
RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS
facebook.comlook at all the sunshine !!
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sunshine equals bright colours in my book !
The Work Shop, Lewes
Jonathan has started his travel blog on the shop website, www.theworkshoplewes.com !
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The Workshop window brimming with talented new designers. #ArtWaveTrail #Lewes #jewellery #newdesigners #independent #unusual
Art Wave started today...more pics to follow soon. we're no.106 on the #ArtwaveFestival trail. #graduates #sterlingsilver #contemporary #jewellery #design #bespoke
getting things ready for the window.....
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Art Wave starts this Saturday 17th August. We will have 13 new jewelley graduates displaying their wares !
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last minute flying visit from the boss just now, off on their big adventure tomorrow !
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collected a few extra props this morning ! #nature #seeds #lovelife #lovenature #wildlife #freshair #natural #TheWorkshop #loveinsects
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and today's theme is............love insects !
black, white and orange....and pink ! #perspex #recycledleather #retro #zebra #TheWorkshop #Lewes
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been taking refuge in the lovely coool basement with Peter ! #TheWorkshop #Replastic #Replicants #toyfigures #unusual #quirky
PICTURES BY OTHER USERS ON INSTAGRAM
Resizing Eliza's beautiful old signet ring ☄️
Working on this guy 🗿
Feeling festive here. Come get your Christmas presents 🎁
The High Street is boarding up for Bonfire Night! Come and get your bonfire boy brooches from The Workshop 🔥
#jewellery #enamelled #necklace #kingfisher #silver #alisonhaddon #bird
Three Colour Saphire Engagement Ring. This is an engagement ring containing the only three colour sapphire I have seen with yellow sapphires either side. I was very pleased about this because the girl worked with the gemological section of the natural history museum and she hadn't seen one either. #saphire #threecolour #engagement #ring #engagementring #yellowsapphire
Paris Quadrifolia Flower Ring. Platinum and diamond ring modeled after the Paris Quadrifolia to go with the Swiss flower necklace. . . #parisquadrifolia #platinum #diamond #ring #jewellery
Wedding rings for a writer and composer. I made patterns from notes and words. He gave notes and she gave words from a song that they wrote together. In 9ct white gold with 18ct yellow gold highlights. #weddingrings #gold #whitegold #9carat #carat #18carat #love
I was given a whole load of natural garnets, found on a beach during childhood. I made little frames , made a cement out of ground garnets, put whole crystals in and lapped them down flat in situ. Always nice to build memories of mucking about on a beach with nothing much to do into something as formal as cufflinks. #cufflinks #natural #garnets #gems #jewellery
Trapiche emerald ring. These faacinating natural emeralds are found only in the Musa mine in Columbia. They are formed when emerald crystals grow next door to eachother and compact into a lattice. #ring #trapicheemerald #emerald #columbia #jewellery
Come and have a look at all our beaded necklaces
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