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Leathes Prior said in an announcement on its website, published on 26 October 2026, that it has taken on new office space at Seebohm House in Norwich. The firm said the move falls in its 150th anniversary year and gives its growing team more room.
Key points
- Leathes Prior said it has taken on new premises at Seebohm House in Norwich.
- The firm said it was founded in Norwich in 1876.
- According to the firm, Seebohm House was built in 1872, four years before Leathes Prior was founded.
- The firm said the building originally formed part of a Norwich boot and shoe manufacturer, Haldinstein’s, designed by architect Edward Boardman, before going on to become part of Bally’s shoe manufacturing business, which the firm said remained in Norwich until 1999.
- Leathes Prior said Norwich City Council recognises Seebohm House for its surviving historic features.
New premises
According to the firm, Seebohm House will sit alongside the firm’s other Norwich offices while it keeps recruiting and growing its specialist legal teams. Dan Chapman, Managing Partner at Leathes Prior, said: “Opening Seebohm House is a proud moment for everyone at Leathes Prior and a real reflection of how far we have come as a firm.” He added that the firm has “ambitious plans, and Seebohm House gives us more space to deliver them - to invest in our people and keep providing the standard of service our clients expect.”
Building’s history
The firm said Seebohm House dates from 1872 and was originally linked to Haldinstein’s Boot and Shoe Manufactory, one of the businesses it described as central to Norwich’s shoemaking trade at the time. Leathes Prior said the building, designed by Edward Boardman, later became part of the Bally shoemaking operation, which it said continued in Norwich until 1999. The firm said the premises remain an example of the city’s industrial heritage and are recognised by Norwich City Council for their surviving historic features.