Founded in 1973

Pelham: our story

Explore Pelham’s journey and the people and moments shaping its story today.
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Colin Tuck And Team

1973

We recruited Colin Tuck, our first member of the design team.

John Carroll Court

1981

Our first design and build scheme. John Carroll Court in Nottingham.

Mike Price

1993

Mike Price joined NCHA as a RIBA-qualified architect.

Muskham View Small

1995

Newark Castle Station development completed which provided 176 homes for rent or low-cost ownership on land that had been derelict for many years.

Sheridan Court

1997

Architects completed the Sheridan Court development of Nottingham city centre flats located at the end of the Victoria Centre.

Simon Henderson

1999

Simon Henderson joined as a RIBA-qualified architect.

Paul Moat, Chief Executive. (1)

1999

Paul Moat joined NCHA as Assistant Director of Design.

Trivett Square

2000

We completed the Trivett Square. A regeneration scheme of 140 new build apartments in the Lace Market conservation area in the Nottingham city centre. The scheme kick started the regeneration of this inner city area. We were awarded with a Nottingham Civic Society Commendation.

Bungalow At Green Lane

2002

We were one of the first housing associations in the East Midlands to install photovoltaic cells onto the roofs of new homes.

Green Apple Award Pelham

2006

Green Apple Environmental Award presented to Mike Price at the Houses of Parliament for sustainable design at Queens Road in Loughborough.

Former British Coal Board Homes

2007

We introduced the Environmental Sustainability Coordinator role.

Holdingham Lincolnshire

2011

We completed 97 homes at Holdingham in Lincolnshire, a large rural scheme near Sleaford.

Pelham Architects First Brochure

2012

The Pelham Architects brand was developed to reach external clients.

Dale Housing Wirksworth

2013

We successfully completed 22 homes in Wirksworth for Dale Housing, on of our first external clients.

William Woodsend Almshouses

2014

William Woodsend Memorial Homes in Lenton was our first renovation of an Almshouse. We received the Almshouse Association Patron's Award in 2016.

Design Day

2015

Our architects began visiting schools on Design Day to support the next generation of designers. This tradition still continues today.

Knights Close Top Valley

2015

We designed our first project for Nottingham City Council, which included 19 affordable homes, flats and a retail unit on Knights Close in Top Valley.

Lambley Almshouse

2016

We were granted planning permission for the renovation of Lambley Almshouse, originally built in 1897.

Development Of Flats At Radford Mill 1600

2019

The design of Radford Mills won the Building Communities Award.

Pelham Logo

2021

We rebranded to Pelham, bringing together our architecture, development and contract management services for external clients.

50Th Collage

2023

We celebrated our fifty year anniversary.

Clifton Place interior

2024

Pelham designed NCHA's new office, Clifton Place. We all moved in November 2024. The office is designed and built to BREEAM Excellent.

Farnborough Road, Clifton development

2025

Geda Construction completed our flagship development off Farnborough Road in Clifton.

NCHA and Pelham win award

2025

Pelham Architects win Regeneration and Restoration Project of the Year for Clifton.

Mike and Simon

2025

Simon Henderson took over the role of Head Architect from Mike Price. Mike steps down to Senior Architect and reduces his number of working days.

George Thomas architect

2025

George James joined as a RIBA-architect.