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Neville Chamberlain

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As a campaign has started to have blue plaques to celebrated Neville Chamberlain, industrialist, politician and a prime minister, there is the concern of him being "air brushed" from history.

The appeasement campaign with Adolph Hitler is seen as the main cause for the lack of a blue plaque in his name, so far, but should that fact be corrected. Neville is credited for doing much for Birmingham and deserves recognition.
 
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As a campaign has started to have blue plaques to celebrated Neville Chamberlain, industrialist, politician and a prime minister, there is the concern of him being "air brushed" from history.

The appeasement campaign with Adolph Hitler is seen as the main cause for the lack of a blue plaque in his name, so far, but should that fact be corrected. Neville is credited for doing much for Birmingham and deserves recognition.
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Wholeheartedly agree that Neville Chamberlain should be recognised for what he achieved by means of blue plaques. He achieved a lot nationally and in Birmingham. When he returned from Munich he was welcomed as a hero by the nation - included many politicians who later turned on him.

See also posts under Joseph Chamberlain/27 and 6 and some of the others which mention Neville/Munich.
 
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Thanks, the words on the plaque agreed…

NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN (1869-1940) Councillor and Lord Mayor of Birmingham, MP and Prime Minister Founder of Birmingham Municipal Bank and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, champion of social housing and committed conservationist.

Champion of social housing and committed conservationist needs further investigation.
 
This sounds a bit familiar.

Neville's business interests included taking over, in 1897, of Hoskins and Son, who specialised in making cabin births for ships and later hospital beds for the NHS.

Radiorails (Alan) in the Clemente’s Arms thread steers to an entry in Hansard.

In July 1926 Neville was Minister of Health and the PM was asked if Chamberlain was still a director of Hoskins and Son Ltd. In view of the fact that the company has enjoyed and still is enjoying contractural relationship with the Government

HOSKINS AND SONS, LIMITED, BIRMINGHAM (Mr. N. CHAMBER-LAIN'S DIRECTORSHIP). (Hansard, 8 July 1926)

HOSKINS AND SONS, LIMITED, BIRMINGHAM (Mr. N. CHAMBER-LAIN'S DIRECTORSHIP). (Hansard, 8 July 1926)
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I think they are sand cast in metal then painted?
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John Gale, Blue Plaque Designer- Flying the Flag for BCS and for Birmingham! - Birmingham Civic Society

When I first met John Gale at the Tony De Vit blue plaque unveiling in September 2022 he was a quiet and reserved gentleman. At our second meeting John is all those things and more, but this time we had a chance to sit and chat about John designing the iconic blue plaques that celebrate...
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But you could visit and see or ask the civic society.
 
Stokkie said:
I think they are sand cast in metal then painted?
www.birminghamcivicsociety.org.uk

John Gale, Blue Plaque Designer- Flying the Flag for BCS and for Birmingham! - Birmingham Civic Society

When I first met John Gale at the Tony De Vit blue plaque unveiling in September 2022 he was a quiet and reserved gentleman. At our second meeting John is all those things and more, but this time we had a chance to sit and chat about John designing the iconic blue plaques that celebrate...
www.birminghamcivicsociety.org.uk www.birminghamcivicsociety.org.uk
But you could visit and see or ask the civic society.
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thanks ..i asked that becouse my dad worked in a foundry as a sand caster moulder, they made lots of plaques for people/councils. and for
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When Neville Chamberlain started in business he became a Director, and later Chairman, at Elliott’s Metal Company in Selly Oak. Manufacturers of copper, brass and yellow metal. In particular they produced “Indian squares” which were exported to Benares (Varanasi) to be worked up in that city.

So what exactly are Indian squares ?
 
It looks like Neville Chamberlain has wide recognition for his social housing policy on a national level while In Parliament. It would be interesting to see what he did at local level while Alderman and Lord Mayor for social housing in Birmingham.
 
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This sounds a bit familiar.

Neville's business interests included taking over, in 1897, of Hoskins and Son, who specialised in making cabin births for ships and later hospital beds for the NHS.

Radiorails (Alan) in the Clemente’s Arms thread steers to an entry in Hansard.

In July 1926 Neville was Minister of Health and the PM was asked if Chamberlain was still a director of Hoskins and Son Ltd. In view of the fact that the company has enjoyed and still is enjoying contractural relationship with the Government

HOSKINS AND SONS, LIMITED, BIRMINGHAM (Mr. N. CHAMBER-LAIN'S DIRECTORSHIP). (Hansard, 8 July 1926)

HOSKINS AND SONS, LIMITED, BIRMINGHAM (Mr. N. CHAMBER-LAIN'S DIRECTORSHIP). (Hansard, 8 July 1926)
hansard.millbanksystems.com
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The above conflict of interest concerning the NHS was not the first time the Chamberlain involvement was questioned…September 1900, Morning Leader….The question of Admiralty contracts and the Chamberlains.

Elliott’s Metal Company was formed in 1874. Joseph Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary first appeared on the register in 1886 with 405 shares, but in the 1898 list Neville Chamberlain appeared with 405 shares. Clearly he had passed the shares on to his son. Neville had been appointed as a director in conjunction with three of his uncles, and was later to become Chairman.

In 1900 the relatives of Joseph Chamberlain held upwards of one half of the share capital of the Company. Joseph Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons that he had no connection, direct or indirect, with any firm supplying war material to the Government.

The Tube Association’s monthly meeting discussed a tender for Admiralty tubes. Neville Chamberlain took a very prominent part.

It was reported that while speaking in Oldham about the personal attacks levelled at him, Neville said, without the usual sense of humour, “Let them repeat their attacks in Birmingham and his constituents would know how to deal with them.”
 
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