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

This is a list of the tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage.

Tallest buildings

Tallest castles

Rank	Building	Location	Image	Height	Year	Notes
1	Warwick Castle	Warwick, Warwickshire		45m (148feet)	1360	^[1] Guy's tower rises 39m (128feet), Caesar's Tower rises 45m (148feet) but from a lower level.
2	Rochester Castle	Rochester, Kent		38m (125feet)	1127	^[2] 34.5m (113.2feet) to parapet, 38m (125feet) to turrets.
3	Caernarfon Castle	Caernarfon, Gwynedd		35m (115feet)	1330	^[3]
4	Tattershall Castle	Tattershall, Lincolnshire		33.5m (109.9feet)	1446	^[4]
5	White Tower, Tower of London	Tower Hamlets, London		32m (105feet)	1078	Height to parapet 27.4m (89.9feet), estimated height to top of stone turrets 32m (105feet)
6=	Conwy Castle	Conwy, Gwynedd		30m (100feet)	1289
6=	Richmond Castle	Richmond, North Yorkshire		30m (100feet)	1200	^[5]
6=	Portchester Castle	Portchester, Hampshire		30m (100feet)	1200	^[6]
9	Conisbrough Castle	Conisbrough, South Yorkshire		29.5m (96.8feet)	1180
10	Dover Castle	Dover, Kent		29m (95feet)	1180	^[7]

*Estimated height

Tallest residential buildings

• The tallest partly residential building - containing the highest apartments - is the Shard, London.

Rank	Building	Location	Image	Height	Year	Notes
1	Landmark Pinnacle	Tower Hamlets, London		233m (764feet)	2020	^[8]
2	Newfoundland Place	Tower Hamlets, London		220m (720feet)	2020	^[9]
3	Hampton Tower	Tower Hamlets, London		215m (705feet)	2021	^[10]
4	One Park Drive	Tower Hamlets, London		205m (673feet)	2021	^[11]
5	Deansgate Square South Tower	Castlefield, Manchester		201m (659feet)	2020	^[12]
6	One Nine Elms City Tower	Wandsworth, London		199m (653feet)	2022	^[13]
7	Wardian East Tower	Tower Hamlets, London		187m (614feet)	2020	^[14]
8	One West Point Block A (Icon Tower)	Ealing, London		184m (604feet)	2022	^[15]
9	Amory Tower (The Madison)	Tower Hamlets, London		182m (597feet)	2020	^[16]
10	The Tower, One St George Wharf	Lambeth, London		181m (594feet)	2013	^[17]

Tallest commercial buildings

The tallest partly commercial building - containing the highest offices - is the Shard, London.

Rank	Building	Location	Image	Height	Year	Notes
1	22 Bishopsgate	City of London, London		278m (912feet)	2020	^[18]
2	One Canada Square	Tower Hamlets, London		235m (771feet)	1991	^[19]
3	Heron Tower	City of London, London		230m (760feet)	2010	^[20]
4	122 Leadenhall Street	City of London, London		225m (738feet)	2014	^[21]
5	8 Bishopsgate	City of London, London		204m (669feet)	2022	^[22]
6=	HSBC Tower	Tower Hamlets, London		200m (700feet)	2002	^[23]
6=	Citigroup Centre	Tower Hamlets, London		200m (700feet)	2001	^[24]
8	The Scalpel	City of London, London		190m (620feet)	2018	^[25]
9	Tower 42	City of London, London		183m (600feet)	1980	^[26]
10	The Gherkin	City of London, London		180m (590feet)	2003	^[27]

