List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. Since 1991 the tallest building in the United Kingdom has been the 235 metres (771 ft) tall One Canada Square
One Canada Square
One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...

 in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...

, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. Despite this, Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...

 which is under-construction in Southwark
Southwark
Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north...

, London is expected to reach a height of 310 metres (1,017.1 ft) in May 2012 and become the tallest building in the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

. As of December 2010 there are 49 habitable buildings in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall, with 38 of these in London alone, and only one outside of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 (taking into consideration all under-construction and approved buildings, this figure is set to more than double to 110). The United Kingdom hasn't historically been noted for its abundance of skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

s, with the taller structures throughout the country tending to be cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...

s and church spires. Despite this, since the mid-20th century the number of highrise apartment buildings and office blocks in most large British cities have grown significantly. Over recent years there has been a boom in the number of proposed and approved for construction skyscrapers in the United Kingdom, particularly in London. As of December 2010 there are four skyscrapers under-construction in the capital that exceed a height of 200 metres (656.2 ft) which will match the four already in existence.

Tallest buildings nationwide

Buildings in the United Kingdom over 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall by country
Country Complete Under-
construction
Approved Proposed Total
 Kingdom of England England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

48 18 39 56 161
in London 38 13 26 42 119
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

0 0 1 2 3
 Kingdom of Scotland Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

0 0 0 3 3
 Wales Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

1 1 2 0 4
 United Kingdom United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

49 19 42 61 171

Tallest completed buildings

This list ranks all finished buildings in the United Kingdom that stand at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Buildings above 140m

Rank
Rank
in EU
Name
City
Region
Image Height (m)
Height (ft)
Floors
Year
Notes
1 7 One Canada Square
One Canada Square
One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...

London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...

235 771 50 1991
2 10 Heron Tower
Heron Tower
Heron Tower, also referred to as 110 Bishopsgate, is a skyscraper owned by Heron International in the City of London. It was completed in 2011...

London Greater London 230 755 47 2010
3= 16= HSBC Tower London Greater London 200 656 45 2002
3= 16= Citigroup Centre London Greater London 200 656 45 2001
5 25 Tower 42
Tower 42
Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the fifth tallest in London overall. The original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's International Division. Seen from above, the tower closely resembles the NatWest...

London Greater London 183 600 43 1980
6 27 30 St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe, the Swiss Re Building , is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004...

London Greater London 180 591 41 2003
7 n/a BT Tower
BT Tower
The BT Tower is a tall cylindrical building in London, United Kingdom, located at 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia W1T 4JZ, London Borough of Camden. It has been previously known as the Post Office Tower, the London Telecom Tower and the British Telecom Tower. The main structure is tall, with a...

London Greater London 177 581 34 1965
8 29 Beetham Tower
Beetham Tower, Manchester
Beetham Tower is a landmark 47-storey residential skyscraper in Manchester city centre, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, was designed by Ian Simpson, and built by Carillion....

Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

North West England
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...

169 554 50 2006
9 33 Broadgate Tower
Broadgate Tower
The Broadgate Tower is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London. It was constructed from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the fourth tallest building in the City of London....

London Greater London 164 538 35 2008
10 47 One Churchill Place
One Churchill Place
One Churchill Place is a 156 m tall skyscraper with 32 floors, serving as the headquarters of Barclays Bank. It is in the Docklands area of London in Canary Wharf...

London Greater London 156 512 32 2004
11= 55= 25 Bank Street
25 Bank Street
25 Bank Street is an office tower in the Canary Wharf business district of London. It was developed in 2001-2003 by Canary Wharf Group as one of five new buildings on its Heron Quays site...

London Greater London 153 502 33 2003
11= 55= 40 Bank Street
40 Bank Street
40 Bank Street is a skyscraper in Heron Quays, Docklands, London. It is tall and has 33 floors. The building was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates and it was built by Canary Wharf Contractors....

London Greater London 153 502 33 2003
13 59 10 Upper Bank Street
10 Upper Bank Street
10 Upper Bank Street is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, Docklands, London.It was designed by the architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox and built by Canary Wharf Contractors.The 32 storey building was completed in 2003 and is 151 meters tall...

London Greater London 151 495 32 2003
14 64 Strata
Strata (building)
Strata SE1 is a 148-metre, 43 storey, 408 flat skyscraper at Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England...

London Greater London 148 486 43 2010
15 67 Pan Peninsula East Tower
Pan Peninsula
Pan Peninsula, also known as 1 Millharbour, is an exclusive luxury residential development in the Docklands area of London, near South Quay DLR and Canary Wharf Underground stations...

London Greater London 147 484 48 2008
16 79 Guy's Tower
Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is home to the King's College London School of Medicine...

London Greater London 143 469 34 1974
17= 88= The Landmark East Tower
22 Marsh Wall
22 Marsh Wall, also known as The Landmark, is a pair of residential skyscrapers in Docklands, London, and is among the twenty tallest structures in the city....

London Greater London 140 459 44 2010
17= 88= West Tower
West Tower
West Tower is a 40-storey tall skyscraper in Liverpool, England. The building was the second tower to be built by Carillion in Liverpool for property developers Beetham, who now use the building as their headquarters.-Description:...

Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

North West England 140 459 40 2007

Buildings 100m - 140m

Rank
Name
City
Region
Image Height (m)
Height (ft)
Floors
Year
Notes
19 CityPoint
CityPoint
CityPoint is a skyscraper on Ropemaker Street on the northern fringe of the City of London.-Design and construction:...

London Greater London 127 417 36 1967
20 Willis Building
Willis Building (London)
The Willis Building at 51 Lime Street, is a large office tower in London's main financial district, the City of London.Designed by architect Norman Foster and developed by British Land, it stands opposite the Lloyd's building and is tall, with 26 storeys...

London Greater London 125 410 28 2007
21 Euston Tower
Euston Tower
Euston Tower is a skyscraper located in the London Borough of Camden. It is a good example of an International style skyscraper with glass curtain walls. It is situated at the intersection of Tottenham Court Road/Hampstead Road and Euston Road. It stands across the Euston Road from Warren Street...

London Greater London 124 407 36 1970
22= Cromwell Tower
Barbican Estate
The Barbican Estate is a residential estate built during the 1960s and the 1970s in the City of London, in an area once devastated by World War II bombings and today densely populated by financial institutions...

London Greater London 123 404 42 1973
22= Lauderdale Tower
Barbican Estate
The Barbican Estate is a residential estate built during the 1960s and the 1970s in the City of London, in an area once devastated by World War II bombings and today densely populated by financial institutions...

London Greater London 123 404 43 1974
22= Shakespeare Tower
Barbican Estate
The Barbican Estate is a residential estate built during the 1960s and the 1970s in the City of London, in an area once devastated by World War II bombings and today densely populated by financial institutions...

London Greater London 123 404 43 1976
25= 10 Holloway Circus
10 Holloway Circus
10 Holloway Circus is a tall mixed-use skyscraper in Birmingham city centre, England. It is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, and was designed by Ian Simpson and built by Laing O'Rourke. When it was completed in 2006, it was estimated to have cost around £72 million to construct...

Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...

122 400 39 2006
25= Pan Peninsula West Tower
Pan Peninsula
Pan Peninsula, also known as 1 Millharbour, is an exclusive luxury residential development in the Docklands area of London, near South Quay DLR and Canary Wharf Underground stations...

London Greater London 122 400 39 2008
27 Millbank Tower
Millbank Tower
Millbank Tower is a high skyscraper in the City of Westminster at Millbank, on the banks of the River Thames in London, in the United Kingdom. The Tower was constructed in 1963 for Vickers and was originally known as Vickers Tower. It was designed by Ronald Ward and Partners and built by John...

London Greater London 119 390 33 1962
28= Co-operative Insurance Tower Manchester North West England 118 387 25 1962
28= St Helen's London Greater London 118 387 28 1969
30= Centre Point
Centre Point
Centre Point is a substantial concrete and glass office building in central London, England, occupying 101-103 New Oxford Street, WC1, close to St Giles Circus and almost directly above Tottenham Court Road tube station. The site was once occupied by a gallows...

London Greater London 117 384 35 1967
30= Empress State Building
Empress State Building
The Empress State Building is a skyscraper in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was built in 1961 and was tall with 28 floors, designed by Stone, Toms & Partners. It was renovated in 2003 to a design by Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Three floors and were added to its height...

