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Article: Chamberlain home 'neglected' by council; n Family anger over inappropriate use of Highbury Hall.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2009
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Byline: PAUL BRADLEY
The great granddaughter of Joseph Chamberlain last night accused Birmingham City Council of decades of neglect and mismanagement that has resulted in the former family home, Highbury Hall, needing pounds 3.85 million of repairs.
In an emotional statement made at a Charities and Trusts sub committee meeting in the Chamberlain Rooms at the Council House, Mary De Vere Taylor said the council had failed to keep its end of the bargain when it was made sole trustee of the ...