Jan 30, 2023
Our Tower - Joseph Coelho
Joseph Coelho; Children' Laureate grew up in a tower block in Roehampton, before going on to become one of the UK's most gifted poets and...
Dec 7, 2022
How We Let Grenfell Happen
On 6th December we attended an event at London South Bank University entitled 'How We Let Grenfell Happen; Examining the causes of the...
Nov 14, 2022
Life In The Towers film project
Over the summer we collaborated with London Tenants Federation and filmmakers Rainbow Collective to deliver Citizen Journalism training...
Sep 28, 2022
Obituary - Sam Webb MBE
Sam Webb MBE (05.08.1937 - 24.09.2022) Almost fifty years on from the partial collapse of Ronan Point, architect and Tower block...
Sep 26, 2022
Sam Webb MBE
It is with a deep sadness that we announce the death of our dear friend and Tower Blocks UK co-founder Sam Webb MBE who passed away...
Aug 31, 2022
High Rise research project
A group of built environment professionals are in the process of producing a set of essays on high rise, high density housing. The essays...
Jul 22, 2022
End of the Grenfell Inquiry
After two and a half years and 84 weeks of evidence - the Grenfell Inquiry draws to a close. Pete Apps of Inside Housing has been...
Jul 6, 2022
Warning Signs
Inside Housing investigate major fires that have taken place since the Grenfell disaster in 2017. Originally published in 2019, the list...
Jun 20, 2022
Grenfell Tower Inquiry podcast
Each week the BBC's Kate Lamble analyses and explains the evidence at the Grenfell Inquiry. In this weeks' episode (199) as the 5-year...
Jun 15, 2022
Grenfell, Five Years On
The 14th June 2022 marked the 5 year anniversary of the Grenfell tower fire, in which 72 people lost their lives. 5 years on, the voices...
May 19, 2022
Tall Buildings Fire Safety Conference 2022
On 18th May, Danielle Gregory and Liz Lowe from Tower Blocks UK attended the 7th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference at...
Mar 29, 2022
Official told Tower Blocks UK founder "show me the bodies" when challenged over safety flaws
Inside Housing magazine reports on 28th March 2022 on witness statement evidence to the Grenfell Inquiry, submitted by Tower Blocks UK...
Mar 13, 2022
Grenfell Tower Inquiry updates
During week 67 of the Inquiry, former government officials and senior advisors were called to give evidence. Their testimony begins to...
Mar 13, 2022
Fire at Aldgate East Relay Building
On Monday 7th March 2022 a fire broke out at The Relay Building near Whitechapel, East London. Video footage from the incident shows huge...
Mar 13, 2022
The state failures that led to the Grenfell Tower fire
Peter Apps of Inside Housing writes for The Spectator on previous fires that foretold the Grenfell disaster. Click on the image below to...
