List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom

Tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.

The Shard is the tallest building in both the UK and European Union

This is a list of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom. As of December 2015 there are 58 habitable buildings in the UK at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall - with 44 of these in London, four in Manchester, two each in Birmingham and Leeds and one each in Liverpool, Sheffield and Swansea (the only structure outside England). If all under-construction and approved buildings are actually built, this figure will nearly double to 110. The Shard (formerly known as Shard London Bridge), in Southwark, London, is currently the tallest completed building in both the UK and the European Union; it was topped out at a height of 309 metres (1,014 ft) in March 2012, inaugurated in July 2012 and opened to the public in February 2013.

The UK has not been noted historically for its abundance of skyscrapers, with the taller structures throughout the country tending to be cathedrals and church spires. Despite this, since the mid-20th century the number of high-rise apartment buildings and office blocks in most large British cities has grown significantly. In recent years there has been a boom in the number of skyscrapers proposed and approved for construction in the UK, particularly in London.

Tallest existing buildings

This list includes buildings under construction that have already been topped out, in the UK that stand at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall. Architectural height is considered, so masts and other elements added after completion of building are not considered.

Buildings above 100m

  Was the UK's tallest building upon completion

  Was the city's tallest building upon completion

Rank	Name	City	Region	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	The Shard	London	Greater London		309	1016	87	2012	[1]
2	One Canada Square	London	Greater London		235	771	50	1991	[2]
3	Heron Tower	London	Greater London		230	755	47	2010	[3]
4	Leadenhall Building	London	Greater London		225	737	48	2014
5	8 Canada Square	London	Greater London		200	656	45	2002	[4]
	25 Canada Square	London	Greater London		200	656	45	2001	[5]
7	Tower 42	London	Greater London		183	600	43	1980	[6]
8	St George Wharf Tower	London	Greater London		181	594	52	2014	[7]
9	30 St Mary Axe	London	Greater London		180	591	41	2003	[8]
10	Beetham Tower	Manchester	North West England		169	554	50	2006	[9]
11	Broadgate Tower	London	Greater London		161	528	33	2008	[10]
12	20 Fenchurch Street	London	Greater London		160	525	34	2014
13	One Churchill Place	London	Greater London		156	512	32	2004	[11]
14	25 Bank Street	London	Greater London		153	502	33	2003	[12]
	40 Bank Street	London	Greater London		153	502	33	2003	[13]
16	10 Upper Bank Street	London	Greater London		151	495	32	2003	[14]
17	Strata SE1	London	Greater London		148	486	43	2010	[15]
18	Pan Peninsula East Tower	London	Greater London		147	484	48	2008	[16]
19	Guy's Tower	London	Greater London		143	469	34	1974	[17]
20	The Landmark East Tower	London	Greater London		140	459	44	2010	[18]
	West Tower	Liverpool	North West England		140	459	40	2007	[19]
22	150 High Street, Stratford	London	Greater London		133	436	41	2012	[20]
23	10 Holloway Circus	Birmingham	West Midlands		130	427	39	2006
24	CityPoint	London	Greater London		127	417	36	1967	[21]
25	Willis Building	London	Greater London		125	410	28	2007	[22]
26	Euston Tower	London	Greater London		124	407	36	1970	[23]
27	Cromwell Tower	London	Greater London		123	404	42	1973	[24]
	Lauderdale Tower	London	Greater London		123	404	43	1974	[25]
	Shakespeare Tower	London	Greater London		123	404	43	1976	[26]
30	Pan Peninsula West Tower	London	Greater London		122	400	39	2008	[27]
31	Millbank Tower	London	Greater London		119	390	33	1963	[28]
32	St Helen's	London	Greater London		118	387	28	1969	[29]
	Co-operative Insurance Tower	Manchester	North West England		118	387	25	1962	[30]
34	Centre Point	London	Greater London		117	384	35	1967	[31]
	Empress State Building	London	Greater London		117	384	31	1961	[32]
36	The Heron	London	Greater London		112	367	35	2012	[33]
37	1 West India Quay	London	Greater London		111	364	36	2004	[34]
38	Bridgewater Place	Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber		110	361	32	2007	[35]
39	City Tower	Manchester	North West England		107	351	30	1967	[36]
	The Tower, Meridian Quay	Swansea	Wales		107	351	29	2008	[37]
	Shell Centre	London	Greater London		107	351	26	1961	[38]
42	17 New Wakefield Street	Manchester	North West England		106	348	37	2012	[39]
	Sky Plaza	Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber		106	348	37	2009	[40]
44	Nido Spitalfields	London	Greater London		105	344	34	2009	[41]
	33 Canada Square	London	Greater London		105	344	18	1999	[42]
46	Pioneer Point	London	Greater London		105	343	31	2011	[43]
47	Ontario Tower	London	Greater London		104	341	31	2007	[44]
	99 Bishopsgate	London	Greater London		104	341	26	1976	[45]
49	Victoria Tower	London	Greater London		102	336	14	1859	[46]
50	Sussex Heights	Brighton	South East England		102	334	24	1968	[47]
51	London Hilton on Park Lane	London	Greater London		101	331	29	1963	[48]
	St Paul's Tower	Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber		101	331	32	2010	[49]
	Portland House	London	Greater London		101	331	29	1963	[50]
	Royal London Hospital Tower 2	London	Greater London		101	331	29	2010	[51]
	East Side Plaza Portsmouth	Portsmouth	Hampshire		101	331	26	2008
56	Stock Exchange Tower	London	Greater London		100	328	27	1970	[52]
	Alpha Tower	Birmingham	West Midlands		100	328	28	1970	[53]

Tallest under-construction buildings

This list ranks all under-construction buildings in the UK that will stand at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.^{[54] [55]}

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Estimated Completion
1	Newfoundland (London)	London	Greater London	220	722	60	2018
2	52-54 Lime Street	London	Greater London	190	623	38	2017
3	100 Bishopsgate	London	Greater London	172	564	40	2015
4	1 Blackfriars	London	Greater London	163	535	52	2018
5	Baltimore Tower	London	Greater London	150	495	45	2016
6	Providence Tower	London	Greater London	136	446	44	2015
7	One The Elephant	London	Greater London	133	436	37	2016
8	25 Churchill Place	London	Greater London	130	427	23	2014
9	Lots Road Tower 1	London	Greater London	122	400	37	2015
10	Lexicon Tower	London	Greater London	115	377	35	2016
11	Sky View Tower	London	Greater London	105	344	34	2016

Tallest "On Hold" buildings

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors
1	Riverside South (South Tower)	London	Greater London	237	776	45
2	Piccadilly Tower	Manchester	North West England	188	617	58
3	Riverside South (North Tower)	London	Greater London	186	610	37
4	Bevis Marks House	London	Greater London	168	551	40
5	Snowhill Residential Tower	Birmingham	West Midlands	138	453	43
6	Chapel Wharf Block A	Salford	North West England	125	410	41
7	Gravity Tower	Manchester	North West England	116	381	33
8	Arrowhead	London	Greater London	114	367	25

Tallest approved buildings

This list ranks all approved for construction buildings in the UK that will stand at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.^[56]

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors
1	22 Bishopsgate	London	Greater London	278	912	62
2	City Pride	London	Greater London	233	764	75
3	North Quay Tower 1	London	Greater London	216	709	44
4	North Quay Tower 3	London	Greater London	203	666	38
5	One Nine Elms East	London	Greater London	200	656	58
6	Heron Quays West	London	Greater London	198	650	34
7	Ludgate House	London	Greater London	161	528	49
8	One Nine Elms West	London	Greater London	161	528	43
9	103 Colmore Row	Birmingham	West Midlands	160	525	35
10	V Building	Birmingham	West Midlands	152	499	51
11	Vivo Block D	Manchester	North West England	150	492	49
12	360 London	London	Greater London	145	476	44
13	Newfoundland	London	Greater London	144	472	38
14	20 Blackfriars Road Residential Tower	London	Greater London	141	463	43
15	Doon Street Tower	London	Greater London	141	463	43
16	Ruskin Square Tower	London	Greater London	135	443	30
17=	Saffron Square	London	Greater London	134	440	44
18=	Broad Street Tower	Birmingham	West Midlands	134	440	38
19	Bayscape	Cardiff Bay	South Wales	127	417	32
20	South Bank Tower Rebuild	London	Greater London	128	420	34
21	Dome Waterfront Hotel	London	Greater London	127	417	35
22	River Street Tower[57]	Manchester	North West England	129	423	42
23	Broadway Chambers Building 1	London	Greater London	123	404	39
24	Trafalgar Way Tower 1	London	Greater London	122	400	36
25	Vauxhall Sky Gardens	London	Greater London	120	394	36
26	North Quay Tower 2	London	Greater London	120	390	18
27	New 1 Snow Hill Plaza	Birmingham	West Midlands	118	387	29
28	Westbridge Hotel Tower	Leicester	East Midlands	117	384	39
29	Convoys Wharf Tower 1	London	Greater London	116	381	40
30	Quill	London	Greater London	109	358	31
31	Sampson House	London	Greater London	108	354	30
32	Victoria Square[58]	Woking	Surrey	107.8	353	34
33	Beorma Quarter	Birmingham	West Midlands	107	351	27
34=	Plot 3a Princes Dock	Liverpool	North West England	105	344	33
35=	Bedford Square Phase 2	Belfast	Northern Ireland	105	344	26
36=	Trafalgar Way Tower 2	London	Greater London	104	341	30
37=	Vivo Block B	Manchester	North West England	104	341	33
38=	Oceanique	Plymouth	South West England	101	331	31
39=	The Blade	Portsmouth	South East England	101	331	33
40	Newington Causeway Tower	London	Greater London	100	330	22

