FirstlyunderthedirectionofBobHallandnowhissonRobert,theenterprisehasmadeamajorcontributionto housingintheNorthEastofthecity.Thecompanynowbuildsforrentalpurposesonly.Thismeansthatitisinthe firm’sinteresttobuildwellandtoreducefuturemaintenancecosts,byputtingapriorityonqualityratherthan speed, therefore ensuring that tenants have the benefits of lower costs and sustainable homes.
Hall Bros, 2 The Square Business Centre, Manfield Avenue, Coventry, CV2 2QJTel: 024 7661 2121 email: info@hallbrothers.co.uk
Current Developments
Currentlyunderconstruction,thisdevelopmentcomprisessixteentwobedroomapartmentssituated inaquietclosejustoffBradeDrive.Theapartmentswillbebuilttotheusualhighstandardof constructionandenvironmentalconsiderations,andwillenablecosteffectivelivinginadesirable location.Localamenitiescompriseamajorsuperstore,easyaccesstobusandtransportroutes,local doctors’ surgeries and Coventry’s major hospital.
Over the years the firm has developed and built many commercial properties in the health, leisure, retail and religious sectors in addition to specialised accommodation for adults with learning disabilities.
Hall Bros, 2 The Square Business Centre, Manfield Avenue, Coventry, CV2 2QJTel: 024 7661 2121 email: info@hallbrothers.co.uk
HallBroshasdevelopedasubstantialpropertyportfoliointheNorthEastofCoventry,includingstudio apartments,oneandtwobedroomapartmentsandthreeandfourbedroomhouses.Allhavebeenbuiltto exacting standards and provide differentamenities for a wide variety of tenants.Theinteractivemapbelowindicatestheapproximatelocationsofthemainproperties.Detailsareavailable by running the mouse over the buttons.
Over the years the firm has developed and built many commercial properties in the health, leisure, retail and religious sectors in addition to specialised accommodation for adults with learning disabilities.
Hall Bros, 2 The Square Business Centre, Manfield Avenue, Coventry, CV2 2QJTel: 024 7661 2121 email: info@hallbrothers.co.uk
HallBroshasdevelopedasubstantialpropertyportfoliointheNorthEastofCoventry,includingstudio apartments,oneandtwobedroomapartmentsandthreeandfourbedroomhouses.Allhavebeenbuiltto exacting standards and provide differentamenities for a wide variety of tenants.Theinteractivemapbelowindicatestheapproximatelocationsofthemainproperties.Detailsareavailable by running the mouse over the buttons.
Over the years the company has been responsible for many developments in the Walsgrave area.ThecompanycontinuestocreatehousingdevelopmentsintheWalsgraveareaoftheCity,usinglocal skilled tradesmen and at the same time employing young apprentices who are learning their craft.
Hall Bros, 2 The Square Business Centre, Manfield Avenue, Coventry, CV2 2QJTel: 024 7661 2121 email: info@hallbrothers.co.uk
In 1933 Charles supported his sons, Bob and Bill, in setting up a building and joinery company known as “Hall Bros”, based in Walsgrave, Coventry. Bob had served a seven year apprentice as a bricklayer and they set up the business with a bank loan that Charles had underwritten with the deeds of the family home in Stoke. The business was closed during the war whilst Bob served as a sergeant in the Royal Air Force, building airfields in Iceland and the Hebrides.
Itcanbeseenfromthisbriefhistorythatthecompanyisverymuch woven into the fabric of the Walsgrave community.
First houses built in 1933
Bob Hall in 2001
Factory for AP Metalcraft
Marsh House
Hall Bros, 2 The Square Business Centre, Manfield Avenue, Coventry, CV2 2QJTel: 024 7661 2121 email: info@hallbrothers.co.uk
Hall Bros is a unique enterprise which has been based in the Walsgrave area of Coventry for almost ninety years, under the direction of Bob Hall and his son, Robert. The company has made a major contribution to housing and infrastructure in this part of the city and the workforce has been an integral part of the community. Aswellasdevelopingareputationforsolidconstructionworkofhighquality,thecompany hascontinuallysupportedtraininganddevelopment,withahugenumberoflocalapprenticesandtrainees passing through the firm.
Earlymotorcarbodiesweremadeofwoodenframesandthefirm’sfirst ventureinjoinerymanufacturingwastosupplytheseframestotheDaimler worksfromtheirjoineryfactory.Eventuallythebrothersmovedonto constructmanyhundredsofflats,housesandfactoryunits,mainlyinthe Wyken,WalsgraveandHolbrooksareas,contributingenormouslytothe post-warreconstructionofthecity.Theveryfirsthouseswerebuiltin WoodwayLane,adjacenttoSoweCommonin1933.Bobneverneglectedto remindanyonethathehadlaideverysinglebrickinallfourproperties! BeforethewarthebrothersbuiltmorehousesinFarrenRoad,AnstyRoad and elsewhere in the city.