London Greater London 117 384 31 1961
32= 1 West India Quay
1 West India Quay
1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area of London which was completed in 2004. It is 111 metres tall and has 33 floors . The bottom 12 floors house a Marriott Hotel, including 47 serviced suites on floors 9-12. Floors 13-33 house 158 apartments...

London Greater London 111 364 36 2004
32= King's Reach Tower
King's Reach Tower
King's Reach Tower is a high-rise office building in Stamford Street, Southwark, London.It is a thirty-one storey structure high and was completed in 1972. It was designed by the renowned architect Sir Richard Seifert and built by John Laing Construction Limited. There are plans for a complete...

London Greater London 111 364 30 1978
34 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...

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...

Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine regions of England and formally one of the government office regions. It covers most of the historic county of Yorkshire, along with the part of northern Lincolnshire that was, from 1974 to 1996, within the former shire county of Humberside. The...

110 361 30 2007
35= City Tower
City Tower, Manchester
City Tower, is a 30-storey office block situated at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, England. It has the highest office space currently available in Manchester standing 107 metres tall. City Tower was completed in 1965, the Plaza complex was constructed by the developers Bernard Sunley and...

Manchester North West England 107 351 30 1967
35= Shell Centre
Shell Centre
Shell Centre, in London, United Kingdom is one of the two "central offices" of oil major Shell .Shell Centre is located on the Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth...

London Greater London 107 351 26 1961
35= The Tower, Meridian Quay Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

107 351 29 2008
38= Nido Spitalfields London Greater London 105 344 34 2009
38= 33 Canada Square London Greater London 105 344 18 1999
40= Ontario Tower
Ontario Tower
The Ontario Tower is a luxury high-rise residential development in London's Docklands. It was built by the Ballymore construction company, as part of a wider scheme in New Providence Wharf to provide new executive housing to meet changing demand in the Docklands area. 'Ontario' was designed by the...

London Greater London 104 341 31 2007
40= 99 Bishopsgate
99 Bishopsgate
99 Bishopsgate is a skyscraper in the City of London. It is tall and has 25 office floors, with a total net letable floor space of circa . There are a further three plant floors at levels LG, 14 and 27....

London Greater London 104 341 26 1976
42 Sky Plaza Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber 103 338 37 2009
43 Sussex Heights
Sussex Heights
Sussex Heights is a residential tower block in the centre of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Built between 1966 and 1968 on the site of a historic church, it rises to —making it the tallest building in the city and one of the tallest residential buildings on the south...

Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...

South East England
South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...

102 334 24 1968
44= St Paul's Tower 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...

Yorkshire and the Humber 101 331 32 2010
44= London Hilton on Park Lane London Greater London 101 331 29 1963
44= Portland House
Portland House
Portland House is a skyscraper in Westminster, London. It is tall with 29 floors and was completed in 1963.The building has two banks of lifts — the first serving the first up to the fifteenth floor, and the second the fifteenth floor upwards...

London Greater London 101 331 29 1963
44= Royal London Hospital Tower 2
Royal London Hospital
The Royal London Hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary. The name changed to The London Hospital in 1748 and then to The Royal London Hospital on its 250th anniversary in 1990. The first patients were treated at a house in Featherstone Street,...

London Greater London 101 331 29 2010
48= Alpha Tower
Alpha Tower
Alpha Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. It was built to a design by George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners as the headquarters of the commercial television company ATV and part of the companies' production studio complex known as ATV Centre...

Birmingham West Midlands 100 328 28 1970
48= Stock Exchange Tower
Stock Exchange Tower
The Stock Exchange Tower is a high-rise building located in the City of London at 125 Old Broad Street.-History:Standing at tall, with 26 floors, the tower was completed by Trollope & Colls in 1970 and opened by the Queen in 1972. It served as the headquarters and offices for the London Stock...

London Greater London 100 328 27 1970

Tallest under-construction buildings

This list ranks all under-construction buildings in the United Kingdom that will stand at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Rank
Name
City
Region
Height (m)
Height (ft)
Floors
Status
1 Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...

