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]

George Noel Hill FRIBA, MTPI
Hill in the 1960s
Born	1893 Wallasey, England
Died	1985 (aged 91–92) Bournemouth, England
Citizenship	British
Education	King William's College, Isle of Man
Alma mater	University of Liverpool School of Architecture
Occupation	Architect
Years active	1912–1958
Known for	Manchester City Architect
Spouse	Josephine Shepherd Wharton
Children	George Wharton Hill
Parents	George Hammond Hill (father) Annie Edith Thwaite (mother)
Relatives	Thomas Hill (great uncle) Jonathan Hill (grandson)
Practice	Leicester Corporation Manchester Corporation Lancashire County
Buildings	Leicester City Police Headquarters Manchester City Police Headquarters Wythenshawe Bus Garage
Projects	Manchester Central Library Manchester Town Hall Extension Ringway Airport

G. Noel Hill was born in Wallasey, 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 (with A.T. Gooseman) and additions to Leicester Town Hall, including a Council Chamber and suite for the Lord Mayor of the city.^[1]

Manchester City Police Headquarters^[4] main entrance

Ringway Airport^[5] in the late 1930s

Wythenshawe Bus Garage^[6]

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 the Broadway Baths (1932) in New Moston^[8] and a new Manchester City Police Headquarters in Bootle Street (1933–37),^[4][3] with a Portland stone facade. He was involved with the development of Wythenshawe, including designing the Withington Fire and Police Stations (1931),^[9] and the Grade II*-listed Wythenshawe Bus Garage (1939–42)^[6] with a novel concrete shell.^[10] As Manchester City Architect, he was also involved with the new Manchester Central Library (opened 1934) and Town Hall Extension (opened 1938), designed by the architect Vincent Harris.^[1] In addition, he 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,^[11] from which he retired in 1958.^[12] 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]