Founded in 1973
Pelham: our story
1973
We recruited Colin Tuck, our first member of the design team.
1981
Our first design and build scheme, John Carroll Court in Nottingham.
1993
Mike Price joined NCHA as a RIBA-qualified architect.
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.
1997
Architects completed the Sheridan Court development of city centre flats in Nottingham, located at the end of the Victoria Centre.
1999
Simon Henderson joined as a RIBA-qualified architect.
1999
Paul Moat joined NCHA as Assistant Director of Design.
2000
We completed Trivett Square, a regeneration scheme of 140 new-build apartments in Nottingham city centre’s Lace Market conservation area. The scheme kick-started the regeneration of this inner-city area and was awarded a Nottingham Civic Society Commendation.
2002
We were one of the first housing associations in the East Midlands to install photovoltaic cells on the roofs of new homes.
2006
A Green Apple Environmental Award was presented to Mike Price at the Houses of Parliament for sustainable design at Queens Road in Loughborough.
2007
In 2007, sustainability was becoming increasingly important in housing but was not yet standard practice. We decided to recruit an Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, positioning us as a forward-thinking organisation in the sector.
2011
We completed 97 homes at Holdingham in Lincolnshire, a large rural scheme near Sleaford.
2012
The Pelham Architects brand was developed to reach external clients.
2013
We successfully completed 22 homes in Wirksworth for Dale Housing, one of our first external clients.
2014
William Woodsend Memorial Homes in Lenton was our first renovation of an Almshouse. We received the Almshouse Association Patron's Award in 2016.
2015
Our architects began visiting schools on Design Day to support the next generation of designers. This tradition still continues today.
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.
2016
We were granted planning permission for the renovation of Lambley Almshouse, originally built in 1897.
2019
The design of Radford Mills won the Building Communities Award.
2021
We rebranded to Pelham, bringing together our architecture, development and contract management services for external clients.
2023
We celebrated our fifty year anniversary.
2024
Pelham designed our new office at Clifton Place to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating.
2025
Geda Construction completed our flagship development off Farnborough Road in Clifton.
2025
Pelham Architects win Regeneration and Restoration Project of the Year for Clifton.
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.
2025
George James joined as a RIBA-architect.