Dangerous cladding on some Bristol flats was installed as far back as 27 years ago
Bristol City Council have confirmed with us when each high rise had the cladding installed
Last updated 24th Nov 2022
It emerged so called Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Cladding is on dozens of apartment blocks run by the council after a fire in one last month (October 20).
Shortly after the blaze at Eccleston House in Barton Hill, which injured six people, the Avon Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the cladding had helped it spread.
The council then confirmed the same or similar cladding is on 38 blocks citywide and announced the introducing of Waking Watches while work is done to remove it.
That involves fire wardens patrolling all the blocks 24 hours a day, seven days a week so that if a fire does break out, the alarm can be raised as soon as possible.
Now, we've been sent a list of exactly when cladding was fitted on more than three dozen affected high rises in Bristol.
A Bristol City Council spokesperson said: “EPS cladding was applied to high-rise blocks in Bristol over 23 years, beginning in 1995.
“All cladding systems were installed in line with regulatory standards in place at the time. Since 2018 all cladding systems have also passed an additional combustibility assessment.”
The years of application for the 38 blocks with precautionary waking watches are as follows:
1995: Chestnut; Eccleston; Phoenix; Rowan
1996: Chalcroft
1997: Hayleigh; Middleford; Millmead
1998: Ashmead; Barton; Beaufort; Butler; Harwood; Longlands; Moorfields
1999: Gilton
2000: Polden
2004: Barlands; Brookridge; Castlegate
2006: Armada annex; Carolina annex; Fremantle annex; Redwood
2009: Rawnsley; Holroyd
2010: Croydon
2013: Northfield
2015: Twinnell; Lansdowne
2016: Barwick; Brandon; Sedgewick
2017: Broughton; Yeamans
2018: Southbow; Whitemead; Winterstoke