Norman Engleback (5 October 1927 – 4 December 2015) was an English architect. He worked for the

London County Council London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today kno ...

, and was the lead architect on the

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, the

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and the

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on the South Bank; and the National Recreation Centre at Crystal Palace (now the National Sports Centre). Norman Engleback was born on 5 October 1927 in

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, London, the son of William Engleback, a north London scientific instrument maker, and his wife, Elsie (née Parry), a clerk to a manufacturer of floor polish. He died on 4 December 2015.

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conducted an oral history interview (C467/62) with Norman Engleback in 2001 for its Architects Lives' collection held by the British Library.National Life Stories, 'Engleback, Norman (1 of 13) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives', The British Library Board, 2001
Retrieved 10 April 2018

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