Noel Bamford

Bamford, who was known as Noel rather than his given first name, went into partnership with fellow architect Arthur Pierce, who had also worked for Lutyens. The pair's firm, as Bamford & Pierce, was responsible for the design of a number of houses in the affluent suburb of Parnell and Remuera in the Arts & Crafts style, although their work was also influenced by Lutyens. Among Bamford's output was Ngahere, a house in Epson built in 1908 and designated by Heritage New Zealand in April 2010 as a Historic Place Category 2 with the listing number 4501. Another was Neligan House in Parnell, built for the Bishop of Auckland in 1909–1910 and deemed a Historic Place Category 1 since 1989. Another well known property designed by Bamford was Coolangatta, a homestead in Remuera which was demolished in December 2006. • Illustration — Neligan House, designed by Bamford & Pierce and built in 1909–1910 • Illustration — The tearoom at Auckland Domain Bamford & Pierce were the architects for the Auckland Exhibition of 1913–1914. Of the buildings designed for the event, held at the Auckland Domain, only the tearoom survives. This is positioned between the present Wintergardens and the duck ponds. As of 2014, a café and function centre operated from the site. After Pierce's death in October 1918 while on active service with the New Zealand Engineers in Palestine, Bamford's output declined and he also began to take commercial tenders. Prior to this, he was the first director of the Auckland School of Architecture. In his later years, Bamford became an advocate for Māori art as a member of the board of the Māori Arts, under Sir Māui Pōmare. He designed the Te Aute College Memorial Hall, incorporating aspects of Māori art in its decoration.