Final farewell to 'Mr Brum' FUNERAL: Hundreds of mourners celebrate life of Sir Richard.(News) From: Birmingham Mail (England) | Date: February 28, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: By Jane Tyler

A BIRMINGHAM church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of "Mr Birmingham" Sir Richard Knowles.

It was standing room only when more than 200 family, friends and political allies and foes crammed into St Michael and All Angels Parish Church in Bartley Green yesterday to pay tribute to the former city council leader who died last week aged 90 from bladder cancer.

Politicians put their allegiances aside to pay respects to th...