Basic Site Details
| Name: | Norwich Municipal Buildings |
| Town, district or village: | Norwich |
| City or county: | Norfolk |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 146 competition entries in total; competition won by C H James & S R Pierce of London. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Norwich City Hall | Yes | |
| Norwich Town Hall | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1931 | Competition design | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) John Burnet, Tait & Lorne | A | 1931 | Competition design - 2nd premiated design | ||
| Francis Lorne | A | 1931 | Competition design - 2nd premiated design | ||
| Ludovic Gordon Farquhar | A | 1931 | Competition design - 2nd premiated design | ||
| Thomas Smith Tait | A | 1931 | Competition design - 2nd premiated design | ||
| Alexander Dunlop | B | 1931 | Competition design - as assistant to James Miller | ||
| James Miller | B | 1931 | Competition design | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Pevsner, N and Wilson, B | 1997 | Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East | Norfolk 1, 2nd Ed | London: Penguin Group | pp262-4 |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1933 | 368 (Miller) | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 20 May 1932 | pp272-3 | ||
| Builder | 27 May 1932 | CXLII | Burnet, Tait & Lorne | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Alexander Dunlop: L no5604 (combined box 90) | |