List of tallest buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove explained

This list of tallest buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove ranks skyscrapers and other structures by height in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom, that are at least 40 metres tall.

Completed

This lists buildings in Brighton and Hove that are at least tall.

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

RankNameImageHeight
m (ft)		FloorsYear completedPrimary useNotes
1Brighton i360162 (531)N/A2016ObservationThe tallest structure in all of Sussex, which it became in 2015, more than a year before it opened.[1]
2Rampion Wind Farm140 (460)N/A2017Wind farmThe first wind farm off the south coast of England.[2] [3]
3Sussex Heights102 (335)241968ResidentialThe tallest building in all of Sussex. When completed in 1968 it "replaced the steeple of St Paul's, West Street as the most significant landmark of Brighton".
4Chartwell Court66 (217)181968ResidentialBuilt on top of a car park (not included in floor count).
=5Longley Place63 (207)182023Residential
=5Goldstone Hall63 (207)182023ResidentialThe tallest of five towers which are part of Brighton University's 'Big Build' project.[4]
=5Theobald House63 (207)181966ResidentialBuilt on top of a car park (not included in floor count). An 18-storey block with 110 flats; described in 1987 as "a gaunt tower out of sympathy and scale with its surroundings".
8Thomas Kemp Tower59 (193)15~1968Hospital[5] [6] [7]
9Hove Gardens58 (190)182023Residential[8]
10Whitehawk Hill transmitting station55 (182)N/A1959Communication
=11Bedford Towers51 (168)171967Hotel/Residential
=11Essex Place51 (168)171967Residential[9]
=13Moda, Hove Central49 (160)182024Residential[10]
=13Wiltshire House49 (160)171969Residential
=13Hereford Court49 (160)171969Residential
=13St John the Baptist's Church49 (160)N/A1854Religion[11]
=17Nettleton Court46 (151)151966Residential[12]
=17Dudeney Lodge46 (151)151966Residential[13]
=19Pelham Tower44 (144)111971Education[14] [15]
=19St Bartholomew's Church44 (144)N/A1874Religion
21American Express Brighton42 (137)122012Office[16] [17]
22Cavendish House41 (135)141967Residential
23The Booster40 (130)N/A2006Ride[18]

Proposed

This lists proposed buildings in Brighton and Hove that are at least tall.

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

RankNameHeight
m (ft)		FloorsPrimary useNotes
1Brighton Marina Tower127 (418)40Residential[19]
2Aldrington Wharf (central tower)74 (243)20Residential[20]
=3Aldrington Wharf (eastern tower)44 (144)10Residential
=3Aldrington Wharf (western tower)44 (144)10Residential

Demolished

This lists buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove that were at least tall and have since been demolished.

RankNameImageHeight
m (ft)		FloorsYear completedYear demolishedPrimary useNotes
1Amex House46 (151)919772017Office[21]
2Brighton Wheel45 (148)N/A20112016Ferris wheel

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 August 2015 . It's official: Brighton i360 tower is already the tallest structure in Sussex . 26 September 2022 . britishairwaysi360.com.
  2. Web site: The south coast's first offshore wind farm . 25 September 2022 . Rampion Offshore Wind.
  3. Web site: E.ON announces final 116 turbine design for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm . https://web.archive.org/web/20141127140209/http://pressreleases.eon-uk.com/blogs/eonukpressreleases/archive/2014/11/24/2401.aspx . 27 November 2014 . 4 November 2022 . E.ON.
  4. Web site: Goldstone Hall, Mithras Student Village . 21 December 2023 . Taylor Maxwell.
  5. Web site: BH2021 03056 Royal Sussex County Hosp - amendment (1.4) . Brighton & Hove City Council . 16 . 22 December 2022.
  6. Web site: 16 July 2020 . Thomas Kemp Tower under construction, circa 1968 . The Crucible . 25 October 2022.
  7. Web site: April 2016 . 3Ts Redevelopment Newsletter . 25 October 2022 . to the top of the fifteen-storey Thomas Kemp Tower..
  8. News: 2 September 2020 . Councillors approve £67m 18-storey Hove Gardens scheme for 216 flats . 14 May 2023 . Brighton & Hove News.
  9. Web site: Essex Place . https://web.archive.org/web/20220602181316/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/198146/essex-place-brighton-united-kingdom . 2 June 2022 . 2 October 2022 . Emporis.
  10. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/livethemodalife_btr-livethemodalife-buildtorent-activity-6998915514957766656-XWcU
  11. Web site: 12 October 2017 . St John the Baptist's Church, Church Road, Hove. . 1 May 2023 . The tower and spire [...] stood at a height of 160 feet.
  12. Web site: High Rise Block Information Sheet NETTLETON COURT . 27 September 2022.
  13. Web site: High Rise Block Information Sheet DUDENEY LODGE . 27 September 2022.
  14. Web site: Geograph:: Pelham Tower © Simon Carey cc-by-sa/2.0 . 27 September 2022 . Geograph.
  15. Web site: Brighton College of Technology . https://web.archive.org/web/20190513082637/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/198156/brighton-college-of-technology-brighton-united-kingdom . 13 May 2019 . 27 September 2022 . Emporis.
  16. News: 6 September 2012 . American Express ready to move into new office . The Argus . 16 October 2022.
  17. Web site: One John Street Brighton American Express . 16 October 2022 . EPR Architects.
  18. Web site: History . 1 October 2022 . Brighton Pier.
  19. Web site: Brighton Marina Tower . 19 May 2023 . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
  20. News: 26 September 2022 . Hundreds object to plan for 20-storey tower block on Hove coast road . 1 February 2023 . Brighton & Hove News.
  21. Web site: AMEX HOUSE . SBS Demolition.

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