{{Short description|Housing estate in the London Borough of Camden}} {{Use British English|date=October 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox building | name = Chalcots Estate | image = London MMB 86 Adelaide Road.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_alt = High-rise tower blocks on the Chalcots Estate | image_caption = Towers on the Chalcots Estate, in 2010 | coordinates = {{coord|51|32|36.6|N|0|10|00.8|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | architectural_style = | address = Adelaide Road and Fellows Road, Swiss Cottage, London | years_built = 1967–1968 | groundbreaking_date = | construction_start_date = | construction_stop_date = | topped_out_date = | completion_date = 1968 | opened_date = | inauguration_date = | relocated_date = | renovation_date = 2006 (cladding) | closing_date = | demolished_date = | cost = | owner = Camden London Borough Council | height = | material = Concrete | size = | floor_count = 23 (Taplow, Burnham, Bray, Dorney), 19 (Blashford) | floor_area = | architect = Dennis Lennon and Partners | architecture_firm = | parking = | public_transit = | website = | references = | footnotes = }}
'''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.<ref name=Pevs4>{{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}}</ref> The Chalcots Estate was built on land owned by Eton College, which is reflected in the names of the individual buildings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elliot Square |url=https://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/elliott-square/ |website=The Modern House}}</ref>
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).<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> The blocks were built in two stages, with approvals being given in 1965 and 1966, and construction in 1967 and 1968.<ref>{{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}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== Cladding issues == thumb|left|The Dorney Tower in 2010, showing the cladding 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,<ref name="theguardian1">{{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}}</ref> 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".<ref name="theguardian1"/> 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".<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 24 June, 83 people were refusing to leave, and council leader Georgia Gould said this would "become a matter for the fire services".<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On the 31 July 2020, the high court case was rejected in the Royal Courts of Justice by Judge Juliet May.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McLennan |first=William |date=31 July 2017 |title=Chalcots estate: families told to return home despite concerns after legal challenge fails |language=en-gb |work=Camden New Journal |url=http://camdennewjournal.com/article/chalcots-highcourt-judgement |access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
== Notable residents == Drum and bass artist Goldie lived for ten years at the Dorney Tower flat of film maker and photographer Gus Coral.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/wanted-bad-wasnt-cut-goldie-crime-class-return-music/|title='I wanted to be bad but I wasn't cut out for it': Goldie on crime, class and his return to music|work=The Telegraph|date=11 June 2017|author=Chris Harvey}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Public housing in the United Kingdom}}
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