Chalcots Estate
| Chalcots Estate | |
|---|---|
Towers on the Chalcots Estate, in 2010 | |
| 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. The Chalcots Estate was built on land owned by Eton College, which is reflected in the names of the individual buildings.
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). The blocks were built in two stages, with approvals being given in 1965 and 1966, and construction in 1967 and 1968.
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.