1800–1900 • 1839 Charles Muriel Bidwell commences business in Ely. • 1866 Charles Bidwell Jnr joins the firm. • 1874 Charles Bidwell Snr dies. • 1880 Cambridge office in Mill Lane opens.
1900–1950 • 1905 Charles Bidwell Jnr becomes President of the
RICS. • 1920 Norman Hodgkinson becomes a Partner – The firm moves into commercial work. • 1921 Charles retires from the business and is succeeded by his two sons, John and Philip. • 1922 Charles Bidwell dies. • 1935 Purchase of Trimley Estate for Trinity College. • 1939 Francis Pemberton joins the firm. • 1940 Francis Pemberton manages the Trimley Estate. • 1941 Francis Pemberton moves to Cambridge.
1950–2000 • 1955 The firm moves to Kings Parade. • 1968 New office opened at Trumpington. • 1976 Francis Pemberton knighted. • 1981 Tim Lawson becomes Senior Partner. • 1985 London Office opens. • 1987 Jas W. King acquired at Perth. • 1988 Stone Cross Office opens. • 1989 John Tweddle becomes Senior Partner. Norwich Office opens. • 1990 Ipswich Office opens. • 1992 Inverness Office opens. • 1994 James Buxton becomes Managing Partner. • 1995 Anthony Hart becomes Managing Partner in Scotland. Northampton Office opens. • 1999 The Professional Services Division is formed. London Office moves to Pollen Street. Partnership Structure is changed.
2000–2010 • 2000 James Buxton becomes Senior Partner. West Highlands Estates Office joins Bidwells • 2003 Acquisition of Drake and Partners Opening of Milton Keynes Office • 2004 Acquisition of Carpenter Planning Consultancy New offices open in Chelmsford and Saffron Walden • 2005 Acquisition of TCC Architects & Bret Hallworth & Co Ltd • 2008 Acquisition of rural surveying practice Faulkners. Building Consultancy win two highly commended David Urwin Awards • 2009 Bidwells convert to Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). • 2010 Patrick McMahon takes over as Senior Partner. Finlay Clark takes over as Managing Partner of Scotland.
2011–current • 2011 Milton Keynes Office moves to John Ormond House. Oxford Office opens. Sir Francis Pemberton dies at 95. Sir Francis had a huge influence on the early years of Bidwells including working with Trinity College on the creation of the
Cambridge Science Park. • 2022 Nick Pettit takes over as Senior Partner. Finlay Clark takes over as Deputy Managing Partner. ==Services==