Noel Moore
Noel Ernest Ackroyd Moore (25 November 1928 – 30 May 2008) was a British
Early life
Born in Yorkshire, on 25 November 1928, Moore was the son of a
Civil service
Moore entered the
Moore began his association with
With the successful conclusion of decimalisation, Moore transferred to the
Retirement
Following Moore's retirement in 1986 he continued to be in demand as an advisor to the European Union on how to manage the transition to the Euro. He also advised the Bank of England for an exhibition marking 25 years since the introduction of the decimal currency.[1][3] In 2000 he was extensively interviewed for Funny Money, a documentary about decimalisation in Channel 4's Secret History series.[10]
With his wife, Mary, whom he had married in 1954, he was a regular volunteer at an Oxfam shop in Brentwood. Mary died in January 2008. Moore died of a brain tumour on 30 May 2008, leaving two sons, David and Richard.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Wilding, Richard (23 July 2008). "Obituary—Noel Moore—Civil servant who masterminded Britain's conversion to decimalisation". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ^ "No. 39306". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 August 1951. p. 4257.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Noel Moore: a principal architect of the change to decimal currency". The Times. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ^ "No. 39764". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 January 1953. pp. 621–624.
- ^ "No. 39778". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1953. p. 970.
- ^ "No. 40221". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 July 1954. p. 3886.
- ^ "No. 40639". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 November 1955. p. 6339.
- ^ "No. 40867". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 August 1956. p. 4973.
- OCLC 696524.
- ^ "Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute".