Allen, Philip, Baron Allen of Abbeydale
(1912–2007)
- Brian Cubbon
Extract
Allen, Philip, Baron Allen of Abbeydale (1912–2007), civil servant, was born at 17 Edgedale Road, Sheffield, on 8 July 1912, the younger son of Arthur Allen (1875–1962), schoolmaster, and his wife, Louisa Mary (Louie), née Tipper (1883–1966). From elementary school he won a scholarship to ...