List of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol

Tall buildings in Bristol
Tallest building	Castle Park View (2022)
Tallest building height	98 m (322 ft)
Tallest structure	Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine (2024)
Tallest structure height	150 m (490 ft)
Number of tall buildings
Taller than 50 m (164 ft)	20

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.

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 & structures

This lists completed and topped out buildings & structures in Bristol that are at least 40 metres (131 ft). This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year Completed/Topped Out	Primary Use	Location	Coordinates	Notes
1	Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine		150 m (490 ft)	1	2023	Wind 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. Image is of a turbine nearby.
2	Castle Park View		98 m (322 ft)	26	2022	Residential	Castle Park	51°27′19″N2°35′08″W / 51.455257°N 002.5856012°W / 51.455257; -002.5856012	The first building In Bristol to have a connection to the Bristol District Heating Network, The City Council's very own network of pipes that are purposed to heat several buildings throughout Bristol whilst also reducing carbon emissions.
3	Castlemead		80 m (260 ft)	19	1981	Office	Castle Park	51°27′25″N2°35′07″W / 51.457075°N 002.5852257°W / 51.457075; -002.5852257
	St. Mary Redcliffe		80 m (260 ft)	3	1442	Religion	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), as well as occasionally being mistaken for a cathedral. [7] Also, contrary to popular belief, the weathervane does not count towards it's height.
4	Redcliff Quarter		73 m (240 ft)	19	2024	Mixed-Use	Redcliffe	51°27′04″N2°35′22″W / 51.451109°N 002.5894824°W / 51.451109; -002.5894824	Topped out in 2025
5	Purdown Transmitter		70 m (230 ft)	1	1970	Telecommunications 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.
6	Wills Memorial Building [8]		65.5 m (215 ft)	5	1925	Education	Queens Road	51°27′22″N2°36′17″W / 51.456104°N 002.6046248°W / 51.456104; -002.6046248	Renovated 2006. Was Built to pay tribute to Henry Overton Wills III, The University Of Bristol's First Chancellor.
7	Eclipse		65 m (213 ft)	17	2007	Retail/residential	Castle Park	51°27′26″N2°35′11″W / 51.457203°N 002.5862664°W / 51.457203; -002.5862664	Also known as Harvey Nichols Tower due to the lower floors being occupied by the department store.
	Christ Church, Clifton Down		65 m (213 ft)	5	1885	Religion	Clifton	51°27′28″N2°37′11″W / 51.457689°N 002.6196773°W / 51.457689; -002.6196773
8	Beacon Tower		64 m (210 ft)	18	1973	Office	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		64 m (210 ft)	16	1964	Office	Redcliffe	51°27′10″N2°35′26″W / 51.452837°N 002.5904855°W / 51.452837; -002.5904855
9	Fusion Tower		63 m (207 ft)	17	1971	Student 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
10	Silverthorne Lane		62 m (203 ft)	17	2024	Student 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		62 m (203 ft)	14 [9]	1965	Office	The Triangle	51°27′23″N2°36′30″W / 51.456327°N 002.6083893°W / 51.456327; -002.6083893
11	Radisson Blu Bristol		61 m (200 ft)	17	1967	Hotel	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
12	St. Nicholas' Church [10]		60 m (200 ft)	1	1769	Religion	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]
	RAC Regional Control Centre		60 m (200 ft)		1994	Office	Bradley Stoke	51°32′58″N2°33′27″W / 51.549491°N 002.557545°W / 51.549491; -002.557545
	St Michael's Hospital		60 m (200 ft)	1	1975	Chimney stack	Kingsdown	51°27′36″N2°36′00″W / 51.460023°N 002.6000429°W / 51.460023; -002.6000429
	The Bristol Wheel		60 m (200 ft)	N/A	2016	Ferris Wheel	Millennium Square	51°27′01″N2°35′58″W / 51.450350°N 002.5994790°W / 51.450350; -002.5994790	Also known as the Bristol Eye (not to be confused with 'The Eye' at Temple Quarter)
13	Stafford Yard		59 m (194 ft)	16	2023	Residential	Bedminster	51°26′26″N2°35′48″W / 51.440671°N 002.5966868°W / 51.440671; -002.5966868	Topped out in 2024.
	One Bristol		59 m (194 ft)	15	1972	Residential	Lewin's Mead	51°27′27″N2°35′45″W / 51.457398°N 002.5957333°W / 51.457398; -002.5957333	Formerly Greyfriars, renovated 2017
