The story of Lanes Jewellery

How it all began:

From a very early age the creative side of Michael Lane, the little council house lad, was always present, he painted the inside of the family’s shed together with the garden tools and the lawn mower a nice shade of yellow emulsion!
This developed into taking everything apart and attempting to re-assemble them again in between scribbling (artistically) on walls and furniture in the house.
Then school days arrived, which Michael disliked intensely, all but art and later technical drawing.
Left school to study graphic design, art & photography.
He always wanted to do something creative.
Michael met a skilled Hatton Garden Diamond mounter by chance, in his late Fathers shop who at the time was buying his fishing tackle! The following week was taken to his workshop in London and was instantly smitten by this interesting trade.
He began making jewellery as a hobby, then finished his Foundation Art course in Cambridge and decided not to be a hippy after all!
His formal training as a goldsmith and diamond mounter began under the strict supervision of London’s Hatton Garden craftsmen.
After around 5 years went to work in St. Albans, working as a goldsmith making commissions, which included work for DeBeers diamond collections.
Michael’s parents (now sadly no longer with us), wanted to semi-retire to Norfolk, he tagged along and with his father, Lanes Jewellery was born.
Lanes originally opened a shop in Holt in 1981. Moved to their position in the Market Place in 1988 and through the years have gone from strength to strength………….

A note from Michael Lane:

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In memory of my Mum & Dad.