Estate name(s):
Freemasons Estate
Habitation date(s):
1968
Clever Road, Stage 1
Block details
| Number of dwellings | Number of storeys | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Point | 110 | 23 | |
| Dobson Point | 110 | 23 | |
| Bauckham Point | 110 | 23 | |
| Ault Point | 110 | 23 |
Agents
Building contractor:
Taylor Woodrow-Anglian
Architects:
T.A. North, Taylor Woodrow-Anglian
Events
Construction start date:
1966
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.:
Gas explosion in Ronan point in 1968 led to death of five tenants; Ronan Point demolished in 1986; other blocks demolished in 1991
Location
Other location names:
Freemasons Road
References and links
- Architect and Building News 29-11-1967, 869
- Industrialised Building Systems and Components 12-1967, 125
- Municipal Review 1-1968, 10
- Municipal Review 6-1968, 262-3
- Municipal Review 9-1968, 367
- The Architects' Journal 22-5-1968, 1125-7
- The Architects' Journal 21-8-1968, 311
- The Architects' Journal 13-11-1968, 1111
- Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects 12-1968, 526
- Building Design 19-1-1973, 14
- New Society 11-7-1974, 68-70
Site description
Building system:
Larsen-Nielsen
1979
View of 23-storey blocks
View of 23-storey blocks
1979
View of Bauckham Point
View of Bauckham Point
1979
View of 23-storey blocks
View of 23-storey blocks
1979
Entrance to Hume Point
Entrance to Hume Point
1982
View of 23-storey blocks
View of 23-storey blocks
1982
Entrance to Ronan Point
Entrance to Ronan Point
1982
Entrance to Ronan Point
Entrance to Ronan Point
1979
View of 23-storey block
View of 23-storey block
1979
View of 23-storey blocks
View of 23-storey blocks
1979
View of 23-storey blocks
View of 23-storey blocks