made in SAltburn-by-the-sea

Whitby Jet Jewellery Specialists

Whitby Jet Jewellery is our trademark. We handcraft our collection of rings, pendants, bracelets and earrings combining this local natural resource with silver and gold to create unique black coloured gemstone jewellery.

RARE AND BEAUTIFUL
THE HISTORY OF WHITBY JET

Whitby Jet is a type of hard, black fossilized wood found along the North Yorkshire Coast shaped by rockfalls and the ocean. It has been used for jewellery and decorative objects since the Roman times. However, it was during the Victorian era that Whitby Jet became extremely popular, especially after the death of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert. Queen Victoria wore mourning jewellery made from Whitby Jet, and it became the fashionable choice for mourning jewellery across Britain.

The town of Whitby, located in North Yorkshire, became the main source for Whitby Jet, and a thriving industry was established. Yorkshire Jewellery Company are now leading makers of Whitby Jet Jewellery.

HAND COLLECTED & handmade
SUSTAINABLE SOURCING

Our Whitby Jet is collected by our family team from our local coastline. We find deposits amongst rockpools on local beaches where it has washed up having been dislodged from the cliffs through coastal erosion.

Back at our jewellery workshops we shape and polish these pieces as featured gemstones within our highly popular handmade collections of Whitby Jet rings, pendants, bracelets and earrings.

YORKSHIRE GEMS
A JEWELLERY SOUVENIR

Whitby jet is famed for it's deep and intense black colour and the lustrous shine that can be achieved by polishing it.

Widely chosen as a black gemstone, our Whitby Jet Jewellery is especially popular as a souvenir from a North Yorkshire coastal visit and as a jewellery choice or gift for Yorkshire folk. Our extensive range is on display in our Saltburn-by-the-sea town centre shop.

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