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George Noel Hill FRIBA, MTPI (1893–1985) was a British architect. He was the City Architect of Manchester and the Lancashire County Architect.

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.

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. 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.

Hill then became the second City Architect at Manchester, succeeding Henry Price (1867–1944) when he retired in August 1932. In this role, he designed the Broadway Baths (1932) in New Moston and a new Manchester City Police Headquarters in Bootle Street (1933–37), with a Portland stone facade. He was involved with the development of Wythenshawe, including designing the Withington Fire and Police Stations (1931), and Wythenshawe Bus Garage (1939–42) with a novel concrete shell. 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. In addition, he worked on Ringway Airport hanger (1937) and other buildings (1939), now Manchester Airport.

In June 1945, Hill was appointed to be the Lancashire County Architect, from which he retired in 1958. 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).

References

1. ^ Darlington, Neil (2024). "George Noel Hill". A Biographical Dictionary of the Architects of Greater Manchester, 1800–1940. The Victorian Society. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. ^ "Obituary: George Noel Hill". RIBA Journal. 93 (2): 89. February 1986.
3. ^ "Manchester City Police Headquarters, Bootle Street, M.2". The New Wipers Times. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
4. ^ "Manchester City Police Headquarters – City Architect: G. Noel Hill [F.]" (PDF). RIBA Journal. 45 (7): 342–346. 7 February 1938. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
5. ^ Darlington, Neil (2024). "Ringway Airport". A Biographical Dictionary of the Architects of Greater Manchester, 1800–1940. The Victorian Society. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
6. ^ "Wythenshawe Bus Depot". mainstreammodern.co.uk. UK: Mainstream Modern. 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
7. "George Noel Hill appointment as City Architect". Manchester City News. 19 March 1932. p. 6.
8. "The entrance of the Broadway Leisure Centre in New Moston". UK: Historic England. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
9. "A view of Withington Fire and Police Stations, which were built in 1931 and designed by G. Noel Hill". UK: Historic England. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
10. Glancey, Jonathan (26 May 2003). "The untouchables". The Guardian.
11. "George Noel Hill appointed Lancashire County Architect". Manchester Guardian. 9 June 1945. p. 6.
12. "George Noel Hill retirement". Manchester Guardian. 7 November 1958. p. 18.

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