Tallest government buildings

Rank	Building	Location	Image	Height	Year	Notes
1	Victoria Tower	City of Westminster, London		102m (335feet)	1858	^[28] ^[29] Architectural height 102m (335feet), roof height 98.5m (323.2feet).
3	Manchester Town Hall	Manchester, Greater Manchester		87.2m (286.1feet)	1877	^[30]
4	Civil Justice Centre	Manchester, Greater Manchester		80m (260feet)	2007	^[31]
5	Royal Courts of Justice	Westminster, London		74.6m (244.8feet)	1882	^[32]
6=	Glasgow City Chambers	Glasgow, Scotland		73m (240feet)	1890	^[33]
6=	Government Buildings	Cardiff, Wales		73m (240feet)		^[34]
8=	Leeds Town Hall	Leeds, West Yorkshire		69m (226feet)	1858	^[35]
8=	High Commission of New Zealand	City of Westminster, London		69m (226feet)	1963	^[36]
10	Central Criminal Court	London		66.6m (218.5feet)	1907	^[37]

Tallest hospitals

Rank	Building	Location	Image	Height	Year	Notes
1	Guy's Tower	Southwark, London		143m (469feet)	1973	^[38]
2	Royal London Hospital Tower 2	Tower Hamlets, London		101m (331feet)	2010	^[39]
3	Royal London Hospital Tower 1	Tower Hamlets, London		97m (318feet)	2010	^[40]
4	University College Hospital	Camden, London		78m (256feet)	2005	^[41]
5=	Royal Hallamshire Hospital	Sheffield, South Yorkshire		76m (249feet)	1979	^[42]
5=	Belfast City Hospital	Belfast, Northern Ireland		76m (249feet)	1986	^[43]

Tallest hotels

• The tallest partly hotel building is the Shard, London.
• The Beetham Tower, Manchester is 169m (554feet) tall of which half, up to and including the 23rd floor, is a hotel.
• 10 Holloway Circus, Birmingham is 130m (430feet) tall; the lower 19 floors are occupied by a hotel.

Rank	Building	Location	Image	Height	Year	Notes
1	40 Marsh Wall	Canary Wharf, London		127m (417feet)	2017	^[44]
2	London Hilton on Park Lane	City of Westminster, London		101m (331feet)	1963	^[45]
3	Hilton London Metropole	City of Westminster, London		91m (299feet)	1972	^[46]
4	Holiday Inn Kensington Forum	Kensington, London		84m (276feet)	1963	^[47]
5=	Premier Inn Leicester City Centre	Leicester, Leicestershire		82m (269feet)	1965	^[48]
5=	St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel	St Pancras, London		82m (269feet)	1873	^[49]

Tallest museums and galleries

Rank	Building	Location	Image	Height	Year	Notes
1	Tate Modern	Southwark, London		99m (325feet)	1963	^[50]
2	Natural History Museum	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London		58m (190feet)	1880	^[51]
3=	Eden Project	St Blazey, Cornwall		55m (180feet)	2001	^[52]
3=	Imperial War Museum North	Trafford, Greater Manchester		55m (180feet)	2002	^[53]
5	Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery	Birmingham, West Midlands		46m (151feet)	1885	^[54]
6	Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art	Gateshead, Tyne and Wear		42m (138feet)	1950	^[55]

Tallest places of worship

Rank	Building	Location	Image	Height	Year	Notes
1	Salisbury Cathedral	Salisbury, Wiltshire		123m (404feet)	1320	^[56]
2	St Paul's Cathedral	City of London, London		111m (364feet)	1711	^[57]
3	Liverpool Cathedral	Liverpool, Merseyside		101m (331feet)	1978	^[58]
4	Norwich Cathedral	Norwich, Norfolk		96m (315feet)	1480	^[59]
5	Church of St Walburge, Preston	Preston, Lancashire		94m (308feet)	1854	^[60]
6	St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)	Edinburgh, Scotland		90m (300feet)	1917	^[61]
7	St James' Church, Louth	Louth, Lincolnshire		89.9m (294.9feet)	1515	^[62]
8	St Mary Redcliffe	Bristol		89m (292feet)	1872	^[63]
9=	Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral	Liverpool, Merseyside		87m (285feet)	1967	^[64]
9=	Westminster Cathedral	City of Westminster, London		87m (285feet)	1903	^[65]
11=	St Wulfram's Church, Grantham	Grantham, Lincolnshire		86m (282feet)	1360	^[66]
11=	St Elphin's Church, Warrington	Warrington, Cheshire		86m (282feet)	1867	^[67]
13	St Mary Abbots	Kensington, London		85m (279feet)	1872	^[68]
14	Chichester Cathedral	Chichester, Sussex		84.5m (277.2feet)		^[69]
15=	Lincoln Cathedral	Lincoln, Lincolnshire		83m (272feet)	1253	^[70]
15=	St Botolph's Church	Boston, Lincolnshire		83m (272feet)	1520	^[71]
16	Chichester Cathedral	Chichester, West Sussex		82m (269feet)	1258	^[72]

