| Chalcots Estate | |
|---|---|
 Towers on the Chalcots Estate, in 2010 | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Adelaide Road and Fellows Road, Swiss Cottage, London |
| Coordinates | 51°32′36.6″N 0°10′00.8″W / 51.543500°N 0.166889°W |
| Year(s) built | 1967–1968 |
| Completed | 1968 |
| Renovated | 2006 (cladding) |
| Owner | Camden London Borough Council |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Concrete |
| Floor count | 23 (Taplow, Burnham, Bray, Dorney), 19 (Blashford) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Dennis Lennon and Partners |
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 Chalcots Estate was built on land owned by Eton College, which is reflected in the names of the individual buildings.[2]
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).[3][4] The blocks were built in two stages, with approvals being given in 1965 and 1966, and construction in 1967 and 1968.[5]
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.[6]
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- ^ "Camden set to remove cladding from Chalcots Estate tower blocks". News.camden.gov.uk. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.