14	Assembly Building A		58 m (190 ft)	11	2022	Office	Temple Quarter	51°27′13″N2°35′04″W / 51.453479°N 002.5844961°W / 51.453479; -002.5844961	BT Group [11] Office
15	The Boatyard		57 m (187 ft)	17	2023	Residential	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		57 m (187 ft)	12	2023	Office	Temple Quarter	51°27′14″N2°35′05″W / 51.453972°N 002.5847469°W / 51.453972; -002.5847469	Topped out
16	The Fairfax		55 m (180 ft)	14	1962	Office	Castle Park	51°27′21″N2°35′30″W / 51.455884°N 002.5917810°W / 51.455884; -002.5917810	Formerly Tower House, refurbishment and renaming completed in 2025.
17	Marketgate		53 m (174 ft)	16	1970	Student Accommodation	Old Market	51°26′33″N2°35′56″W / 51.442575°N 002.5988312°W / 51.442575; -002.5988312
18	Northfield House		52 m (171 ft)	18	1969	Residential	Southville	51°26′33″N2°35′56″W / 51.442575°N 002.5988312°W / 51.442575; -002.5988312
	Millwrights Place		52 m (171 ft)	14	2023	Residential	Redcliffe	51°27′11″N2°35′13″W / 51.453134°N 002.5869128°W / 51.453134; -002.5869128
19	Holy Trinity Church		51.5 m (169 ft)	1	1857	Religion	Stapleton	51°28′53″N2°33′18″W / 51.481458°N 002.5549167°W / 51.481458; -002.5549167
20	New Bridewell Tower		49 m (161 ft)	16	2017	Student accommodation	Lewin's Mead	51°27′25″N2°35′36″W / 51.457077°N 002.5934695°W / 51.457077; -002.5934695
	Whitefriars		49 m (161 ft)	13	1979	Office	Lewin's Mead	51°27′28″N2°35′41″W / 51.457742°N 002.5946416°W / 51.457742; -002.5946416
	Clifton Cathedral		49 m (161 ft)	1	1973	Religion	Clifton	51°27′35″N2°36′59″W / 51.459723°N 002.6162535°W / 51.459723; -002.6162535
	Twinnell House		49 m (161 ft)	17	1969	Residential	Easton	51°27′44″N2°34′16″W / 51.462151°N 002.571198°W / 51.462151; -002.571198
	Croydon House		49 m (161 ft)	17	Late 1960's	Residential	Easton
21	Christ Church With St Ewen		48.5 m (159 ft)	2	1791	Religion	Old City		Best known for it's quarter-jacks which were mounted on each side of the church's clock. They were removed in 2013 for restoration but were unfortunately too badly damaged, rendering them unable to be re-erected. Funding for new quarter-jacks began with an appeal in 2018 and the new figures are expected to be installed around 2027.
22	Barton House		47 m (154 ft)	15	1958	Residential	Barton Hill	51°27′14″N2°33′40″W / 51.453818°N 002.5610679°W / 51.453818; -002.5610679	Known for being the very first building In Bristol to be classified as a tower block; Almost Collapsed In 2024.
23	St Stephen's Church		46 m (151 ft)	1	1470	Religion	Old City	51°27′15″N2°35′46″W / 51.454300°N 002.5960444°W / 51.454300; -002.5960444
	Marsh Mills		46 m (151 ft)	14	2024	Student 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
	Catherine's House		46 m (151 ft)	14	2024	Residential	Bedminster	51°26′29″N2°35′44″W / 51.441272°N 002.5956622°W / 51.441272; -002.5956622	Former office building.
24	Bristol Cathedral		44 m (144 ft)	1	1877	Religion	College Green	51°27′06″N2°36′03″W / 51.451657°N 002.6007155°W / 51.451657; -002.6007155	Built between 1220–1877.
	St Lawrence House		44 m (144 ft)	12	1967	Student accommodation	29–31 Broad Street	51°27′20″N2°35′42″W / 51.455605°N 002.595123°W / 51.455605; -002.595123	Originally built as offices; contemporaneous with other towers in Lewin's Mead.
	Corbett House		44 m (144 ft)	14	1962	Residential	Barton Hill	51°27′19″N2°33′42″W / 51.455354°N 002.5617725°W / 51.455354; -002.5617725
25	The Eye		43 m (141 ft)	13	2012	Residential	Temple Quarter	51°27′08″N2°34′54″W / 51.452208°N 002.5816825°W / 51.452208; -002.5816825
	Cheese Lane Shot Tower		43 m (141 ft)	4	1969	Office (former shot tower)	Temple Quarter	51°27′13″N2°35′09″W / 51.45372°N 002.585744°W / 51.45372; -002.585744	Formerly a structure, the tower now forms part of an office development called Vertigo.
	Longlands House		43 m (141 ft)	15	1962	Residential	Barton Hill	51°27′22″N2°33′45″W / 51.456138°N 002.5624242°W / 51.456138; -002.5624242
26	Ashton Gate Stadium		40 m (130 ft)	N/A	1887	Stadium	Ashton Gate	51°44'01"N 2°62'03"W	Home of both Bristol City F.C. and the Bristol Bears rugby union team. The stadium has a seating capacity of roughly 27,000.