Tallest university buildings

Rank	Building	Location	Image	Height	Year	Notes
1	Glasgow University Tower	Glasgow, Scotland		85m (279feet)	1887	^[73]
2	Arts Tower	Sheffield, South Yorkshire		78m (256feet)	1966	^[74]
3	Broadcasting Tower, Leeds	Leeds, West Yorkshire		69.5m (228feet)	2009	^[75]
4=	Wills Memorial Building	Bristol		68m (223feet)	1925	^[76]
4=	Towers Hall	Loughborough, Leicestershire		68m (223feet)	1967	^[77]
6	Senate House (University of London)	Bloomsbury, London		64m (210feet)	1937	^[78]

Tallest cinema buildings

Cineworld Glasgow (Glasgow, Scotland) - 62m (203feet)^[79]

Tallest structures

Tallest guyed mastSkelton transmitting station (Skelton, Cumbria) - 365m (1,198feet)^[80]

Tallest freestanding structureEmley Moor transmitting station (Emley, West Yorkshire) - 330m (1,080feet)^[81]

Tallest chimneyDrax Power Station (Drax, North Yorkshire) - 259m (850feet)^[82]

Tallest free-standing lattice towerCrystal Palace transmitting station 219m (719feet)

Tallest wind turbineSamsung Heavy Industries 7 MW wind turbine prototype 196m (643feet)

Tallest electricity pylon400 kV Thames Crossing 190.5m (625feet)

Tallest bridgeQueensferry Crossing (Lothian and Fife) - 207m (679feet)

Tallest observation towerSpinnaker Tower (Portsmouth, Hampshire) - 170m (560feet)^[83]

Tallest ferris wheelLondon Eye (Lambeth, London) - 135m (443feet)^[84]

Tallest stadiumWembley Stadium (Brent, London) - 133m (436feet)^[85]

Tallest lighthouseSkerryvore Lighthouse (Skerryvore, Scotland) - 48m (157feet)^[86]

Tallest church spireSalisbury Cathedral (Salisbury, Wiltshire) - 123m (404feet)^[87]

Tallest clock towerJoseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower (Birmingham, West Midlands) - 100m (300feet)^[88]

Tallest domed buildingMillennium Dome (Greenwich, London) - 95m (312feet)^[89]

Tallest water towerGrimsby Dock Tower (Grimsby, Lincolnshire) - 94m (308feet)^[90]

Tallest telescopeLovell Telescope (Goostrey, Cheshire) - 89m (292feet)^[91]

Tallest air traffic control towerHeathrow Air Traffic Control Tower (Hillingdon, London) - 87m (285feet)^[92]

Tallest monumentWallace Monument (Stirling, Scotland) - 67m (220feet)^[93]

Tallest rollercoasterHyperia (Thorpe Park, Chertsey, Surrey) - 72m (236feet)^[94]

Tallest sculptureArcelorMittal Orbit (Stratford, London) - 115m (377feet)^[95]

Tallest pagodaThe Pagoda (Richmond upon Thames, London) - 50m (160feet)^[96]

Tallest mosqueBirmingham Central mosque (Birmingham) - 45.7m (149.9feet)^[97]

Tallest windmillMoulton Windmill (Moulton, Lincolnshire) - 30m (100feet)^[98]

Tallest statueAngel of the North (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) - 20m (70feet)

