Surrey House

A stone building facade with a classical pediment and Ionic columns
Surrey House

Surrey House, in Norwich, England, is the historic home of the insurance company Aviva (formerly Norwich Union) and a Grade I listed building.[1]

It is an example of Edwardian architecture designed by George Skipper and built between 1900 and 1912. Skipper was commissioned by The Norwich Union Life Insurance Society's directors to produce a 'splendid yet functional office space', incorporating Greek influences and the themes of insurance, protection and wellbeing, to reassure policyholders of the company's strength and prosperity.

The building has a Palladian exterior and an interior adorned with 15 varieties of marble, classically inspired frescos and a glass atrium. It also contains unusual items such as an 'air fountain' and a chiming skeleton clock made for he Great Exhibition of 1851.[2][3]

It is one of the Norwich 12 buildings.

References

  1. ↑ "Norwich Union Offices 8, Norwich". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Norwich 12 Leaflet, Norwich HEART, 2010
  3. ↑ Norwich 12 Guidebook, Norwich HEART, 2008. ISBN 978-0-9560385-0-0

Coordinates: 52°37′29″N 1°17′40″E / 52.6246°N 1.2944°E / 52.6246; 1.2944

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