List of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol

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Bristol skyline viewed from Totterdown, 2021. Still under construction, but already topped out, is Bristol's tallest building, Castle Park View. Bristol Skyline.png
Bristol skyline viewed from Totterdown, 2021. Still under construction, but already topped out, is Bristol's tallest building, Castle Park View.

This list of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol ranks skyscrapers and structures that are at least 40 metres tall in the city of Bristol, England by height.

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Bristol is the largest city in South West England and one of the 11 'Core Cities' in the United Kingdom. [1]

Currently, the tallest building in Bristol is Castle Park View at 98 metres [2] (98 metres above sea level), and has held the record since topping out in November 2020. [3] The tallest structure in Bristol is a wind turbine in Lawrence Weston, at 150 m. It is England's tallest onshore wind turbine [4] and owned by local residents. [5]

The oldest building on the list is St. Mary Redliffe, constructed in 1442, which stands at a height of 80 metres. The church's tower collapsed in 1446, and was reconstructed in 1872. Between 1769 and 1872, the tallest building in Bristol was St Nicholas' Church. [6]

Completed buildings

This lists completed and topped out buildings in Bristol that are at least 40 metres.

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYear Completed/Topped OutPrimary UseLocationCoordinatesNotes
1 Castle Park View Castle Park View Tower.png 98262022Residential Castle Park 51°27′19″N2°35′08″W / 51.455257°N 002.5856012°W / 51.455257; -002.5856012
2 Castlemead
Castlemead, Bristol, from south-west.jpg
80191981Office Castle Park 51°27′25″N2°35′07″W / 51.457075°N 002.5852257°W / 51.457075; -002.5852257
St. Mary Redcliffe
St Mary Redcliffe church.jpg
8031442Religion Redcliffe 51°26′54″N2°35′22″W / 51.448334°N 002.5895253°W / 51.448334; -002.5895253 Previous tallest building in Bristol between 1442-1446, until the tower collapsed in 1446.

The tower was rebuilt in 1872. [6] It is commonly misquoted as 292 feet (89m). [7]

3Redcliff Quarter73192024Residential Redcliffe 51°27′04″N2°35′22″W / 51.451109°N 002.5894824°W / 51.451109; -002.5894824 Topped out in 2025
4 Wills Memorial Building [8]
Wills Memorial Building from road during day.jpg
6851925EducationQueens Road 51°27′22″N2°36′17″W / 51.456104°N 002.6046248°W / 51.456104; -002.6046248 Renovated 2006
5 Eclipse
Eclipse, Bristol, from south.jpg
65172007Retail/residential Castle Park

Also known as Harvey Nichols Tower due to the lower floors being occupied by the department store.

