List of tallest buildings in Yorkshire
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Yorkshire has many tall buildings, the current tallest building is Bridgewater Place
Bridgewater Place
Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, is an office and residential skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the tallest building in Yorkshire, and has held this record since being topped out in September 2005...

 in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

. Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

, Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

 and Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

 also have tall buildings and there are many planned to be built. York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

 has a low-rise skyline with only the hospital standing taller than the Minster
York Minster
York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by...

.

High-rise residential blocks are common in many towns and cities in Yorkshire, with many councils, particularly Leeds, Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...

 and Kingston upon Hull enthusiastically embracing high-rise living in the 1960s and '70s. Sheffield has fewer high-rise residential blocks, with the council there looking more towards the more modern 'wall like' developments.
Rank Name Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year City Image
1 Bridgewater Place
Bridgewater Place
Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, is an office and residential skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the tallest building in Yorkshire, and has held this record since being topped out in September 2005...

110 360 32 2007 Leeds
2 The Plaza Tower
The Plaza Tower
Sky Plaza is a tower block, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the second phase of a development in Leeds city centre, consisting of 572 student apartments...

103 337 37 2009 Leeds
3 St Pauls Tower 101 331 32 2010 Sheffield
4 Opal Tower 82 269 26 2008 Leeds
5 West Riding House
West Riding House
West Riding House is an and 20 storey tall office building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England which was completed in 1973. It was the tallest building in the city until 2005 with the topping out of Bridgewater Place. There are retail units on the ground floor of the building as it is located in the...

80 262 20 1973 Leeds
6 Arts Tower
Arts Tower
The Arts Tower is a building at 12 Bolsover Street in Sheffield, England belonging to the University of Sheffield and opened in 1966. English Heritage has called it "the most elegant university tower block in Britain of its period...

78 260 20 1965 Sheffield
7= Park Plaza Hotel Leeds
Park Plaza Hotel Leeds
Park Plaza Hotel Leeds is a tower block in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in central Leeds on Leeds City Square near Leeds railway station. The hotel tower was built in 1966 after construction began in 1965, it was reclad in 2004 to host the four star Park Plaza Hotel...

 
77 252 20 1966 Leeds
7= Tower North Central
Tower North Central
Tower North Central is a 77m high office tower in Leeds, England. It is situated at the top end of Leeds city centre on Merrion Way in close proximity to the Merrion Centre and is adjacent to the Opal 3 Tower....

77 252 20 1967 (reclad 2003-2004) Leeds
8 Candle House 75 246 23 2009 Leeds
9 Cottingley Towers
Cottingley Towers
Cottingley Towers are a rented-flat accommodation and are in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.Also, Cottingley Towers is the tallest residential building in Leeds, with 25 floors, according to Skyscrapernews.com....

72 236 25 1972 Leeds
11 Broadcasting Tower
Broadcasting Tower, Leeds
Broadcasting Tower is a new development in Broadcasting Place in Woodhouse Lane. Adjacent to other university buildings, it forms part of Leeds Metropolitan University, housing its Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology, as well as some student flats, and is close to the main campus of The...

70.50 228 23 2009 Leeds
12 Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Town Hall was built between 1853 and 1858 on Park Lane , Leeds, West Yorkshire, England to a design by architect Cuthbert Brodrick.-Background:...

69 226 25 1858 Leeds
13 Velocity Tower
Velocity Tower
Velocity Tower is a development project currently under construction next to the Inner Ring Road in Sheffield City Centre, South Yorkshire, England, overlooking Ecclesall Road...

66 217 22 2009 Sheffield
14 Bradford City Hall
Bradford City Hall
Bradford City Hall is a Grade I listed, 19th century town hall in Centenary Square, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and is notable for its landmark bell/clock tower.- As town hall :The building was designed by Lockwood and Mawson, and opened in 1873....

66 217 1873 Bradford
15 Clarence House
Clarence House
Clarence House is a royal home in London, situated on The Mall, in the City of Westminster. It is attached to St. James's Palace and shares the palace's garden. For nearly 50 years, from 1953 to 2002, it was home to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, but is since then the official residence of The...

