Page 4 - Cavanna Homes - Land

Our history

Over the last 100 years Cavanna Homes has grown

and changed out of all recognition, but throughout

it has remained a distinctly ‘family’ business.

PD Cavanna goes
it alone and sets
up new HQ at 300
Union St Torquay, as
a general contractor
1923 1930 and house builder
1930
CAVANNA BUILD
House built THE COMPANY
on Hennapyn SHRINKS following
Road, Torquay the recession
for Royal Navy
Commander, Lucas

August bank holiday
9 HOMES SOLD
Philip Dennis (PD) Company outing, get 9 HOMES SOLD
1980
Cavanna set up a togethers have always HOUSE BUILDING 1980
plastering business been important STOPS DURING WWII
1940
along with younger
brother Ray 1940 PD leads BOMB
DAMAGE REPAIR
UNIT in Plymouth and
Exeter 1940-1948
Cavanna operates as
house builder and 33 HOMES SOLD
33 HOMES SOLD
contractor despite lack
of labour and supplies

PD and Ray build their 50 YEARS
first two homes at
Laura Grove, Paignton
1950
117 HOMES SOLD
for their families 1950 117 HOMES SOLD
1970
CAVANNA BUILD CAVANNA BUILD 1970
Ilsham Road, Torquay. Ventor houses
Turnover of £36,541 Paul Cavanna’s van
5s 0d in the new is parked outside Padacre Road, 57 HOMES SOLD
57 HOMES SOLD
company’s first year Torquay
1960
1960

PD Cavanna Ltd
formed. PD is
joined by his sons
and then also by
his son-in-law
PD Cavanna and the Chairman of the Joint Apprenticeship
Committee organised a brick laying competition for apprentices