Rise of Neville Chamberlain which became the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra was initiated. The Lord Mayor persuaded Sir Thomas Beecham to conduct a series of events in Birmingham. The concerts caused Birmingham to be regarded as a cultural centre, and in 1919, the Orchestra was formally founded. Chamberlain established the Birmingham Municipal Bank, the only one of its type in the country, which aimed to encourage savings to pay for the war loan. The bank proved highly successful and lasted until 1976, when it was taken over by Lloyds Bank. Chamberlain was re-elected Lord Mayor in 1916, but he did not complete his
Neville Chamberlain (footballer) left Belle Vue and dropped out of the Football League to play for Stafford Rangers, Worksop Town, Shepshed Charterhouse, Matlock Town, Leek Town and Rocester. After retiring as a player he worked as an agent for his brother Mark, and also worked as assistant manager at Alsager Town and manager of Hanley Town. When the pair played together for Port Vale they used to swap shirts at half-time so as to confuse opposition players attempting to mark his brother. Source: Neville Chamberlain (footballer) Neville Patrick Chamberlain (born 22 January 1960) is an English former footballer. A forward, he scored 73