Building / block / estate
3Towers (Emmeline, Christabel, Sylvia)
Address
104 Dalton Street, Collyhurst, Manchester M40 7ED
Local Authority
Manchester
Storeys / height
Cladding
Timber rainscreen applied in the 2008 overclad, replacing grey concrete panels. Insulation behind NOT identified
Owner / Landlord
Original design architect
Original 1965: five 13-storey blocks, architect reported as J Austen Bent (enthusiast blog only, uncorroborated)
Original consent ref/date
1965
Remediation ref/date
Remediation lead
Buttress Architects (design principal); Clarke Facades. Approx 9,000 sq m over 186 homes. Rockpanel Woods A2 over Rockwool Rainscreen Duo Slab A1
Union North (2008 Urban Splash refurbishment, three of five blocks retained and renamed)
Litigation
YES - in the MHCLG GBP 48m s.124 claim against Urban Splash
Source / Evidence / Links
- (Other remediation) Place North West 28/04/2026; Urban Splash; e-architect 18/04/2008; Archello
- Confidence: High for Union North and Buttress; low for the 1965 architect
- Workbook source(s): Other remediation (row 24)
- https://www.urbansplash.co.uk/regeneration/projects/3towers
- https://www.e-architect.com/manchester/three-towers
- https://archello.com/project/the-three-towers-manchester
- https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/govt-v-urban-splash-48m-lawsuit-begins/
Additional corroboration (Practices tab)
- Union North - Overclad architect (2008)
Basis: Replaced the 1965 concrete panels with timber cladding. GBP 4.09m across Emmeline, Christabel and Sylvia in the MHCLG claim
(Practices tab, row 124) - Buttress Architects - REMEDIATION design principal - NOT original
Basis: Archello case study. 9,000 sq m over 186 homes, Rockpanel Woods A2 over Rockwool A1. Do not confuse with Union North
(Practices tab, row 125)