In her summing up on Wednesday, Assistant Deputy Coroner Frances Kirkham said evidence suggested that the firefighters from incident command who dealt with the blaze did not have knowledge of the building layout.

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The Attias make some lavish claims for what a circular layout does for building efficiency.

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Layout was cramped, furnishings inadequate and the building was in a poor decorative order, it said.

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The building's interior has been kept to the same layout, with none of the internal walls being knocked down or moved, and the windows have been designed to reflect the original 1830s style, developers said.

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Meanwhile the inquest raised concerns over why some residents were told to stay in the building and some to leave, and over whether firefighters knew the layout of the block.

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Questions were raised over why some residents were told to stay in the building and some to leave, and over whether some firefighters knew the layout of the block.

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The parochial church council said the total cost of repairs meant the project would focus on reorganising the internal layout of the nave, including removable seating, rather than the building of a new cloister.

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