City Hall, Norwich
| City Hall | |
|---|---|
City hall | |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | Norwich, England |
| Address | City Hall, St. Peter's Street, Norwich, NR2 1NH |
| Current tenants | Norwich City Council |
| Completed | 1938 |
| Height | 56.4 m (185 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Charles Holloway James, Stephen Rowland Pierce |
| Website | |
| www | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | City Hall including Police Station |
| Designated | 29 January 1971 |
| Reference no. | 1210484 |
Norwich City Hall is an
city hall for the city of Norwich, East Anglia, in Eastern England. It is one of the Norwich 12, a collection of twelve heritage buildings in Norwich deemed of particular historical and cultural importance. It was designated as a Grade II* listed building in 1971.[1]
History
The new City Hall saw the demolition in Norwich of Tudor, Regency and Victorian buildings on St Peters Street and the Market Place, including many yards and dilapidated municipal buildings. The architects
Architecture
The architects designed for Norwich an
roundels showing the history and industry of Norwich.[6] Eric Aumonier carved the city arms above the Regalia Room window on Bethel Street,[1] and Margaret Calkin James provided textiles for some of the important rooms.[7]
The materials used include
octagonal parlour is panelled in sycamore with French walnut trim, with the door finished in English walnut. The main frontage of the building is 280 feet long, incorporating a 200ft balcony.[8] The city council claims that the balcony is the longest such structure in the UK.[9] Meanwhile, the bell in the clock tower has the deepest tone in East Anglia;[10][11] it, together with the clock, was manufactured by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon.[12]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to City Hall, Norwich.
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "City Hall including Police Station (1210484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Architectural Review, November 1938
- ^ Official opening brochure, 29 October 1938
- ^ "When King George VI came to visit Norwich". Norwich Evening News. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Eastern Daily Press, 21 October 1937
- ^ "Public Sculpture in Central Norwich" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ISBN 978-0952848110.
- ^ Architectural Review, pp.212-216 November 1938
- ^ "Norwich's City Hall to celebrate its 75th birthday". Eastern Daily Press. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "City Hall". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Telling the Time in Norwich" (PDF). The Norwich Society. p. 9. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Commissions". Gillett & Johnston. Retrieved 13 April 2023.