Alderman Byng Kenrick : tributes and appreciations on his retirement : City of Birmingham Education Department, 1943

            The title page of the book of tributes and appreciations paid to Alderman Byng Kenrick on his retirement as Chairman of the City of Birmingham's Education Committee in 1943. The book in which they appear was assembled, printed and published by the City of Birmingham's School of Printing under the editorship of Leonard Jay, the long term head of the school. The School was a department of the College of Arts & Crafts that was under the control of the council's Education Department.

The book was set in 14-point Granjon on Linotype machine and printed in the School's letterpress  classes by students of the school. The title page is dominated by this fine version of the city's coat of arms with industry and the arts as supporters. When the City Council was reorganised in 1974 the arms were retained but arts and industry were reversed.

Alderman Wilfred Byng Kenrick (1872 - 1962) was a member of a family much involved int he city's municipal affairs and was indeed related to the Chamberlain family who, again, were deeply involved in the city's development and administration when it was recognised as being  amongst the best in the world. The Kenricks belonged to a longstanding family involved in the iron trade in neighbouring West Bromwich and the family firm, Archibald Kenrick & Sons, had origins dating back to 1791. The firm prospered in the Black Country trades of holloware and ironwork. The company, with many others, suffered in the decline in trade during the 1930s, but survived and whilst working on munitions contracts for WW2 finally dropped their loss-making holloware goods. In post-war years their trade in domestic ironware was boosted by their decision to start manufacturing the Shepherd's patent die-cast furniture castor that I'm sure many recall.

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