51°27′26″N2°35′11″W / 51.457203°N 002.5862664°W / 51.457203; -002.5862664
Christ Church, Clifton Down
Christchurchcliftondown.jpg
6511885Religion Clifton 51°27′28″N2°37′11″W / 51.457689°N 002.6196773°W / 51.457689; -002.6196773
6 Beacon Tower
Colston Tower, Bristol Centre (geograph 2155142).jpg
64181973Office The Centre 51°27′17″N2°35′51″W / 51.454662°N 002.5974177°W / 51.454662; -002.5974177 Formerly Colston Tower. The tower was renamed as part a number of renamings across the city. This followed the toppling of the Edward Colston statue in June 2020.
One Redcliff Street
One Redcliff Street, Bristol.jpg
64161964Office Redcliffe 51°27′10″N2°35′26″W / 51.452837°N 002.5904855°W / 51.452837; -002.5904855
7 Fusion Tower
Fusion tower Bristol.jpg
63171971Student accommodation Lewin's Mead 51°27′26″N2°35′42″W / 51.457112°N 002.5949809°W / 51.457112; -002.5949809 Formerly Froomsgate House, renovated 2017
8Silverthorne Lane62172024Student accommodation St Phillip's Marsh 51°27′03″N2°34′03″W / 51.450972°N 002.5673997°W / 51.450972; -002.5673997 Topped out in 2025.
Clifton Heights Clifton Heights - geograph.org.uk - 5761793.jpg 6214 [9] Office The Triangle 51°27′23″N2°36′30″W / 51.456327°N 002.6083893°W / 51.456327; -002.6083893
9 Radisson Blu Bristol
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61171967Hotel The Centre 51°27′09″N2°35′48″W / 51.452543°N 002.5966398°W / 51.452543; -002.5966398 Formerly Bristol & West Building, renovated 2008
10 St. Nicholas' Church [10]
St Nicholas Bristol.jpg
6011769Religion Old City 51°27′14″N2°35′33″W / 51.453917°N 002.5924234°W / 51.453917; -002.5924234 Former tallest building until 1872, when the restoration of St Mary Redlciffe spire was complete [6]
11Stafford Yard
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59162023Residential Bedminster 51°26′26″N2°35′48″W / 51.440671°N 002.5966868°W / 51.440671; -002.5966868 Topped out in 2024.
One Bristol
One Bristol.jpg
59151972Residential Lewin's Mead 51°27′27″N2°35′45″W / 51.457398°N 002.5957333°W / 51.457398; -002.5957333 Formerly Greyfriars, renovated 2017
12 Assembly Building A Assembly Building A.jpg 58112022Office Temple Quarter 51°27′13″N2°35′04″W / 51.453479°N 002.5844961°W / 51.453479; -002.5844961 BT Group [11] Office
13The Boatyard
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57172023Residential Totterdown 51°26′34″N2°34′22″W / 51.442854°N 002.5728768°W / 51.442854; -002.5728768 The development consists of two floors below streetlevel facing the river. The height excluding these two floors is 49 m. [12]
Assembly Building C
Assembly C.jpg
57122023Office Temple Quarter 51°27′14″N2°35′05″W / 51.453972°N 002.5847469°W / 51.453972; -002.5847469 Topped out
14Northfield House
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5218Residential Southville 51°26′33″N2°35′56″W / 51.442575°N 002.5988312°W / 51.442575; -002.5988312
Millwrights Place Millwright's Place tower.jpg 52142023Residential Redcliffe 51°27′11″N2°35′13″W / 51.453134°N 002.5869128°W / 51.453134; -002.5869128
15 New Bridewell Tower
New bridewell.jpg
49162017Student accommodation Lewin's Mead 51°27′25″N2°35′36″W / 51.457077°N 002.5934695°W / 51.457077; -002.5934695
Whitefriars Whitefriars, Lewins Mead, Bristol - geograph.org.uk - 3755118.jpg 49131979Office Lewin's Mead 51°27′28″N2°35′41″W / 51.457742°N 002.5946416°W / 51.457742; -002.5946416
Clifton Cathedral Clifton Cathedral from north (600px).jpg 4911973Religion Clifton 51°27′35″N2°36′59″W / 51.459723°N 002.6162535°W / 51.459723; -002.6162535
16Marsh Mills46142024Student accommodation St Phillip's Marsh 51°26′53″N2°34′34″W / 51.448177°N 002.5761920°W / 51.448177; -002.5761920 Topped out 2025
St. Catherines Place46142024Residential Bedminster 51°26′29″N2°35′44″W / 51.441272°N 002.5956622°W / 51.441272; -002.5956622
17 Bristol Cathedral West front of Bristol Cathedral.jpg 4411877Religion College Green 51°27′06″N2°36′03″W / 51.451657°N 002.6007155°W / 51.451657; -002.6007155 Built between 1220–1877.
18The Eye
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43132012Residential Temple Quarter 51°27′08″N2°34′54″W / 51.452208°N 002.5816825°W / 51.452208; -002.5816825

Buildings under construction, approved, proposed, and cancelled

Below are sub-sections for the tallest under construction, approved, proposed, and cancelled buildings and structures in Bristol.

Height figures are rounded to the nearest metre.

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Bristol and are planned to rise at least 40 metres. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are listed above.

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYear Construction BeganPrimary UseLocationCoordinatesNotes
1Soapworts Once just Gardiner, now Gardiner Haskins - geograph.org.uk - 2801686.jpg 81212024Residential Old Market 51°27′11″N2°34′50″W / 51.453118°N 002.5806901°W / 51.453118; -002.5806901 The image is a former soap factory forming part of the development.

Approved

This lists buildings that have been approved for, but are yet to start, construction in Bristol (over 40 m).