Tallest proposed buildings

This list ranks all proposed for construction buildings in the UK that will stand at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.^[59]

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year proposed
1	1 Undershaft	London	Greater London	295	967	73	2016
2	Columbus Tower (London)	London	Greater London	237	778	65
3	Newfoundland (London)	London	Greater London	220	722	60
4	30 Marsh Wall	London	Greater London	205	672	57
5	Owen Street - Tower A	Manchester	North West England	201	672	64	2016[60]
5=	Regal Tower	Birmingham	West Midlands	201	659	56
7	Shanghai Tower	Liverpool	North West England	200	656	60
7=	Wood Wharf W07B	London	Greater London	200	656
9	King Edward Tower	Liverpool	North West England	199	653	67
10	Wood Wharf W06	London	Greater London	187	614
11	Wood Wharf W02	London	Greater London	182	597	37
12	1 Park Place	London	Greater London	173	568	35
13	Cherry Orchard Road Tower	London	Greater London	171	561	48
14	Skylines Village Block B1	London	Greater London	164	538	50
15	Odalisk Tower 2	London	Greater London	160	520	51
16	Sugar House Phase One Tower	London	Greater London	159	522	44
17	Owen Street - Tower B	Manchester	North West England	158	672	50	2016[60]
18	Wood Wharf W07C	London	Greater London	154	505
19=	Millharbour West Building A	London	Greater London	151	495	46
19=	Lower Parliament Street Tower 1	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire	151	495	50
21	Vauxhall Bondway Tower	London	Greater London	150	490	43
22	Plot N24	London	Greater London	149	489	43
23	Dollar Bay	London	Greater London	143	469	47
24=	Millharbour East Building E	London	Greater London	140	460	46
24=	Owen Street - Tower D	Manchester	North West England	140	459	44	2016[60]
24=	1 Merchant Square	London	Greater London	140	460	42
24=	Vauxhall Cross Island Tower 1	London	Greater London	140	460	41
28	Skylines Village Block B	London	Greater London	138	453	40
29	East One	Glasgow	Scotland	137	449	42
30	The Hotel and Residences at Heron Plaza	London	Greater London	135	443	44
31	Brunel House Redevelopment	Portsmouth	Hampshire	130	426	40
32	Wood Wharf W04	London	Greater London	129	423
33=	Eileen House	London	Greater London	128	420	42
33=	40 Marsh Wall	London	Greater London	128	420	39
33=	Wood Wharf W07A	London	Greater London	128	420
36	Millharbour East Building A	London	Greater London	126	413	37
37=	New Street Station Tower 1	Birmingham	West Midlands	124	407	30
37=	New Street Station Tower 2	Birmingham	West Midlands	124	407	30
37=	Millharbour West Buildings B + C	London	Greater London	122	400	37
37=	News International Headquarters Building 1	London	Greater London	122	400	27
37=	Wood Wharf W01	London	Greater London	122	400
42	Premier House Building 1	Manchester	North West England	121	397	36
43	Owen Street - Tower C	Manchester	North West England	120	400	37	2016[60]
44	Wood Wharf W08	London	Greater London	119	389
45	The Meridian Tower	London	Greater London	118	387	32
46	Station Hill Building 5	Reading	South East England	117	384	28
47	Battle of Britain Beacon	London	Greater London	116	381	17
48	One Crown Place	London	Greater London	114	374	24
49=	Stratum Building A	Manchester	North West England	113	371	37
49=	The Savoy Centre	Glasgow	Scotland	113	371	32
51	Block 3, Martineau Galleries	Birmingham	West Midlands	110	360	30
52	Aurora	Belfast	Northern Ireland	109	358	37
53=	Elmbank Tower	Glasgow	Scotland	108	354	28
53=	Millharbour West Building D	London	Greater London	108	354	24
53=	Wood Wharf W05	London	Greater London	108	354
56	Victoria Square[61]	Woking	Surrey	107.8	353	34
57	Vauxhall Cross Island Tower 2	London	Greater London	106	348	31
58	Spiral Tower	Birmingham	West Midlands	104	341	26
59	Block C Poplar Business Park	London	Greater London	103	338	31
60=	Odalisk Tower 1	London	Greater London	100	330	31
60=	Creekside Industrial Estate Building B	London	Greater London	100	330	30
60=	South Quay Square Phase 2	London	Greater London	100	330	30
60=	Plot T6	London	Greater London	100	330	27
60=	Vetro	Belfast	Northern Ireland	100	330	26

