Martin & Chamberlain
John Henry Chamberlain, William Martin, and Frederick Martin were architects in victorian Birmingham, England. Their names are attributed singly or pairs to many terracotta buildings, particulary the 40-odd 'Board Schools' made necessary by legislation.
John Henry Chamberlain, (1831-1883) settled in Birmingham in 1856 and joined a partnership with William Martin in 1864. Martin & Chamberlain were responsible for the Birmingham Board Schools, police stations, baths and Birmingham Waterworks. The Birmingham School of Art, Edmund Street was one of his last commissions. It was finished by William Martin.
William Martin, (1829-1900) went into partnership with his son Frederick Martin after Chamberlain’s death.
Frederick Martin, son of William Martin, designed the Grade I listed former Bell Edison Telephone Building (17 & 19 Newhall Street) in Newhall Street.