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYear ApprovedPrimary useLocationCoordinates
1Gateway Tower106282024Residential The Bearpit 51°27′32″N2°35′25″W / 51.458840°N 002.5901932°W / 51.458840; -002.5901932
2St James House102282024Residential The Bearpit 51°27′33″N2°35′30″W / 51.459176°N 002.5916402°W / 51.459176; -002.5916402
3The Galleries Newgate A91222025Residential Castle Park 51°27′22″N2°35′25″W / 51.455999°N 002.5903890°W / 51.455999; -002.5903890
4Albert Road80202025Student Accommodation St Phillip's Marsh 51°26′48″N2°34′35″W / 51.446572°N 002.5764281°W / 51.446572; -002.5764281
4University of Bristol TQEC Accommodation77212019Student Accommodation Temple Quarter 51°26′51″N2°34′44″W / 51.447545°N 002.5789949°W / 51.447545; -002.5789949
5Greystar Rupert Street76212024Residential Lewin's Mead 51°27′26″N2°35′39″W / 51.457356°N 002.5942057°W / 51.457356; -002.5942057
640-46 Albert Road642024Student Accommodation St Phillip's Marsh 51°26′45″N2°34′35″W / 51.445903°N 002.5765139°W / 51.445903; -002.5765139
7The Galleries F562025Residential Castle Park 51°27′23″N2°35′19″W / 51.456501°N 002.5885811°W / 51.456501; -002.5885811
8The Galleries B522025Residential Castle Park 51°27′25″N2°35′26″W / 51.456905°N 002.5906464°W / 51.456905; -002.5906464
9The Galleries Green Street A512025Residential Castle Park 51°27′23″N2°35′23″W / 51.456300°N 002.5897720°W / 51.456300; -002.5897720
10The Galleries Green Street G492025Residential Castle Park 51°27′23″N2°35′22″W / 51.456313°N 002.5894287°W / 51.456313; -002.5894287
11Malago Road Building C422024Residential Bedminster 51°26′23″N2°35′47″W / 51.439677°N 002.5964481°W / 51.439677; -002.5964481
12Malago Road Building B412024Residential Bedminster 51°26′22″N2°35′49″W / 51.439470°N 002.5970703°W / 51.439470; -002.5970703
13The Galleries Almshouses Square D402025Residential Castle Park 51°27′26″N2°35′21″W / 51.457236°N 002.5891444°W / 51.457236; -002.5891444
14Dandara Temple Gate162024Residential Temple Quarter 51°26′52″N2°35′00″W / 51.447809°N 002.5832731°W / 51.447809; -002.5832731

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Bristol and are planned to rise at least 40 m tall.

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYear ProposedPrimary UseLocationCoordinates
1Goram Homes Castle Park98262022Residential Castle Park 51°27′19″N2°35′15″W / 51.455140°N 002.5875941°W / 51.455140; -002.5875941

Cancelled

RankNameImageHeightFloorsYearPrimary UseLocation
1Project 360110322001Offices & Residential Temple Quarter
2GPO Tower931974 Temple Quarter
3Broad Quay Central93192004Offices & Residential The Centre
4Victoria Central40102012 Redcliffe

Demolished

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYear ConstructedYear DemolishedPrimary UseLocationCoordinatesNotes
1 Tollgate House Ukbris tollgate 01.jpg 771919752006OfficeNewfoundland Circus 51°27′34″N2°35′02″W / 51.459562°N 002.5838068°W / 51.459562; -002.5838068
2 Premier Inn Bristol City Centre Premier Inn - St James Barton - Bristol.jpg 601819722025 (partially as of March 2025)Hotel, formerly offices Bear Pit 51°27′33″N2°35′30″W / 51.459176°N 002.5916402°W / 51.459176; -002.5916402 Formerly Avon House.

Completed structures

This lists completed and topped out structures in Bristol that are at least 40 metres.

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYear CompletedPrimary useLocationCoordinatesNotes
1Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine15012023Wind turbine Avonmouth 51°32′17″N2°40′26″W / 51.537927°N 002.6739934°W / 51.537927; -002.6739934 This structure holds the record for England's tallest onshore wind turbine. It is owned by local residents.
2 Purdown Transmitter Uk bristol pd1.jpg 7011970Telecommunications tower Stoke Park 51°29′07″N2°33′46″W / 51.485278°N 002.562778°W / 51.485278; -002.562778 Also known as Purdown BT Tower.
3 St Michael's Hospital Bristol Royal Infirmary Chimney - geograph.org.uk - 133137.jpg 601Chimney stack Kingsdown 51°27′36″N2°36′00″W / 51.460023°N 002.6000429°W / 51.460023; -002.6000429

Structures under construction, approved, proposed, and cancelled

Proposed

This lists structures that are proposed for construction in Bristol and are planned to rise at least 40 m tall.

RankImageNameHeight (m)FloorsYear ProposedPrimary UseLocationCoordinates
1Zinc Road Wind Turbine [13] 11112025Wind turbine Avonmouth 51°30′41″N2°41′30″W / 51.511280°N 002.6916826°W / 51.511280; -002.6916826

See also

References

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  2. "Castle Park View Planning Application" (PDF). Bristol City Council. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  3. Grubb, Sophie (26 March 2021). "Castle Park View: Time-lapse shows rise of Bristol's tallest building" . Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. Wall, Tom (9 February 2023). "England's tallest wind turbine prepares to rise against the odds". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. "How a Bristol wind turbine is tackling poverty and climate change". Sky News. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Castle Park View". Emporis. 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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  12. "Bath Road". Emporis . 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.[ dead link ]
  13. "25/11014/SCR | Request for a Screening Opinion as to whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is required for 1 no. 4.26MW wind turbine with a hub height of 111m and rotor radius of 69m. (Please note that this is not a planning application and therefore we are not carrying out public consultation on the proposal at this stage) | Waste Recycling Plant Kings Weston Lane Avonmouth Bristol BS11 8AZ". pa.bristol.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2025.