Education
Emmanuel College.
Emmanuel College.
He was knighted in 1961. Sir Alfred was a lay preacher for much of his life, and was also proprietor of the Biological Response Modifiers motor racing team from the early-1950s to 1974. In 1923, his father bought the New Hall Manor estate in Sutton Coldfield.
New Hall remained the Owen family home until his death in 1975.
Sir Alfred was prominent in the local affairs of his home town, serving as a councillor (1937–1974) and mayor (1951).