List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
As of August 2019 there are 79 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, 71 of them in London, 11 in Manchester, 3 in Birmingham, 2 in Leeds and 1 each in Brighton and Hove, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Sheffield and Swansea (the only structure outside England).
The Shard in Southwark, London, is currently the tallest completed building in both the UK and was the tallest in the European Union until the UK’s departure; it was topped out at a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft) in March 2012, inaugurated in July 2012 and opened to the public in February 2013.
The UK had not been noted historically for its abundance of skyscrapers, with the taller structures throughout the country tending to be cathedrals, church spires and industrial chimneys. Despite this, since the late 20th century the number of high-rise apartment buildings and office blocks in many large British cities has grown significantly, most notably in London and Manchester. The three tallest residential buildings in the UK are: Manchester's Deansgate Square South Tower (201m), London's St George Wharf Tower (181m) and Manchester's Beetham Tower (169m).
As of April 2019, there are 54 habitable buildings at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall under construction in the UK – 43 in London, 5 in Manchester, 3 in Liverpool, 2 in Birmingham, and 1 each in Leeds and Woking.
Tallest existing buildings
This list includes completed buildings 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
Rank |
Name |
City |
County |
Image | Height (m) |
Height (ft) |
Floors |
Year |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Shard | London | Greater London | 310 | 1017 | 87 | 2012 | ||
2 | 22 Bishopsgate | London | City of London | 278 | 912 | 62 | 2019 | ||
3 | One Canada Square | London | Greater London | 236 | 771 | 50 | 1991 | ||
4 | Landmark Pinnacle | London | Greater London | 233 | 764 | 75 | 2020 | ||
5 | Heron Tower | London | City of London | 230 | 755 | 47 | 2010 | ||
6 | Leadenhall Building | London | City of London | 225 | 737 | 48 | 2014 | ||
7 | Newfoundland Quay | London | Greater London | 220 | 722 | 60 | 2019 | ||
8 | South Quay Plaza 1 | London | Greater London | 215 | 705 | 68 | 2020 | ||
9 | One Park Drive | London | Greater London | 205 | 673 | 57 | 2019 | ||
10 | Deansgate Square - South Tower | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 201 | 659 | 65 | 2018 | [4] | |
11 | 8 Canada Square | London | Greater London | 200 | 656 | 45 | 2002 | ||
Citigroup Centre | London | Greater London | 200 | 656 | 45 | 2001 | |||
13 | The Scalpel | London | City of London | 190 | 630 | 39 | 2018 | ||
14 | Wardian London
(East Tower) |
London | Greater London | 187 | 614 | 55 | 2019 | ||
15 | Tower 42 | London | City of London | 183 | 600 | 43 | 1980 | ||
16 | The Madison | London | Greater London | 182 | 597 | 53 | 2019 | ||
17 | St George Wharf Tower | London | Greater London | 181 | 594 | 52 | 2014 | ||
18 | 30 St Mary Axe | London | City of London | 180 | 591 | 41 | 2003 | ||
19 | 100 Bishopsgate | London | City of London | 172 | 564 | 40 | 2018 | ||
20 | Beetham Tower | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 169 | 554 | 47 | 2006 | ||
21 | Wardian London
(West Tower) |
London | Greater London | 168 | 552 | 50 | 2019 | ||
22 | One Blackfriars | London | Greater London | 165 | 541 | 52 | 2018 | ||
23 | Principal Tower | London | Greater London | 161 | 528 | 51 | 2018 | ||
24 | Broadgate Tower | London | City of London | 161 | 528 | 33 | 2008 | ||
25 | 20 Fenchurch Street | London | City of London | 160 | 525 | 34 | 2014 | ||
26 | Deansgate Square - East Tower | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 158 | 518 | 50 | 2019 | [12] | |
27 | One Churchill Place | London | Greater London | 156 | 512 | 32 | 2004 | ||
28 | 25 Bank Street | London | Greater London | 153 | 502 | 33 | 2003 | ||
40 Bank Street | London | Greater London | 153 | 502 | 33 | 2003 | |||
30 | 10 Upper Bank Street | London | Greater London | 151 | 495 | 32 | 2003 | ||
South Bank Tower | London | Greater London | 151 | 495 | 41 | 2015 | |||
32 | Arena Tower | London | Greater London | 150 | 490 | 45 | 2016 | ||
33 | Highpoint | London | Greater London | 149 | 487 | 46 | 2018 | ||
34 | Strata SE1 | London | Greater London | 148 | 486 | 43 | 2010 | ||
35 | Pan Peninsula East Tower | London | Greater London | 147 | 484 | 48 | 2008 | ||
36 | Guy's Tower | London | Greater London | 143 | 469 | 34 | 1974 | ||
37 | Deansgate Square – West Tower | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 141 | 459 | 44 | 2018 | ||
38 | The Landmark East Tower | London | Greater London | 140 | 455 | 44 | 2010 | ||
West Tower | Liverpool | Merseyside | 140 | 455 | 40 | 2007 | |||
40 | Providence Tower | London | Greater London | 136 | 446 | 44 | 2015 | ||
41 | Saffron Square | London | Greater London | 134 | 440 | 44 | 2016 | ||
42 | 150 High Street, Stratford | London | Greater London | 133 | 436 | 41 | 2012 | ||
43 | Anaconda Cut | Salford | Greater Manchester | 131 | 428 | 44 | 2018 | [28] | |
44 | 25 Churchill Place | London | Greater London | 130 | 430 | 44 | 2013 | ||
45 | 40 Marsh Wall | London | Greater London | 128 | 419 | 39 | 2016 | [30] | |
46 | CityPoint | London | City of London | 127 | 417 | 36 | 1967 | ||
47 | Willis Building | London | City of London | 125 | 410 | 28 | 2007 | ||
48 | Euston Tower | London | Greater London | 124 | 407 | 36 | 1970 | ||
One The Elephant | London | Greater London | 124 | 407 | 37 | 2016 | |||
50 | City Tower | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 123 | 404 | 30 | 1967 | ||
Cromwell Tower | London | City of London | 123 | 404 | 42 | 1973 | |||
Lauderdale Tower | London | City of London | 123 | 404 | 43 | 1974 | |||
Shakespeare Tower | London | City of London | 123 | 404 | 43 | 1976 | |||
54 | Pan Peninsula West Tower | London | Greater London | 122 | 400 | 39 | 2008 | ||
10 Holloway Circus | Birmingham | West Midlands | 122 | 400 | 39 | 2006 | |||
Stratosphere | London | Greater London | 122 | 400 | 38 | 2017 | [39] | ||
Deansgate Square - North Tower | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 122 | 400 | 37 | 2019 | [40] | ||
58 | Vauxhall Sky Gardens | London | Greater London | 120 | 394 | 35 | 2017 | ||
59 | Millbank Tower | London | Greater London | 119 | 390 | 33 | 1963 | ||
60 | St Helen's | London | City of London | 118 | 387 | 28 | 1969 | ||
Co-operative Insurance Tower | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 118 | 387 | 25 | 1962 | |||
Affinity Living Circle Square Tower 1 | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 118 | 387 | 38 | 2021 | |||
63 | Centre Point | London | Greater London | 117 | 384 | 35 | 1967 | ||
Empress State Building | London | Greater London | 117 | 384 | 31 | 1961 | |||
65 | Lexicon Tower | London | Greater London | 115 | 377 | 35 | 2016 | ||
66 | The Heron | London | City of London | 112 | 367 | 35 | 2012 | ||
67 | 1 West India Quay | London | Greater London | 111 | 364 | 36 | 2004 | ||
68 | Bridgewater Place | Leeds | West Yorkshire | 110 | 361 | 32 | 2007 | ||
69 | 17 New Wakefield Street | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 109 | 358 | 37 | 2012 | ||
Dollar Bay | London | Greater London | 109 | 358 | 32 | 2016 | |||
71 | Angel Gardens | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 108 | 354 | 35 | 2019 | [52] | |
72 | The Tower, Meridian Quay | Swansea | City and County of Swansea | 107 | 351 | 29 | 2008 | ||
Shell Centre | London | Greater London | 107 | 351 | 26 | 1961 | |||
74 | Sky Plaza | Leeds | West Yorkshire | 106 | 348 | 37 | 2009 | ||
75 | Nido Spitalfields | London | Greater London | 105 | 344 | 34 | 2009 | ||
33 Canada Square | London | Greater London | 105 | 344 | 18 | 1999 | |||
77 | Pioneer Point | London | Greater London | 105 | 343 | 31 | 2011 | ||
78 | Ontario Tower | London | Greater London | 104 | 341 | 31 | 2007 | ||
99 Bishopsgate | London | City of London | 104 | 341 | 26 | 1976 | |||
80 | Sussex Heights | Brighton | East Sussex | 102 | 334 | 24 | 1968 | ||
The Bank Tower 2 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 102 | 334 | 33 | 2019 | |||
82 | London Hilton on Park Lane | London | Greater London | 101 | 331 | 29 | 1963 | ||
St Paul's Tower | Sheffield | South Yorkshire | 101 | 331 | 32 | 2010 | |||
Portland House | London | Greater London | 101 | 331 | 29 | 1963 | |||
Royal London Hospital Tower 2 | London | Greater London | 101 | 331 | 29 | 2010 | |||
East Side Plaza Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Hampshire | 101 | 331 | 26 | 2008 | |||
Skyline | London | Greater London | 101 | 331 | 31 | 2016 | |||
One Angel Court | London | Greater London | 101 | 331 | 21 | 2016 | |||
Sky View Tower, Capital Towers | London | Greater London | 101 | 331 | 34 | 2017 | |||
90 | Stock Exchange Tower | London | Greater London | 100 | 328 | 27 | 1970 | ||
Alpha Tower | Birmingham | West Midlands | 100 | 328 | 28 | 1970 | |||
Urbanest King's Cross | London | Greater London | 100 | 328 | 27 | 2013 |
Tallest buildings under construction
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.[73] [74]
Rank |
Name |
City |
Region/County |
Height (m) |
Height (ft) |
Floors |
Estimated Completion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 Bishopsgate | London | Greater London | 278 | 912 | 62 | 2019 |
2 | Landmark Pinnacle | London | Greater London | 233 | 765 | 75 | 2020 |
3 | Newfoundland | London | Greater London | 220 | 722 | 60 | 2019 |
4 | South Quay Plaza 1 | London | Greater London | 215 | 705 | 68 | 2020 |
5 | One Park Drive (Wood Wharf A1)[75] | London | Greater London | 205 | 672 | 57 | 2019 |
6 | One Nine Elms East | London | Greater London | 200 | 654 | 58 | 2019 |
7 | The Scalpel | London | Greater London | 190 | 623 | 38 | 2018 |
8 | The Madison[76] | London | Greater London | 184 | 604 | 53 | 2019 |
9 | Wardian East Tower | London | Greater London | 183 | 600 | 55 | 2019 |
10 | 100 Bishopsgate | London | Greater London | 172 | 564 | 40 | 2019 |
11= | Wardian West Tower | London | Greater London | 170 | 557 | 50 | 2019 |
11= | Aykon London One | London | Greater London | 170 | 557 | 50 | 2020 |
13= | Vauxhall Square North[77] | London | Greater London | 168 | 551 | 49 | 2020 |
13= | Vauxhall Square South[78] | London | Greater London | 168 | 551 | 49 | 2020 |
15 | 1 Blackfriars | London | Greater London | 163 | 535 | 52 | 2018 |
16= | Principal Tower | London | Greater London | 161 | 528 | 51 | 2019 |
16= | One Nine Elms West | London | Greater London | 161 | 528 | 43 | 2019 |
18 | 250 City Road Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 155 | 509 | 42 | 2018 |
19 | Elizabeth Tower | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 153 | 502 | 52 | 2020 |
20 | 10 Park Drive (Wood Wharf A3)[79] | London | Greater London | 150 | 492 | 43 | 2019 |
21 | Manhattan Loft Gardens | London | Greater London | 149 | 489 | 43 | 2018 |
22 | Heron Quays West 2/One Bank Street | London | Greater London | 147 | 482 | 28 | 2019 |
23 | Maine Tower[80] | London | Greater London | 145 | 476 | 42 | 2019 |
24 | Canada Water Building C4[81] | London | Greater London | 140 | 459 | 40 | 2021 |
25 | 250 City Road Tower 2 | London | Greater London | 137 | 454 | 36 | 2019 |
26= | Heron Plaza[82] | London | Greater London | 135 | 448 | 44 | 2019 |
26= | Viadux Tower 1 | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 135 | 448 | 40 | 2024 |
28 | 101 George Street, Croydon[83] | London | Greater London | 135 | 443 | 44 | 2019 |
29 | Two Fifty One[84] | London | Greater London | 134 | 440 | 43 | 2018 |
30 | The Atlas Building[85] | London | Greater London | 134 | 438 | 40 | 2018 |
31 | The Mercian | Birmingham | West Midlands | 132 | 432 | 42 | 2020 |
32= | Keybridge Lofts[86] | London | Greater London | 128 | 420 | 36 | 2019 |
32= | The GRID (Wood Wharf W07A) | London | Greater London | 128 | 420 | 36 | 2018 |
34 | Harbour Central Block C[87] | London | Greater London | 126 | 412 | 37 | 2019 |
34 | Nine Elms Point[88] | London | Greater London | 126 | 411 | 37 | 2019 |
36 | One Crown Place South[89] | London | Greater London | 123 | 404 | 33 | 2020 |
37 | Chelsea Waterfront South Tower | London | Greater London | 122 | 400 | 37 | 2018 |
38 | Infinity Tower 1 | Liverpool | Merseyside | 120 | 394 | 39 | 2021 |
39 | The Stage Shoreditch[90] | London | Greater London | 115 | 377 | 38 | 2019 |
40= | Altus House[91] | Leeds | West Yorkshire | 114 | 374 | 38 | 2021 |
40= | East Village Site N08 Tower 2[92] | London | Greater London | 113 | 371 | 30 | 2018 |
42= | One Casson Square, Southbank Place[93] | London | Greater London | 113 | 371 | 37 | 2019 |
42= | Ram Quarter Residential Tower[94] | London | Greater London | 113 | 371 | 36 | 2021 |
44= | Affinity Living Riverview | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 112 | 368 | 35 | 2021 |
44= | The Lexington Tower[95] | Liverpool | Merseyside | 112 | 368 | 35 | 2021 |
46 | Exchange Square 2 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 111 | 364 | 36 | 2022 |
47 | The Residence[96] | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 110 | 361 | 34 | 2021 |
48 | Oxygen[97] | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 109 | 357 | 33 | 2020 |
49= | Victoria Square | Woking | Surrey | 108 | 353 | 34 | 2020 |
49= | 103 Colmore Row[98] | Birmingham | West Midlands | 108 | 353 | 26 | 2020 |
51 | One Crown Place North[99] | London | Greater London | 106 | 348 | 30 | 2020 |
52 | Imperial West Residential Building[100] | London | Greater London | 105 | 344 | 35 | 2019 |
53= | Upper Riverside[101] | London | Greater London | 102 | 335 | 31 | 2018 |
53= | Infinity Tower 2 | Liverpool | Merseyside | 102 | 335 | 33 | 2021 |
55 | Stratford Central[102] | London | Greater London | 101 | 331 | 33 | 2018 |
56 | East Village E20, Site N08 Tower 1[103] | London | Greater London | 100 | 327 | 28 | 2018 |
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.[104]
Rank |
Name |
City |
Region/County |
Height (m) |
Height (ft) |
Floors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | European Trade Center Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 500 | 1640 | 111 |
2 | 1 Undershaft | London | Greater London | 295 | 967 | 73 |
3 | Riverside South (South Tower) | London | Greater London | 237 | 776 | 45 |
4 | One Lansdowne Road East Tower[105] | London | Greater London | 236 | 774 | 68 |
5= | European Trade Center Tower 2 | London | Greater London | 230 | 755 | 53 |
5= | European Trade Center Tower 3 | London | Greater London | 230 | 755 | 53 |
5= | European Trade Center Tower 4 | London | Greater London | 230 | 755 | 53 |
5= | European Trade Center Tower 5 | London | Greater London | 230 | 755 | 53 |
6 | Trinity Tower X[106] | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 213 | 699 | 67 |
7 | Heron Quays West | London | Greater London | 198 | 650 | 34 |
8 | 100 Broad Street | Birmingham | West Midlands | 193 | 634 | 61 |
9 | South Quay Plaza 4 | London | Greater London | 192 | 630 | 56 |
10 | Riverside South (North Tower) | London | Greater London | 186 | 610 | 37 |
11 | One Heritage | Salford | Greater Manchester | 173 | 568 | 55 |
12 | Ludgate House[107] | London | Greater London | 161 | 528 | 49 |
13 | One Eastside | Birmingham | West Midlands | 155 | 509 | 51 |
14 | 1 Merchant Square[108] | London | Greater London | 150 | 491 | 42 |
15= | 20 Blackfriars Road Residential Tower | London | Greater London | 141 | 463 | 43 |
15= | Doon Street Tower | London | Greater London | 141 | 463 | 43 |
17= | Trinity Tower V[109] | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 140 | 459 | 41 |
17= | 54 Marsh Wall | London | Greater London | 140 | 459 | 41 |
19 | St Michael's Tower 1 | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 135 | 443 | 41 |
20 | Sapphire Tower | Cardiff | Cardiff | 132 | 433 | 42 |
21= | Angel Meadow Park | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 128 | 420 | 41 |
21= | Trinity Tower Y[110] | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 128 | 420 | 37 |
23 | Infinity Towers Building B | London | Greater London | 127 | 417 | 34 |
24 | Martineau Galleries | Birmingham | West Midlands | 126 | 413 | 36 |
25 | St Joseph's Eastside | Birmingham | West Midlands | 123 | 404 | 37 |
26= | 10–12 Whitworth Street[111] | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 117 | 384 | 35 |
26= | 211 Broad Street (Super Slender Tower) | Birmingham | West Midlands | 117 | 384 | 37 |
26= | Westbridge Hotel Tower | Leicester | Leicestershire | 117 | 384 | 39 |
29 | Convoys Wharf Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 116 | 381 | 40 |
30 | South Quay Plaza 2 | London | Greater London | 115 | 378 | 36 |
31 | Boerma Tower | Birmingham | West Midlands | 113 | 371 | 30 |
32 | Quill | London | Greater London | 109 | 358 | 31 |
33 | Sampson House | London | Greater London | 108 | 354 | 30 |
34 | Bedford Square Phase 2 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 105 | 344 | 26 |
35 | Infinity Towers Building B | London | Greater London | 104 | 341 | 30 |
36= | Axis Square Tower 2 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 101 | 331 | 23 |
36= | The Gateway Building | London | Greater London | 101 | 331 | 20 |
Tallest proposed buildings
This list ranks some proposed buildings in the UK that, if built as planned, would stand at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.[112]
Rank |
Name |
City |
Region/County |
Height (m) |
Height (ft) |
Floors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Quay House | London | Greater London | 235 | 771 | 70 |
2 | North Quay Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 222 | 728 | 67 |
3 | North Quay Tower 2 | London | Greater London | 212 | 696 | 61 |
4 | North Quay Tower 3 | London | Greater London | 203 | 666 | 57 |
5 | Vauxhall Cross Island | London | Greater London | 175 | 574 | 53 |
6 | Student Castle Tower 1 | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 168 | 551 | 55 |
7 | The Goods Yard Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 166 | 545 | 46 |
8 | One Park Place | London | Greater London | 162 | 531 | 32 |
9 | Project Skylines | London | Greater London | 160 | 525 | 48 |
10= | Stratford Waterfront Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 160 | 525 | 47 |
10= | Stratford Waterfront Tower 2 | London | Greater London | 160 | 525 | 47 |
13= | 225 Marsh Wall | London | Greater London | 158 | 518 | 49 |
13= | Cotton Quay Tower 1 | Salford | Greater Manchester | 158 | 518 | 48 |
15= | Greengate Park North | Salford | Greater Manchester | 155 | 509 | 52 |
15= | Octagon | Birmingham | West Midlands | 155 | 509 | 49 |
17= | The Blade | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 152 | 499 | 52 |
17= | The Circle | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 152 | 499 | 52 |
19 | Deritend Tower | Birmingham | West Midlands | 151 | 495 | 48 |
20 | Ovatus 2 | Liverpool | Merseyside | 147 | 481 | 48 |
21 | Downing Living Tower 1 | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 140 | 459 | 44 |
22 | 30 Marsh Wall | London | Greater London | 139 | 456 | 43 |
23= | CEG Southbank Tower 1 | Leeds | West Yorkshire | 136 | 446 | 40 |
23= | 82 West India Road | London | Greater London | 136 | 446 | 39 |
25= | East Village E20 Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 135 | 443 | 36 |
25= | East Village E20 Tower 2 | London | Greater London | 135 | 443 | 36 |
27 | Cuba Street Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 134 | 440 | 41 |
28 | Great Charles Street | Birmingham | West Midlands | 131 | 430 | 39 |
29= | Bridge Street | Leeds | West Yorkshire | 129 | 423 | 41 |
29= | 20 Ropemaker Street | London | Greater London | 129 | 423 | 27 |
31 | X1 Media City II Tower 1 | Salford | Greater Manchester | 125 | 410 | 41 |
32 | Cotton Quay Tower 2 | Salford | Greater Manchester | 123 | 404 | 37 |
33= | Cherry Park Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 121 | 397 | 37 |
33= | Elephant & Castle Town Centre Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 121 | 397 | 32 |
35 | Mondial House | London | Greater London | 120 | 394 | 35 |
36 | Elephant & Castle Town Centre Tower 3 | London | Greater London | 117 | 384 | 34 |
37= | Borough Triangle | London | Greater London | 115 | 377 | 38 |
37= | Rudolf Place | London | Greater London | 115 | 377 | 37 |
39= | Gorton Street Tower, Greengate | Salford | Greater Manchester | 112 | 367 | 36 |
39= | Plot G, Great Jackson Street Tower 1 | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 112 | 367 | 36 |
41= | The Square | Birmingham | West Midlands | 110 | 361 | 35 |
41= | Savoy Centre Towers | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow | 110 | 361 | 32 |
41= | 16/19 Hatfields/1-5 Paris Garden | London | Greater London | 110 | 361 | 24 |
41= | The Culinary Quarter Tower 1 | London | Greater London | 110 | 361 | 35 |
41= | X1 Media City II Tower 2 | Salford | Greater Manchester | 110 | 361 | 35 |
46 | North Quay Tower 4 | London | Greater London | 107 | 351 | 30 |
47 | East Village 20 Tower 4 | London | Greater London | 103 | 338 | 29 |
48 | Upper Trinity Street | Birmingham | West Midlands | 102 | 334 | 32 |
49= | Union Living, St John's | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 101 | 331 | 32 |
49= | X1 Media City II Tower 2 | Salford | Greater Manchester | 101 | 331 | 31 |
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.[113]
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 |
County |
Image | Height (m) |
Height (ft) |
Floors |
Years as tallest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victoria Tower | London | Greater London | 98.5 | 325 | 14 | 1860–1961 (102 years) | |
Shell Centre | London | Greater London | 107 | 351 | 26 | 1961–1962 (1 year) | |
CIS Tower | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 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
Cities with tallest buildings
Cities with buildings >100m
List measures buildings by architectural height
City | ≥300m | ≥250m | ≥200m | ≥150m | ≥100m |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | — | 5 | 11 | 42 | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
— | — | — | — | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | 2 | |
— | — | — | — | 2 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 |
Cities with buildings >100m (Under Construction)
List measures buildings by roof height only (excluding spires and antennas).
City | ≥300m | ≥250m | ≥200m | ≥150m | ≥100m |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | 1 | 5 | 13 | 24 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | 3 | |
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See also
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