Dream (St Helens, Merseyside) - 20m (70feet)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Warwick Castle. 22 February 2011.
2. English Castles (R. Allen Brown)
3. Web site: Caernarfon Castle. 1 December 2010.
4. Web site: Tattershall Castle. 22 February 2011.
5. Web site: Richmond Castle. 22 February 2011.
6. Web site: Portchester Castle. 22 February 2011.
7. Buildings of England, Kent: North East & East (1969; 1983) (John Newman) .
8. Web site: The Landmark Pinnacle . https://archive.today/20230721190146/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/landmark-pinnacle/14934 . 2023-07-21. live . 2023-07-21.
9. Web site: Newfoundland Place . https://archive.today/20230721192445/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/newfoundland-place/15593. 2023-07-21. live . 2023-07-21.
10. Web site: Valiant Tower. https://archive.today/20230721193326/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/valiant-tower/15631. 2023-07-21. live . 2023-07-21.
11. Web site: One Park Drive . https://archive.today/20230721193641/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-park-drive/16027 . 2023-07-21. live . 2023-07-21.
12. Web site: South Tower. https://archive.today/20230721194026/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/deansgate-square-south-tower/23168 . 2023-07-21. live . 2023-07-21.
13. Web site: One Nine Elms - River Tower . https://archive.today/20231109145623/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/city-tower/17750 . 2023-11-09. live. 2023-11-09.
14. Web site: Wardian East Tower. https://archive.today/20230721195124/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/wardian-east-tower/18015 . 2023-07-21. live . 2023-07-21.
15. Web site: Icon Tower. https://archive.today/20230721213713/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/icon-tower/41429 . 2023-07-21. live . 2023-07-21.
16. Web site: Amory Tower. https://archive.today/20230721212305/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-madison/16926 . 2023-07-21. live . 2023-07-21.
17. Web site: The Tower, One St George Wharf. https://archive.today/20230721214220/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/the-tower-one-st-george-wharf/2273 . 2023-07-21. live . 2023-07-21.
18. Web site: 22 Bishopsgate – The Skyscraper Center. skyscrapercentre.com. 1 March 2017.
19. Web site: One Canada Square. https://archive.today/20130208045853/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=1canadasquare-london-unitedkingdom. dead. 8 February 2013. 1 December 2010.
20. Web site: Heron Tower. https://archive.today/20130208045218/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=101374&lng=3. dead. 8 February 2013. 2 December 2010.
21. Web site: The Leadenhall Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104062958/http://www.emporis.com/building/the-leadenhall-building-london-united-kingdom. dead. 4 November 2012. 26 December 2013.
22. Web site: 8 Bishopsgate – The Skyscraper Center . 2023-01-11 . skyscrapercenter.com.
23. Web site: HSBC Tower. https://archive.today/20130220042925/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=8canadasquare-london-unitedkingdom. dead. 20 February 2013. 2 December 2010.
24. Web site: Citigroup Centre. https://archive.today/20130410183032/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=25canadasquare-london-unitedkingdom. dead. 10 April 2013. 2 December 2010.
25. Web site: The Scalpel – The Skyscraper Center . 2023-08-04 . skyscrapercenter.com.
26. Web site: Tower 42. https://archive.today/20130208045647/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=tower42-london-unitedkingdom. dead. 8 February 2013. 2 December 2010.
27. Web site: 30 St Mary Axe – The Skyscraper Center . 2023-08-04 . skyscrapercenter.com.
28. Web site: Victoria Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629101856/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=110733 . dead . 29 June 2011 . Emporis.com . 23 February 2011.
