Building / block / estate
Eclipse Tower, Cabot Circus
Address
Penn Street / Broad Weir, Bristol
Local Authority
Bristol
Storeys / height
Cladding
Polyethylene-core aluminium (ACM in substance)
Owner / Landlord
Original design architect
Alec French Architects - their own Quakers Friars page claims ‘a new elliptical residential tower above the anchor store, Harvey Nichols’. CONTRADICTS the FT, which names Benoy. Chapman Taylor did masterplan + retail/leisure only
Original consent ref/date
Outline 02/02929/P; Block 7 reserved matters not reachable
NO INFORMATION
Remediation ref/date
19/04231/F, granted 20/11/2019
Remediation lead
Chapman Taylor (agent and CTA drawing originator code)
Litigation
Bristol Alliance v Sir Robert McAlpine; McAlpine v Benoy and Richardson Roofing; Benoy v Arup Facade Engineering; Richardson v Kingspan. Trial listed 2027
Source / Evidence / Links
- (Master ACM building list) Polyethylene-core aluminium (ACM in substance)
- (ACM 18m plus) FT 08/09/2026; Bristol portal; Chapman Taylor own site; Bristol Cable for material
- Confidence: Med - original architect on FT alone
- Workbook source(s): Master ACM building list (row 9); ACM 18m plus (row 9)
- https://alecfrench.co.uk/projects/quakers-friars/
- https://thebristolcable.org/2020/01/final-bristol-tower-bloc-with-grenfell-like-cladding-to-have-it-removed/
- https://www.chapmantaylor.com/projects/cabot-circus
- https://www.ft.com/content/4d088758-d853-484a-8e5d-0413a39212a3 1
Additional corroboration (Practices tab)
- Alec French Architects - ORIGINAL design architect (second building)
Basis: Their own project index lists the Deanery Road Development, Deanery Square / Deans Court, Horizon House and WestOne, all client Westmark Developments. Which block carries flats 4-158 is an inference from the postcode - Benoy - Original architect
Basis: FT 08/09/2026 only; sued by Sir Robert McAlpine