Tallest demolished buildings

This list ranks all demolished and destroyed buildings in the UK that stood at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.^[62]

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year built	Year demolished
1=	Drapers' Gardens	London	Greater London	100	328	30	1967	2007
1=	Southwark Towers	London	Greater London	100	328	25	1976	2009

Timeline of tallest buildings

This list ranks the tallest storied buildings in the UK throughout history, excluding free standing clock towers, church spires and other such structures.

Name	City	Region	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Years as tallest
Midland Grand Hotel	London	Greater London		82	263	9	1869–1911 (42 years)
Royal Liver Building	Liverpool	North West England		90	295	13	1911–1961 (50 years)
Shell Centre	London	Greater London		107	351	26	1961–1962 (1 year)
CIS Tower	Manchester	North West England		118	387	25	1962–1963 (1 year)
Millbank Tower	London	Greater London		118	390	32	1963–1964 (1 year)
Post Office Tower	London	Greater London		177	581	36	1964–1980 (16 years)
NatWest Tower	London	Greater London		183	600	47	1980–1991 (11 years)
One Canada Square	London	Greater London		235	770	50	1991–2012 (21 years)
The Shard	London	Greater London		310	1,017	87	2012–

Tallest buildings by city

List of tallest buildings in Belfast
(Three tallest buildings: Obel Tower 85m Windsor House 80m, Belfast City Hospital Tower 76m)

List of tallest buildings in Birmingham
(Three tallest buildings: BT Tower 152m, 10 Holloway Circus 130m, Alpha Tower 100m)

List of tallest buildings in Bristol
(Three tallest buildings: Castlemead 80m, Eclipse 65m, Avon House 64m)

List of tallest buildings and structures in Cardiff
(Three tallest buildings: Capital Tower 80m, Stadium House 78m, HM Government Offices 73m)

List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh
(Three tallest buildings: Martello Court 64m, Citadel Court 57m, Persevere Court 57m)

List of tallest buildings and structures in Glasgow
(Three tallest buildings: Bluevale and Whitevale Towers 91m, 51 Whitevale Street 91m, 21 Birnie Court 89m)

List of tallest buildings and structures in Kingston upon Hull
(Three tallest buildings: 109-351 Homethorpe 64m, 185-427 Milldane 64m, 13-122 Highcourt 59m)

List of tallest buildings and structures in Leeds
(Three tallest buildings: Bridgewater Place 112m, Sky Plaza 106m, Opal Tower 90m)

List of tallest buildings in Liverpool
(Three tallest buildings: West Tower 140m, Beetham Tower 90m, Royal Liver Building 90m)

List of tallest buildings in London
(Three tallest buildings: The Shard 310m, One Canada Square 235m, Heron Tower 230m)

List of tallest buildings in Manchester
(Three tallest buildings: Beetham Tower 169m, CIS Tower 118m, City Tower 107m)

List of tallest buildings in Newcastle upon Tyne
(Three tallest buildings: Vale House 80m, Shieldfield House 77m, Bewick Court 77m)

List of tallest buildings in Portsmouth
(Three tallest buildings: 1 Gunwharf Quays 95m, Ladywood House 72m, Admiralty Tower 68m)

List of tallest buildings in Preston
(Three tallest buildings: Guild Centre 61m, Unicentre 59m, Sessions House 55m)

List of tallest buildings in Salford
(Three tallest buildings: Blue MediaCityUK 90m, The Heart MediaCityUK 82m, North Tower 80m)

List of tallest buildings and structures in Sheffield
(Three tallest buildings: St Paul's Tower 101m, Arts Tower 78m, Royal Hallamshire Hospital 76m)

List of tallest buildings and structures in Southampton
(Three tallest buildings: Moresby Tower 80m, Millbrook Tower 73m, Canberra Towers 70m)

List of tallest buildings and structures in Wolverhampton
(Three tallest buildings: Building 1 75m, Brockfield House 62m, Hampton View 62m)

See also

• List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom
• List of tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage

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