London Greater London 310 1,017 87 Under-construction
Note: Construction currently stands taller than One Square Canada
2 Bishopsgate Tower
Bishopsgate Tower
The Pinnacle, also known as The Bishopsgate Tower and The Helter-Skelter, is a , 63-storey skyscraper under construction in the centre of London's main financial district, the City of London. It is one of four major towers under construction in London, others being Shard London Bridge, 122...

London Greater London 288 945 63 Under-construction
3 Riverside South
Riverside South (Canary Wharf)
Riverside South is a proposed skyscraper development in Canary Wharf, London. Some below ground-level work has been carried out by the investment bank JP Morgan, which bought a 999 year lease on the site with the intention of making the building its London office, but the firm now plans to move...

 (South Tower)
London Greater London 237 776 45 On Hold
4 Leadenhall Building
122 Leadenhall Street
122 Leadenhall Street is an address on Leadenhall Street in the City of London where a 225 metre tall skyscraper designed by Richard Rogers and frequently referred to as "the Cheese Grater" is currently under construction. The site is adjacent to the Lloyd's building, also designed by Rogers...

London Greater London 225 737 48 Under-construction
5 Piccadilly Tower Manchester North West England 188 617 58 On hold
6 Riverside South
Riverside South (Canary Wharf)
Riverside South is a proposed skyscraper development in Canary Wharf, London. Some below ground-level work has been carried out by the investment bank JP Morgan, which bought a 999 year lease on the site with the intention of making the building its London office, but the firm now plans to move...

 (North Tower)
London Greater London 186 610 37 On Hold
7 St George Wharf Tower London Greater London 181 594 49 Under-construction
8 Bevis Marks House Redevelopment London Greater London 168 551 40 On hold
9 20 Fenchurch Street
20 Fenchurch Street
20 Fenchurch Street is a 160 metre , 36-storey skyscraper currently under construction in the City of London. It has been nicknamed the Walkie Talkie. Costing over £200m, it is designed by the Uruguayan born architect Rafael Viñoly and will feature a highly distinctive, top-heavy form which...

London Greater London 160 525 36 Under-construction
10 Snowhill Residential Tower
Snowhill
Snowhill is a mixed-use development by Ballymore between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham City Centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station. As part of the...

Birmingham West Midlands 138 453 43 On hold
11 Spirit of Stratford Block A London Greater London 133 436 41 Under-construction
12 Chapel Wharf Block A Salford North West England 125 410 41 Under Construction
13 Gravity Tower Manchester North West England 116 381 33 On hold
14 Arrowhead London Greater London 114 367 25 On hold
15 The Heron London Greater London 112 367 35 Under-construction
16 17 New Wakefield Street Manchester North West England 106 348 32 Under-construction
17 Pioneer Point North London Greater London 105 343 31 Under-construction
18 The Blade Portsmouth South 101 331 33 Under-construction

Tallest approved buildings

This list ranks all approved for construction buildings in the United Kingdom that will stand at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Rank
Name
City
Region
Height (m)
Height (ft)
Floors
1 Columbus Tower London Greater London 242 794 65
2 Heron Quays West
Heron Quays West
Heron Quays West is a skyscraper development approved for construction in Canary Wharf, London. The current design is for two large skyscrapers connected by a large atrium at the base, not unlike the Riverside South development. The site is at the south west of the Canary Wharf site off Bank Street...

London Greater London 198 650 34
3 One Park Place
One Park Place (Canary Wharf)
1 Park Place is a skyscraper approved for construction in Canary Wharf, Docklands, London. It will be 197 metres, with 45 floors, and will be constructed near the Riverside South skyscrapers.Construction is expected to begin some time in 2009....

London Greater London 197 646 45
4 100 Bishopsgate
100 Bishopsgate
100 Bishopsgate is a skyscraper under construction in the north eastern part of London's main financial district, the City of London. It will stand in a prominent location on Bishopsgate, just a short walk from Liverpool Street station...

London Greater London 165 541 40
5 Beetham Tower London Greater London 163 535 49
6 103 Colmore Row Birmingham West Midlands 160 525 35
7 Bishops Place Building 3 London Greater London 161 528 51
8 V Building Birmingham West Midlands 152 499 51
9= Vivo Block D
Owen Street, Manchester
Owen Street is a major proposed development on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, Manchester, England. The site is just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Old Deansgate, Pond Street, Owen Street and the River Medlock.Planned are five buildings...

