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George Noel Hill
George Noel Hill FRIBA, MTPI (1893–1985) was a British architect. He was the City Architect of Manchester and the Lancashire County Architect.[1][2] G. Noel Hill was born in Liverpool, northern England, and educated at the King William's College, Isle of Man. He then proceeded to the School of Architecture at the University of Liverpool.[1] During 1912–1926, Hill worked with three private architectural firms in Liverpool. He also served as a private in the King's Regiment (Liverpool) during World War One.[3] In 1926, he was appointed senior assistant in the Liverpool City Architect's department. From 1928 to 1932, he worked as the chief architectural assistant in the Leicester Corporation Surveyor's department. While working in Leicester, he designed the Leicester City Police Headquarters and additions to Leicester Town Hall, including a Council Chamber and suite for the Lord Mayor of the city.[1]    Hill then became the second City Architect at Manchester, succeeding Henry Price (1867–1944) when he retired in August 1932.[7] In this role, he designed a new Manchester City Police Headquarters in Bootle Street (1933–37)[4][3] with a Portland stone facade, and was involved with the development of Wythenshawe including the Wythenshawe Bus Garage (1939–42)[6] with a concrete shell,[8] as well as a new Central Reference Library and Town Hall extension with the architect Vincent Harris.[1] He also worked on Ringway Airport hanger (1937) and other buildings (1939),[5] now Manchester Airport. In June 1945, Hill was appointed to be the Lancashire County Architect,[9] from which he retired in 1958.[10] In Manchester, Hill was succeeded as City Architect by Leonard Cecil Howitt. Hill was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).[2] References
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