Basic Biographical Details Name: | G Noel Hill | Designation: | | Born: | 1893 | Died: | 1985 | Bio Notes: | Described by Manchester City News in 1938 as "young, tall and bespectacled," George Noel Hill FRIBA MTPI was only the second City Architect of Manchester, succeeding Henry Price on his retirement in August 1932. He was born in Liverpool and was educated at the King William’s College in the Isle of Man, from where he went to the Liverpool University School of Architecture. Between 1912 and 1926 he held posts with three private firms in Liverpool and served in the First World War from 1914 to 1919.
In 1926 he became senior assistant in the City Architect’s Department at Liverpool, and two years later he went to Leicester as chief architectural assistant to the Leicester Corporation Surveyor’s Department, a position which he held until 1932 when he was appointed City Architect of Manchester. While in Leicester he designed the new City Police Headquarters and additions to the Town Hall which included a new Council Chamber and a new suite for the Lord Mayor.
As Manchester City Architect he designed a new police headquarters in Bootle Street and was involved with the development of Wythenshawe, and the scheme for a new Central Reference Library and Town Hall Extension (architect Vincent Harris)
In June 1945 he was appointed to the post of Lancashire County Architect, retiring in 1958.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, England | Business | 1932 | 1945 | City Architect | | County Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England | Business | 1945 | 1958 | County Architect |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Leonard Cecil Howitt | 1937 | 1945 | Deputy Architect | Excluding war service |
RIBARIBA ProposalsThis proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Thomas Duffy | 9 July 1946 | for Fellowship |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1948 | Ashton and Lea County Primary School | Preston | | Lancashire | England | Lancashire County Architect |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Manchester Guardian | 9 June 1945 | | | p6 | | RIBA Journal | February 1986 | vol 93 no 2 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p89 - obituary. |
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