Manchester North West England 150 492 49
9= Crossharbour Phase 2 Building 1 London Greater London 150 492 45
11 360 London London Greater London 145 476 44
12 Newfoundland London Greater London 144 472 38
13 20 Blackfriars Road Residential Tower London Greater London 141 463 43
14 Doon Street Tower London Greater London 141 463 43
15 Spital Hill Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber 137 449 27
16 Quebec Building London Greater London 136 446 44
17 Ruskin Square Tower London Greater London 135 443 30
18= Saffron Square London Greater London 134 440 44
18= Broad Street Tower
Broad Street Tower
Broad Street Tower is an approved 134-metre skyscraper for Broad Street, Birmingham, England...

Birmingham West Midlands 134 440 38
20= Albany Crown Tower
Albany Crown Tower
The Albany Crown Tower was a planned development for the city of Manchester in England. Its proposed location is on Aytoun and Auburn Streets, fronting onto Rochdale Canal and near Piccadilly Station. If constructed it will be one of the tallest buildings in Manchester. It was expected to cost £83...

Manchester North West England 131 430 44
20= 100 City Road London Greater London 131 430 39
22 King's Reach Tower Rebuild
King's Reach Tower
King's Reach Tower is a high-rise office building in Stamford Street, Southwark, London.It is a thirty-one storey structure high and was completed in 1972. It was designed by the renowned architect Sir Richard Seifert and built by John Laing Construction Limited. There are plans for a complete...

London Greater London 128 420 34
23 Dome Waterfront Hotel London Greater London 127 417 35
24 Bishops Place Building 1 London Greater London 126 413 35
25 Broadway Chambers Building 1 London Greater London 123 404 39
26= Lots Road Tower 1 London Greater London 122 400 37
26= Trafalgar Way Tower 1 London Greater London 122 400 36
28 Vauxhall Sky Gardens London Greater London 120 394 36
29 Bayscape
Bayscape
Bayscape is a planned skyscraper development in Cardiff Bay, Wales. Upon scheduled completion in 2013, the building would be Wales’ tallest building...

Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

Wales 119 390 30
30 New 1 Snow Hill Plaza
1 Snow Hill Plaza
1 Snow Hill Plaza is a highrise office building in Birmingham, England. It is tall and was completed in 1973.It receives the name Kennedy Tower from the mural dedicated to John F...

Birmingham West Midlands 118 387 29
31 Westbridge Hotel Tower Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...

117 384 39
32 Convoys Wharf Tower 1 London Greater London 116 381 40
33 City Road Basin Site C London Greater London 115 377 35
34 Aspire CityGate Bradford Yorkshire and the Humber 110 361 37
35 Quill London Greater London 109 358 31
36 Urban Solutions, Glass Needle Scheme Cardiff Wales 108 354 32
37 Beorma Quarter Birmingham West Midlands 107 351 27
38= Plot 3a Princes Dock
Plot 3a Princes Dock
Plot 3a Princes Dock is a 33-storey mixed use building that has been approved for construction alongside Princes Dock at the waterfront of Liverpool, England. If and when built, it will stand alongside the likes of 1 Princes Dock and Alexandra Tower...

Liverpool North West England 105 344 33
38= Bedford Square Phase 2 Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

105 344 26
40= Trafalgar Way Tower 2 London Greater London 104 341 30
40= Vivo Block B
Owen Street, Manchester
Owen Street is a major proposed development on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, Manchester, England. The site is just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Old Deansgate, Pond Street, Owen Street and the River Medlock.Planned are five buildings...

Manchester North West England 104 341 33
42 Oceanique Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...

South West England
South West England
South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ...

101 331 31

Tallest proposed buildings

This list ranks all proposed for construction buildings in the United Kingdom that will stand at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Rank
Name
City
Region
Height (m)
Height (ft)
Floors
1 North Quay Tower 1
North Quay
North Quay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London. The developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli.The heights of the towers will be:*Tower 1 - 221m - 40 floors...

London Greater London 216 709 44
2 The Pride London Greater London 209 686 62
3 North Quay Tower 3
North Quay
North Quay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London. The developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli.The heights of the towers will be:*Tower 1 - 221m - 40 floors...

