John Bond Pearce
English architect (bapt. 1843 – 1903)
John Bond Pearce (bapt. 25 January 1843 – 9 March 1903) was an English architect from Norwich, Norfolk. His architectural practice was in Surrey Street, Norwich. His son Neville Bond Pearce was also a noted architect. Pearce designed many of his building in the Victorian Gothic architectural style, a good example being the town hall in Great Yarmouth opened in 1882.
List of Works
The Royal Hotel (1840), 4 Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.
The Agricultural Hall (1882), renamed Anglia House, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich
Great Yarmouth Town Hall (1882), Hall Quay, Great Yarmouth
Manor Hotel (1900), Mundesley, Norfolk
Alms Houses at East Bilney, Norfolk
Catholic Chapel (1874) at Norwich Cemetery, Bowthorpe Road.
Christ Church, Church Avenue, Norwich (1879)
Buxton Parish Church, Norfolk, extensively restored (1881–2)
Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Griston, Norfolk
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References
Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wilson, Bill (2002).
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