Fitzgerald Jewellers Marks 25 Years in Canterbury with Handmade XXV Collection

30 Sep 2026

The Canterbury independent will unveil its anniversary collection alongside the Christmas issue of By Fitzgerald, featuring an exclusive interview with Betts Group Managing Director Charlie Betts on the future of the jewellery trade.

Canterbury independent Fitzgerald Jewellers is marking its 25th anniversary with the launch of XXV, a new jewellery collection handmade in its on-site workshop and inspired by the city’s Roman past.

Launching on Friday 2nd October, XXV brings together a collection of individually crafted pieces designed and handmade by the goldsmiths at Fitzgerald Jewellers.

The collection takes inspiration from Roman Canterbury and the jewellery, symbolism and decorative traditions of the Roman world. Serpents, intaglios, coins and richly coloured gemstones feature throughout, with each piece offering a contemporary interpretation of an ancient influence.

Rather than reproducing historical artefacts, the Fitzgerald team has used the past as a starting point to create jewellery intended to be worn and treasured today.

Created using recycled precious metals, every piece has been made by hand in the jeweller’s Canterbury workshop using traditional goldsmithing techniques. The collection brings together the skills of Fitzgerald’s workshop team including their Master Goldsmith Luke Blackie, Apprentice Goldsmith Olivia Gardiner and Goldsmith Evelyn Mulholland.

Fitzgerald Jewellers opened in Canterbury in 2001 under Managing Director Trevor Fitzgerald. Twenty-five years later, the independent business remains in the city, with traditional craftsmanship, bespoke jewellery and its visible on-site workshop at the heart of the store.

Fitzgerald Jewellers Manager Olivia Stewart-Stead says,  

“XXV is a celebration of both where we are and what we do.

“Canterbury has an extraordinary history beneath its streets and that gave us such a rich starting point, but we never wanted simply to reproduce Roman jewellery. We wanted our goldsmiths to interpret that history in their own way and create pieces that feel relevant now.

“Most importantly, in every piece we hope you can see the hands of its maker. These are pieces made to be worn today, but we hope they will be treasured for long enough that perhaps, one day, somebody will discover a little of our history through them.”

A TWO-DAY CELEBRATION IN CANTERBURY

XXV will be unveiled at Fitzgerald Jewellers during a two day in-store launch on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October 2026.

A Press & Friends Preview from 10am until 12pm on Friday 2 October will offer invited guests the first opportunity to discover the completed collection, meet the makers and see inside the workshop where XXV was created.

The preview will take place over a relaxed breakfast of coffee, fresh juice, pastries and seasonal fruit.

The store will then welcome the wider public across Friday and Saturday to discover XXV and the craftsmanship and stories behind the collection.

BY FITZGERALD: THE FUTURE OF JEWELLERY

The launch will also mark the release of the Christmas issue of By Fitzgerald, the jeweller’s independently produced magazine, with its latest edition turning its attention to the future of the jewellery industry.

At the heart of the issue is an exclusive interview with Charlie Betts, Managing Director of The Betts Group, one of Britain’s oldest precious metal businesses. Spanning nine generations and more than 260 years of family history, the conversation explores how one of the trade’s most established names is approaching the future.

Betts discusses the growing importance of provenance and responsible sourcing, the development of Single Mine Origin gold, innovation in recovering silver from waste through AgAIN, and the role technology, traceability and product passports could play in the jewellery customers buy in years to come.

The Christmas issue will be available for the first time during the XXV launch on 2 October, bringing together stories of heritage, craftsmanship and innovation as Fitzgerald Jewellers celebrates its own 25-year milestone.

XXV will be available exclusively from Fitzgerald Jewellers in Canterbury from 2 October 2026. 

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