London Greater London 203 666 38
4 Regal Tower
Regal Tower
Regal Tower is a proposed skyscraper to be constructed on a site bounded by Broad Street, Oozells Way and Sheepcote Street in Birmingham, England. The proposal consists of a 56 storey tower, measuring tall, housing retail units, a luxury hotel, residential apartments and car parking...

Birmingham West Midlands 201 659 56
5= Shanghai Tower
Shanghai Tower (Liverpool)
Shanghai Tower is the name of a proposed 60-storey skyscraper, to be built as part of the multi-billion pound Liverpool Waters development in the English city of Liverpool...

Liverpool North West England 200 656 60
5= Wood Wharf W07B
Wood Wharf
Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...

London Greater London 200 656
6 Wood Wharf W06
Wood Wharf
Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...

London Greater London 187 614
7 Wood Wharf W02
Wood Wharf
Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...

London Greater London 182 597 37
8 Cherry Orchard Road Tower London Greater London 171 561 48
9 King Edward Tower
King Edward Tower
King Edward Tower is a proposed skyscraper to be constructed on Leeds Street in Liverpool, England. The tower was first proposed in 2007, received funding in 2008 and was altered pending approval in 2010. The estimated cost of the development is £130 million. If built, the tower will become the...

Liverpool North West England 165 541 54
10 Skylines Village Block B1 London Greater London 164 538 50
11= Odalisk Tower 2 London Greater London 160 520 51
11= Intercontinental Tower
Intercontinental Tower, Manchester
The Intercontinental Tower, Manchester is a proposed landmark skyscraper for construction in Manchester City Centre, England. The proposed high rise will be a 5-star luxury hotel run by InterContinental Hotels Group, and developed by Northern Irish Development firm, Benmore.The skyscraper was first...

Manchester North West England 160 520 48
13 Sugar House Phase One Tower London Greater London 159 522 44
14 Wood Wharf W07C
Wood Wharf
Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...

London Greater London 154 505
15 Millharbour West Building A London Greater London 151 495 46
16 Vauxhall Bondway Tower London Greater London 150 490 43
17 Plot N24 London Greater London 149 489 43
18 Dollar Bay London Greater London 143 469 47
19= Millharbour East Building E London Greater London 140 460 46
19= 1 Merchant Square London Greater London 140 460 42
19= Vauxhall Cross Island Tower 1 London Greater London 140 460 41
22 Skylines Village Block B London Greater London 138 453 40
23 East One
East One
East One, also known as Dalmarnock Tower, is a proposed high-rise residential building in Glasgow, Scotland. As originally proposed, the tower included a hotel, and had a projected height of 180.00 metres over 55 floors, which would have made it the second-tallest building in the United Kingdom...

Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

137 449 42
24 The Hotel and Residences at Heron Plaza London Greater London 135 443 44
25 Wood Wharf W04
Wood Wharf
Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...

London Greater London 129 423
26= Eileen House London Greater London 128 420 42
26= 40 Marsh Wall London Greater London 128 420 39
26= Wood Wharf W07A
Wood Wharf
Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...

London Greater London 128 420
29 Millharbour East Building A London Greater London 126 413 37
30 Blackpool Super Casino Tower Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...

North West England 125 410 32
31= New Street Station Tower 1 Birmingham West Midlands 124 407 30
31= New Street Station Tower 2 Birmingham West Midlands 124 407 30
33= Millharbour West Buildings B + C London Greater London 122 400 37
33= News International Headquarters Building 1 London Greater London 122 400 27
33= Wood Wharf W01
Wood Wharf
Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...

London Greater London 122 400
36 Premier House Building 1 Manchester North West England 121 397 36
37 North Quay Tower 2
North Quay
North Quay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London. The developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli.The heights of the towers will be:*Tower 1 - 221m - 40 floors...

London Greater London 120 390 18
38 Wood Wharf W08
Wood Wharf
Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...

