Norman and Beard were a pipe organ manufacturer based in Norwich from 1887 to 1916.
The origins of the company are from a business founded in Diss in 1870 by Ernest William Norman (1851 - 1927). In 1876 he moved to Norwich where he went into partnership with his brother, Herbert John Norman (1861 - 1936). In 1887 they went into partnership with George A. Wales Beard, and the company was formed. In 1896 the company opened a second office in London.
They worked closely with Robert Hope-Jones and held the patents on many of his developments, including electro-pneumatic action.
The company merged with William Hill & Sons of London in 1916, and became William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd..
St. John's Church, Bangalore 1895Norwich Cathedral 1899 (NPOR N06483)Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music 1900 (NPOR D07229)St Mary's Church, Oldswinford 1901 (NPOR N03681)Nairn Old Parish Church, Nairn 1903 (NPOR R00423)Leeds Cathedral 1904Cheltenham College 1905 (NPOR N07470)St. Mary the Virgin, Nonington, Kent 1906 (NPOR D04898)Great Hall, University of Birmingham 1908 (NPOR N07270)Winchester College Chapel 1908 (NPOR D01086)Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1909 (NPOR N05206)St. Michael & All Angels Church, Wilmington, Kent 1912 (NPOR N08477)The Andaz, Temple 1912 (London)Usher Hall, Edinburgh 1914 (NPOR D07910)St John the Evangelist, Bierley, Bradford 1916 (NPOR N02678)Town Hall, Johannesburg 1916Parish Church of Kilmun, Argyll & Bute, 1906 (water-powered)St John's Cathedral Brisbane AustraliaSt Mary's Parish Church, Slough, Berkshire 1912Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand 1907-1912Walhampton School Chapel, Lymington, Hampshire, 1913St. Michael's Church, Aylsham, Norfolk, 1911All Saints' Church, Binfield, Berkshire. 1910 (NPOR D01111)St Mary the Virgin, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire. 1910Sherborne School Chapel, Sherborne, Dorset. 1926