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Founded by Eric Lyons in 1956.1
Private company
Span Developments
British property development company
Span Developments Limited was a British property development company formed in the late 1950s by Geoffrey Townsend working in long and close partnership with Eric Lyons as consultant architect. During its most successful period in the 1960s, Span built over 2,000 homes in London, Surrey, Kent and East Sussex—mainly two- and three-bedroom single-family homes and apartment buildings.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Span Developments Limited was a British property development company formed in the late 1950s by Geoffrey Townsend working in long and close partnership with Eric Lyons as consultant architect. During its most successful period in the 1960s, Span built over 2,000 homes in London, Surrey, Kent and East Sussex—mainly two- and three-bedroom single-family homes and apartment buildings.2
Leadership
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- FounderEric Lyons1
Timeline
- 1956Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaSpan Developments
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- WikidataQ7573054
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- 1WikidataSpan Developments on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSpan Developments on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSpan Developments photo by RHaworth ( talk · contribs ), CC BY 2.5