London Greater London 119 389
39 The Meridian Tower London Greater London 118 387 32
40 Station Hill Building 5 Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

South East England 117 384 28
41 Battle of Britain Beacon London Greater London 116 381 17
42 One Crown Place London Greater London 114 374 24
43= Stratum Building A Manchester North West England 113 371 37
43= The Savoy Centre Glasgow Scotland 113 371 32
45 Block 3, Martineau Galleries
Martineau Galleries
Martineau Galleries is an important proposed mixed-use development for Birmingham, England as it will connect the Eastside to the city centre core and is also located on the High Street, a major retail area.- Pre-1960s development :...

Birmingham West Midlands 110 360 30
46 Aurora
Aurora building
The Aurora building was a proposed construction project that was not granted planning permission. At its height of 109 metres, 37 storeys, it would have been the tallest building in Northern Ireland. The proposed location of the Belfast tower was on the corner of Great Victoria and Ventry Street...

Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

109 358 37
47= Elmbank Tower Glasgow Scotland 108 354 28
47= Millharbour West Building D London Greater London 108 354 24
47= 25 Churchill Place London Greater London 108 354 19
47= Wood Wharf W05
Wood Wharf
Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...

London Greater London 108 354
51 Vauxhall Cross Island Tower 2 London Greater London 106 348 31
52 Spiral Tower Birmingham West Midlands 104 341 26
53 Block C Poplar Business Park London Greater London 103 338 31
54= Spirit of Sunderland
Spirit of Sunderland
The Spirit of Sunderland is a skyscraper proposed for Sunderland, North East England, by the designs of Sunderland Arc and Thornfield Properties Ltd...

Sunderland North East England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...

100 330 33
54= Odalisk Tower 1 London Greater London 100 330 31
54= Creekside Industrial Estate Building B London Greater London 100 330 30
54= South Quay Square Phase 2 London Greater London 100 330 30
54= Radisson SAS Reading Reading South East England 100 330 28
54= Plot T6 London Greater London 100 330 27
54= Vetro Belfast Northern Ireland 100 330 26
54= Newington Causeway Tower London Greater London 100 330 21

Tallest demolished buildings

This list ranks all demolished and destroyed buildings in the United Kingdom that stood at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
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
Southwark Towers
Southwark Towers was a high rise building at 32 London Bridge Street, designed by tp bennett architects, overlooking London Bridge station, in Southwark, London. It was 100 metres tall and had 25 floors in three wings...

London Greater London 100 328 25 1976 2009

Timeline of tallest buildings

This list ranks the tallest storied buildings in the United Kingdom 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
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel is a hotel in London, England, adjacent to St Pancras railway station. It opened in March 2011 occupying parts of the former Midland Grand Hotel , including the main public rooms, together with a new bedroom wing on the western side of the Barlow train-shed...

London Greater London 80 263 9 1869-1911
Royal Liver Building
Royal Liver Building
The Royal Liver Building is a Grade I listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront...

Liverpool North West England 90 295 13 1911-1961
Shell Centre
Shell Centre
Shell Centre, in London, United Kingdom is one of the two "central offices" of oil major Shell .Shell Centre is located on the Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth...

London Greater London 107 351 26 1961-1962
CIS Tower
CIS Tower
The Co-operative Insurance Tower, or CIS Tower, is an office tower building on Miller Street in Manchester, England. It was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet in height. The Grade II listed building, which houses Co-operative Financial Services, a part of The Co-operative Group, is...

Manchester North West England 118 387 25 1962-1963
Millbank Tower
Millbank Tower
Millbank Tower is a high skyscraper in the City of Westminster at Millbank, on the banks of the River Thames in London, in the United Kingdom. The Tower was constructed in 1963 for Vickers and was originally known as Vickers Tower. It was designed by Ronald Ward and Partners and built by John...

London Greater London 118 390 32 1963-1964
BT Tower
BT Tower
The BT Tower is a tall cylindrical building in London, United Kingdom, located at 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia W1T 4JZ, London Borough of Camden. It has been previously known as the Post Office Tower, the London Telecom Tower and the British Telecom Tower. The main structure is tall, with a...

London Greater London 177 581 36 1964-1980
Tower 42
Tower 42
Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the fifth tallest in London overall. The original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's International Division. Seen from above, the tower closely resembles the NatWest...

London Greater London 183 600 47 1980-1991
One Canada Square
One Canada Square
One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...

London Greater London 235 770 50 1991-2012
Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...

London Greater London 310 1,017 87 2012-

Tallest buildings by city

See also

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