A picture of Barton House, Barton Hill facing North.

Barton House is a residential tower block in the Barton Hill area of Bristol, England. It is the city's oldest tower block.[1]

History

A picture of Barton House, Barton Hill facing South.

Barton house was constructed in 1958.[2] Strengthening works and concrete repairs were carried out around 1970, but there were no records of any structural surveys between then and at least 2018.[3]

A picture of Barton House, Barton Hill facing West.

On 14 November 2023, Bristol City Council declared a risk of building collapse, ordering all residents to evacuate.[4] This was due to "major structural faults" being discovered.[5] Surveys at 3 of the 98 flats found there was a "risk to the structure of the block" in the event of a fire, explosion or large impact.[6] The structural issues are reportedly not due to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).[7] Around 400 people were told to find alternative accommodation.[8] The city council offered compensation to residents and temporary housing in a nearby Holiday Inn hotel, and payment of taxi fees resulting from the evacuation. On 28 November it was revealed that the city council expected residents to continue payment of rent, allegedly for contractual reasons. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Booth, Martin (2023-11-15). "Hundreds of residents evacuated from Bristol's oldest tower block". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Barton House 'not built according to plans' says councillor". BBC News. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  3. ↑ Booth, Robert (2023-11-15). "Barton House: what happened and what is Bristol council doing about it?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ↑ "Barton House evacuation". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Barton House in Bristol evacuated over 'structural fault'". BBC News. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Major incident declared as Bristol tower block residents told to leave homes 'immediately' due to 'risk to structure'". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  7. ↑ Highfield, Anna (2023-11-15). "Evacuated Bristol housing block 'wasn't built to design spec' says councillor". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  8. ↑ Morris, Steven (2023-11-14). "Bristol council evacuates hundreds of people from unsafe tower block". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  9. ↑ Codd, Toby (2023-11-28). "Barton House residents must continue paying rent, council says". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2023-11-28.

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