Alwyne Chappell

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Yorkshire born in Leeds on 13th Nov 1934, I was heir to the Chappell family undertaking business that was started by my great grandfather Albert Chappell. The business took a cultural leap forward when my grandfather Albert Chappell altered the sign on the wall of his joinery workshop from Undertaker to Funeral Director. My father Albert Chappell eventually took control of the business and changed the sign yet again to Joiner and Funeral Director. It didn't leave much room for manoeuvre sign-wise should his son Alwyne Albert Chappell ever wish to follow the trend in company Logo modernisation. As it turned out, I never did take control of the family business, for I recognised at a very early age that however one described the core function of funeral directing, it would still involve dead bodies. The aspirations of today's young men differ considerably from those of my era; train… Read more

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