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John Lyons Theatre

A hidden gem in the heart of the West End.

The John Lyon's Theatre accommodates our popular accredited acting courses, City Lit Theatre Company, technical theatre and stage management, and many other acting and music courses and performances..

Person working at a craft bench in a workshop, using small hand tools and materials, with other participants and worktables visible in the background.

Learn New Techniques

Take your pick from taster and introductory courses (such as 'How to Make a Ring') through to more specialist courses that focus on techniques. These include: 

  • Engraving
  • Casting
  • Keum-boo
  • Stone setting
  • Electroforming Technical Drawing
  • Technical Drawing
  • CAD/CAM
  • Laser Cutting
  • Wax carving
  • Beading and more.

The Studio

Jewellery-making workshop with wooden workbenches, adjustable task lamps, stools, and tools arranged around a shared studio workspace.Jewellery-making workshop with wooden workbenches, adjustable task lamps, stools, and tools arranged around a shared studio workspace.

Our purpose-built open-plan Jewellery Studio provides access to industry standard equipment, specialist kit and tools, spread across three workspaces with good natural light.

Wall-mounted storage of metalworking and jewellery-making tools, including hammers, files, clamps, and hand tools organised on shelves and racks.Wall-mounted storage of metalworking and jewellery-making tools, including hammers, files, clamps, and hand tools organised on shelves and racks.

The main jewellery workshop features 16 jewellery benches with basic toolsets for students to use individually, as well as access to a broad range of shared equipment and machinery. 

The Equipment

Person using a rolling mill in a jewellery workshop to shape or flatten metal, with workbenches and task lighting in the background.Person using a rolling mill in a jewellery workshop to shape or flatten metal, with workbenches and task lighting in the background.
Close-up of hands polishing a small metal piece against a rotating buffing wheel in a jewellery workshop.Close-up of hands polishing a small metal piece against a rotating buffing wheel in a jewellery workshop.
Person using a jeweller’s torch to heat metal on a soldering station, with a blue flame directed at a small workpiece.Person using a jeweller’s torch to heat metal on a soldering station, with a blue flame directed at a small workpiece.

  • Materials

    All of our jewellery courses provide the basic materials in reasonable quantities such as:

    • Base metals
    • Paper
    • Enamel
    • Chemicals
    • Sundries (Etching resist, Polishing compound etc.). 

  • Machinery and Tools

    • Pendant motors
    • Drills
    • Polishing motors
    • Etching and electroforming tanks
    • Enamelling kilns and equipment
    • Casting furnaces
    • Rolling mills
    • Guillotines
    • Draw Bench
    • Soldering station
    • (Magnetic) Barrels
    • Pickles
    • A supersonic cleaner
    • Fly and hydraulic presses

Study Jewellery Making at City Lit

By enrolling onto our jewellery courses, you get full access to the studio and all the equipment relevant to your course.

Check out our full list of courses by clicking the button below.