Bellway Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Bell, John T
- North British Properties Ltd
- Bell, John T, & Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
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Construction
Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
Notes:
Traces origins as housebuilders to just before the First World War period when established by John T Bell, 1878-1965, and operated at Newbiggin, near Newcastle. Closed c1930s but activity revived by his son, John. Incorporated 1946 as John T Bell Ltd. Family established North British Properties Ltd to hold other property interests and floated this in 1961; in 1963 it acquired the housebuilding business. Sometime latter renamed Bellway Ltd and split out from North British Properties in 1979. Started to build outside North East from early 1970s. c1990s Bell family withdrew. Continues in 2020 as Bellway Plc, a major UK housebuilder
Publications:
- Annual Report 1996. 50 years of housing Britain by Unknown
- 'Bellway' in F Wellings, A dictionary of British Housebuilders. A twentieth century history by Wellings, Fred
- British Housebuilders. History and analysis by Wellings, Fred
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bell, John T
- North British Properties Ltd
- Bell, John T, & Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
- Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
Notes:
Traces origins as housebuilders to just before the First World War period when established by John T Bell, 1878-1965, and operated at Newbiggin, near Newcastle. Closed c1930s but activity revived by his son, John. Incorporated 1946 as John T Bell Ltd. Family established North British Properties Ltd to hold other property interests and floated this in 1961; in 1963 it acquired the housebuilding business. Sometime latter renamed Bellway Ltd and split out from North British Properties in 1979. Started to build outside North East from early 1970s. c1990s Bell family withdrew. Continues in 2020 as Bellway Plc, a major UK housebuilderPublications:
- Annual Report 1996. 50 years of housing Britain by Unknown
- 'Bellway' in F Wellings, A dictionary of British Housebuilders. A twentieth century history by Wellings, Fred
- British Housebuilders. History and analysis by Wellings, Fred