1945 to the 1960s
Ondemobilisationin1945thebusinessresumedtradinginaneraofrapid redevelopment,buildingprimarilycouncilhousestohousetheever growingpopulationoftheCity.Therewereseveralothersignificant developmentsaroundthistime:HinckleyRoad,ShirleyRoadandRegina Crescentwerethefirstprivatedevelopmentsafterthewarofsemi-detached houses and bungalows, built by the company in 1955.
Thecompanywasalsoengagedincontractingandamajorprojectwasa newfactoryfortheexpandingAPMetalcraft,alocalcompanyspecialisingin pressedmetalwork,doingmuchworkfortheAdmiraltyandforCoventry’s rapidlyexpandingindustrialbase.Therelationshipwiththiscompany continuedforoversixtyyears.AnotherprojectofwhichBobwasparticularly proudwastheconstructionofthenewSalvationArmyCitadelinCamden Street, Stoke. Shulman’sWalk,MardolCloseandGresleyRoadweredevelopments principallyofbungalows,someofwhichwereintendedfornuclearfamilies, which at the time was an innovative development.
TheStokeHillEstateandthePrimroseParkEstatewereconstructedinthe early1970sandwereamixtureofsemi-detachedandterracedhousesfor sale,followedbyflatsinEarleCourtandbungalowsinRegisWalk.Wootton Courtwasasignificantentrytotheprivatelettingsarena,inthedaysofrent regulation.ThisisathreestoreyblockofapartmentsonthecornerofHenley Road and Wyken Croft. It remains typical of the construction of that period.
1970s to the 1990s
Wootton Court
In1970Bob’ssonRobertenteredthebusinessfulltimeandbecameGeneralManagerofthecompany. Thelate1970salsosawthestartoftheMountPleasantEstate,followingmanyyearsofdiscussionswith theplanningauthorities.Thisisamajormixeddevelopmentwhichincorporatesfamilyhomes,sheltered accommodation,sharedownershipapartments,andretailandleisuredevelopment.Thefinalphaseof this development is currently under construction.
AnearlyphasewastheconstructionoffamilyhomesinManfieldAvenue, followedbyshelteredaccommodationatMarshHouse,builtfortheNew HestiaHousingAssociation.Thiswasfollowedbydetachedhousesin TurlandsCloseandmorehouses,bungalowsandmaisonettesinShunaCroft andTheKintyre.Thenamingoftheroadsonmanyofthedevelopments reflected old Bob’s deep affection for Scotland where he spent many holidays.
TheOldYardisasubstantialsinglesitedevelopmentofeighty-six apartmentsonthesiteofthefirm’soldbuildingyardandjoineryfactory. Thiswasdesignedprimarilyforyoungprofessionals,mainlyassociated withthenearbyUniversityHospital.Itisaproudboastthateverysingle brickonthesitewaslaidbyacurrentorformerstudentofCityCollege, Coventry.Thedevelopmentwasofficiallyopenedin2004bySirJohn Gains,thethenChairmanoftheConstructionConfederationandGroup ChiefExecutiveofMowlemplc,andaformerstudentatKingHenryVIII School in Coventry.
More Recent Developments
Bronte Walk is a development completed on the site of former horticultural nurseries at Longfellow Road which had fallen into disrepair and was causing a local nuisance to neighbours. The much sought after eighteen apartments located there have created a vibrant community. Harmony Court and Mull Court are single blocks of apartments catering for young professionals and also the more elderly, completed in the late 2000’s.
20 Houses on Hinckley Road
Hall Bros, 2 The Square Business Centre, Manfield Avenue, Coventry, CV2 2QJTel: 024 7661 2121 email: info@hallbrothers.co.uk
Renting from Hall Bros
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HallBroshasarangeofpropertiestosuitallagesinvariouslocationsinNorthEastCoventry.Ourlistof availablepropertiesisregularlyupdated-youmayringtheofficetoenquirewhatiscurrentlyavailable. The stages in the process are as follows:
Office Address:Hall Bros2, The Square Business CentreManfield AvenueCoventryCV2 2QJOffice Hours: 0900 to 1700Monday to FridayTelephone: 024 7661 2121Email: info@hallbrothers.co.uk
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