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The Chalcots Estate is a council housing estate on Adelaide Road and Fellows Road in Swiss Cottage in the London Borough of Camden. It was designed by Dennis Lennon and Partners.^[1]

The Estate comprises five high-rise tower blocks with a total of 711 or 717 flats, in four identical 23-storey towers (Taplow, Burnham, Bray, and Dorney), and one smaller 19-storey block (Blashford).^[2]^[3] The blocks were built in two stages, with approvals being given in 1965 and 1966, and construction in 1967 and 1968.^[4]

In 2012, there was a fire in the estate's Taplow Block, where the fire-resistant rock-wool insulation and fire-resistant sealant between floors meant that the fire was contained.^[5]

Grenfell Tower fire aftermath

On 22 June 2017, following the Grenfell Tower fire, Camden Council said that it would remove similar outer cladding panels that were added to the five blocks in a 2006 refurbishment by the same firms who renovated Grenfell Tower.^[6] Rydon. However, Camden Council stated that the insulation used "significantly differs" from that on Grenfell Tower, as it included "fire-resistant Rockwool insulation designed to prevent the spread of fire and fire-resistant sealant between floors, designed to stop a high-intensity flat fire from spreading to neighbouring flats".^[6] On 23 June, Camden Council stated that 800 homes in the five tower blocks were being evacuated in order to undertake "urgent fire safety works".^[7] On 24 June, 83 people were refusing to leave, and council leader Georgia Gould said this would "become a matter for the fire services".^[8]

By 31 July, the decision had been reversed and residents were ordered to vacate the temporary accommodation and move back into the flats. An issue with fire doors had been found and rectified. No information had been given on the safety of the cladding. A resident, Letitia Esposito, challenged the decision in the high court. The judgement is pending.^[9]

References

1. ^{{cite book|author=Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry.|title=The Buildings of England: London 4 North|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVHqBvtuLyMC&pg=PA242|year=2002|publisher=Yale University Press|location=New Haven & London|isbn=0300096534|page=242}}
2. ^{{cite web|author=Anna Behrmann |url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/tulip-siddiq-calls-urgent-meeting-for-residents-of-chalcots-estate-1-5064846 |title=Hampstead MP calls urgent meeting for Chalcots Estate residents after Grenfell tragedy - News - Hampstead Highgate Express |publisher=Hamhigh.co.uk |date=16 June 2017 |accessdate=22 June 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|last=Kennett |first=Stephen |url=http://www.building.co.uk/chalcot-estate-altered-towers/3113501.article |title=Chalcot estate: Altered towers | Online News |publisher=Building |date= |accessdate=22 June 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.emporis.com/complex/102585/chalcots-estate-london-united-kingdom |title=Chalcots Estate |date= |work= |publisher=Emporis |accessdate=24 June 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.camden.gov.uk/camden-set-to-remove-cladding-from-chalcots-estate-tower-blocks/ |title=Camden set to remove cladding from Chalcots Estate tower blocks |publisher=News.camden.gov.uk |date=16 June 2017 |accessdate=22 June 2017}}
6. ^¹{{cite web|author=Robert Booth |url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/22/grenfell-tower-camden-council-to-remove-cladding-from-five-tower-blocks |title=Cladding to be removed in Camden as councils scramble to check tower blocks |work=The Guardian |date=22 June 2017 |accessdate=24 June 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40389148 |title=Camden flats to be evacuated over cladding - BBC News |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=23 June 2017 |accessdate=23 June 2017}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=Cladding fire tests failed by 27 high-rise blocks|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40391395|accessdate=24 June 2017|work=BBC|date=24 June 2017}}
9. ^{{cite news|last1=Siddique|first1=Haroon|title=Evacuated tower block resident in court over decision to move her back|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/31/evacuated-tower-block-resident-court-decision-move-her-back-chalcots-estate|accessdate=31 July 2017|work=The Guardian|date=31 July 2017}}