66 216 20 2007 Leeds
16 West Point 65 213 17 1975 (extensively refurbished 2003-2005) Leeds
17 K2
K2 (building)
K2 is a residential tower block in Leeds, UK. The building is situated in the city centre, on Albion Street and Great George Street, opposite St John's Centre. The lower two floors contain commercial premises, including a Jongleurs Comedy Club, Bar Risa and formerly a Hard Rock Cafe. The...

65 213 20 1972 (extensively refurbished early 2000s) Leeds |
18 City Island Phase 2 61 200 20 2008 Leeds
19 Sheffield Town Hall
Sheffield Town Hall
Sheffield Town Hall is a building in the City of Sheffield, England. The building is used by Sheffield City Council, and also contains a publicly displayed collection of silverware. The current building, Sheffield's fourth town hall, is located on Pinstone Street. It was designed by the...

61 200 6 1896 Sheffield
20 Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
The Royal Hallamshire Hospital is a general and teaching hospital located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the city's West End, facing Glossop Road and close to the main campus of University of Sheffield and the Collegiate Crescent campus of Sheffield Hallam University...

61 200 21 1979 Sheffield
21 Cathedral Church of St Marie 60 200 1 1879 Sheffield

Under construction

Rank Name Height (m) Height (ft) Floors City Notes
1 Lumiere Tower 1 172 564 55 Leeds Now very unlikely to be built
2 Lumiere Tower 2 113 371 33 Leeds Almost certainly not likely to be built
3 Citygate
Citygate Bradford
Citygate is soon to be the tallest building in Bradford and joint tallest building in Yorkshire....

110 361 37 Bradford To be complete by 2013
4 The Beehive 68 223 22 Bradford

Approved

Rank Name Use Height (m) Height (ft) Floors City
1 Spital Hill Residential 130 450 27 Sheffield
2 Manor Mill Residential 82 269 21 Hull
3 The Channel - Tower 1 Retail 73 239 24 Bradford
4 Hanover House Residential 72 236 21 Sheffield
5 23 Furnival Gate Residential 65 213 19 Sheffield
6 Listerhills Tower Office 63 207 20 Bradford
6 The Boom Block 1 Residential 63 207 17 Hull
7 St Pauls Place Block 3 Office 59 192 13 Sheffield
8 City 1 Residential 52 171 17 Bradford
=9 The Channel - Tower 2 Residential 51 167 16 Bradford
=9 Matrix Apartments Residential 51 167 17 Bradford
10 No. 1 Hamm Strasse Office 37 121 12 Bradford

Proposed

Rank Name Height (m) Height (ft) Floors City
1 Millgarth Tower 190 - 210 623 - 689 55 - 65 Leeds
2 City 1 112 367 37 Leeds
3 New York Road Tower 1 110 361 37 Leeds
4 New York Road Tower 2 105 344 35 Leeds
5 Manor Point http://www.estatesgazette.com/blogs/focus/2009/12/leeds-launches-tower-development.html 102 335 35 Leeds
6 Bridge House 98 322 22 Leeds
7 New York Road Tower 3 87 285 29 Leeds
8 Cromwell Mount Proposal Tower 1 http://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/Published/C00000125/M00004395/AI00025786/0606118FUCromwellMount.pdf Est 85 Est 279 26 Leeds
9 Gateway South 82 269 26 Leeds
10 Capitol House 76 249 18 Leeds
11 Monkbridge Forge Main Tower 70 230 23 Leeds
12 Cromwell Mount Proposal Tower 2 http://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/Published/C00000125/M00004395/AI00025786/0606118FUCromwellMount.pdf Est 70 Est 230 19 Leeds
13 New York Road Tower 4 69 226 23 Leeds
14 Wellington Place Block 14 60 197 15 Leeds
15 Bankside 52 171 17 Leeds
16 67 Water Lane 52 171 16 Leeds
17 New Victoria Place Hotel 36 118 13 Bradford
18 New Victoria Place Office 32 105 9 Bradford

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