St Francis Court

St Francis Tower, originally named Franciscan Tower, is the 3rd tallest building in Ipswich, England and comprises of 32 flats, standing at tall. The building was built in a modernist design consisting of 16 floors, two flats each floor. St Francis Court is located on Franciscan Way, in the centre of Ipswich.
History
The 16 floor building was constructed in the early 1960's as part of the Greyfriars development designed by Edward Skipper & Associates. The building was one of the most important buildings of the project as it provided homes for the citizens who worked in the Greyfriars Development. The project was not well received and in the 1980's and 1990's the development was partially revamped and the rest was destroyed, The all concrete building was recladded and renamed to St Francis Court in the 1990's.
Fire
In 2001 a fire broke out on the 7th floor of the the tower which lead to seven people being sent to hospital. This was the sixth fire that broke out in the block in five years, this being the most serious. It took 70 firefighters and 12 fire engines to put the fire out. It was unclear of what the cause of the fire was but a number of explosions were a result of carbon based materials getting too hot.
See Also
*List of tallest buildings and structures in Ipswich
*St Clare House
*Greyfiars

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