29. Web site: Victoria Tower. 1 December 2010.
30. Web site: Manchester Town Hall. 22 February 2011.
31. Web site: Civil Justice Centre. 2 December 2010.
32. Web site: Royal Courts of Justice. 2 December 2010.
33. Web site: Glasgow City Chambers. 22 February 2011.
34. Web site: Government Buildings. 2 December 2010.
35. Web site: Leeds Town Hall. 2 December 2010.
36. Web site: High Commission of New Zealand. 2 December 2010.
37. Web site: Central Criminal Court. 26 February 2011.
38. Web site: Guy's Tower. 1 December 2010.
39. Web site: Royal London Hospital Tower 2. 2 December 2010.
40. Web site: Royal London Hospital Tower 1. 2 December 2010.
41. Web site: University College Hospital. 2 December 2010.
42. Web site: Royal Hallamshire Hospital. 2 December 2010.
43. Web site: Belfast City Hospital. 2 December 2010.
44. Web site: Novotel London Canary Wharf. 21 April 2017.
45. Web site: London Hilton on Park Lane. 2 December 2010.
46. Web site: Hilton London Metropole. 2 December 2010.
47. Web site: Holiday Inn Kensington Forum. 2 December 2010.
48. Web site: Premier Inn Leicester City Centre. 2 December 2010.
49. Web site: St. Pancras Chambers. 22 February 2011.
50. Web site: Tate Modern. 1 December 2010.
51. Web site: Natural History Museum. 2 December 2010.
52. Web site: Eden Project. 2 December 2010.
53. Web site: Imperial War Museum North. 2 December 2010.
54. Web site: Big Brum (1885-present). 2022-04-04.
55. Web site: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. 2 December 2010.
56. Web site: Salisbury Cathedral. 1 December 2010.
57. Web site: St Paul's Cathedral. 1 December 2010.
58. Web site: Liverpool Cathedral. 2 December 2010.
59. Web site: Norwich Cathedral. 22 February 2011.
60. Web site: Church of St Walburge, Preston. 22 February 2011.
61. Web site: Edinburgh Cathedral. 22 February 2011.
62. Web site: St James' Church, Louth. 22 February 2011.
63. Web site: St Mary Redcliffe. 22 February 2011.
64. Web site: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. 2 December 2010.
65. Web site: Westminster Cathedral. 2 December 2010.
66. Web site: St Wulfram's Church, Grantham. 22 February 2011.
67. Web site: St Elphin's Church, Warrington. 22 February 2011.
68. Web site: St Mary Abbots. 22 February 2011.
69. Web site: Chichester Cathedral. 22 February 2011.
70. Web site: Lincoln Cathedral. 2 December 2010.
71. Web site: St Botolph's Church. 2 December 2010.
72. Web site: Chichester Cathedral. 2 September 2015.
73. Web site: Glasgow University Tower. 22 February 2011.
74. Web site: Arts Tower. 22 February 2011.
75. Web site: Arts Tower. 22 February 2011.
76. Web site: Wills Memorial Building. 22 February 2011.
77. Web site: Towers Hall. 22 February 2011.
78. Web site: Senate House (University of London). 22 February 2011.
79. Web site: Cineworld Glasgow. 1 December 2010.
80. Web site: Skelton transmitting station. 1 December 2010.
81. Web site: Emley Moor transmitting station. 1 December 2010.
82. Web site: Drax Power Station . https://web.archive.org/web/20071121064844/http://www.draxgroup.plc.uk/explore_drax/power_station/?id=1887 . dead . 21 November 2007 . 1 December 2010.
83. Web site: Spinnaker Tower. 15 August 2012.
84. Web site: London Eye. 1 December 2010.
85. Web site: Wembley Stadium. 1 December 2010.
86. Web site: Skerryvore lighthouse. 1 December 2010.
87. Web site: Salisbury Cathedral. 1 December 2010.
88. Web site: Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower. 1 December 2010.
89. Web site: Millennium Dome. 1 December 2010.
90. Web site: Grimsby Dock Tower. 1 December 2010.
91. Web site: Lovell Telescope.
92. Web site: Heathrow Air Traffic Control Tower. 1 December 2010.
93. Web site: Wallace Monument. 1 December 2010.
94. Web site: Hyperia .
95. Web site: Tallest Sculpture.
96. Web site: The Pagoda.
97. Web site: Birmingham Central Mosque.
98. Web site: Moulton Windmill. 1 December 2010.