It includes residential, retail and industrial premises and is crossed by major roads, railway tracks and the feeder canal leading to Bristol Harbour.

[9] A newsroom page of the Bristol City Council (BCC) website says that Barton House had recently been subject to surveys to assess options for the future of the building due to its age and method of construction.

[11] Dudd said: "The issue is within the construction of the building and the job that was done at the time, it wasn't built to the design specs - that's the problem we're dealing with.

[12][13][14] Bristol City mayor Marvin Rees said that Barton House might not have been built [in 1958] to the original design specification.

[15] At near 10 am on 17 November, residents held a protest at Bristol City Hall along with members of the community group Acorn.

[16] The protestors had gathered inside the City Hall to "hold the council accountable" for the treatment the residents feel they have received since they had been forced to evacuate.

[18] BCC released a statement to give more details about what was happening with the situation: "The evacuation is precautionary to allow for further, more in depth surveys, and a fuller analysis of the building's structure.

"[19] BCC released an update 29 November saying that survey work is still being carried out to assess a major structural fault.