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.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year Construction Began	Primary Use	Location	Coordinates	Notes
1	Soapworks		81 m (266 ft)	21	2024	Residential	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.
2	Freestone Island Block B		43 m (141 ft)	11	2025	Student accommodation	St Phillip's Marsh	51°27′04″N2°34′26″W / 51.451175°N 002.5738344°W / 51.451175; -002.5738344

Approved

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

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year Approved	Primary use	Location	Coordinates
1	Gateway Tower		106 m (348 ft)	28	2024	Mixed-Use	The Bearpit	51°27′32″N2°35′25″W / 51.458840°N 002.5901932°W / 51.458840; -002.5901932
2	St James House		102 m (335 ft)	28	2024	Mixed-Use	The Bearpit	51°27′33″N2°35′30″W / 51.459176°N 002.5916402°W / 51.459176; -002.5916402
3	The Galleries Newgate A		91 m (299 ft)	22	2025	Residential	Castle Park	51°27′22″N2°35′25″W / 51.455999°N 002.5903890°W / 51.455999; -002.5903890
4	Albert Road		80 m (260 ft)	20	2025	Student Accommodation	St Phillip's Marsh	51°26′48″N2°34′35″W / 51.446572°N 002.5764281°W / 51.446572; -002.5764281
4	University of Bristol TQEC Accommodation		77 m (253 ft)	21	2019	Student Accommodation	Temple Quarter	51°26′51″N2°34′44″W / 51.447545°N 002.5789949°W / 51.447545; -002.5789949
5	Greystar Rupert Street		76 m (249 ft)	21	2024	Residential	Lewin's Mead	51°27′26″N2°35′39″W / 51.457356°N 002.5942057°W / 51.457356; -002.5942057
6	40-46 Albert Road		64 m (210 ft)		2024	Student Accommodation	St Phillip's Marsh	51°26′45″N2°34′35″W / 51.445903°N 002.5765139°W / 51.445903; -002.5765139
7	The Galleries F		56 m (184 ft)		2025	Residential	Castle Park	51°27′23″N2°35′19″W / 51.456501°N 002.5885811°W / 51.456501; -002.5885811
8	The Galleries B		52 m (171 ft)		2025	Residential	Castle Park	51°27′25″N2°35′26″W / 51.456905°N 002.5906464°W / 51.456905; -002.5906464
9	The Galleries Green Street A		51 m (167 ft)		2025	Residential	Castle Park	51°27′23″N2°35′23″W / 51.456300°N 002.5897720°W / 51.456300; -002.5897720
10	The Galleries Green Street G		49 m (161 ft)		2025	Residential	Castle Park	51°27′23″N2°35′22″W / 51.456313°N 002.5894287°W / 51.456313; -002.5894287
11	Malago Road Building C		42 m (138 ft)		2024	Residential	Bedminster	51°26′23″N2°35′47″W / 51.439677°N 002.5964481°W / 51.439677; -002.5964481
12	Malago Road Building B		41 m (135 ft)		2024	Residential	Bedminster	51°26′22″N2°35′49″W / 51.439470°N 002.5970703°W / 51.439470; -002.5970703
13	The Galleries Almshouses Square D		40 m (130 ft)		2025	Residential	Castle Park	51°27′26″N2°35′21″W / 51.457236°N 002.5891444°W / 51.457236; -002.5891444
14	Dandara Temple Gate			16	2024	Residential	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.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year Proposed	Primary Use	Location	Coordinates
1	Zinc Road Wind Turbine [13]		111 m (364 ft)	1	2025	Wind turbine	Avonmouth	51°30′41″N2°41′30″W / 51.511280°N 002.6916826°W / 51.511280; -002.6916826
2	Goram Homes Castle Park		98 m (322 ft)	26	2022	Residential	Castle Park	51°27′19″N2°35′15″W / 51.455140°N 002.5875941°W / 51.455140; -002.5875941
3	Cabot Gate		91 m (299 ft)	28	2025	Residential	Cabot Circus	Unknown

Cancelled

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Primary Use	Location
1	Project 360		110 m (360 ft)	32	2001	Offices & Residential	Temple Quarter
2	GPO Tower		93 m (305 ft)		1974		Temple Quarter
3	Broad Quay Central		93 m (305 ft)	19	2004	Offices & Residential	The Centre
4	Victoria Central		40 m (130 ft)	10	2012		Redcliffe

Demolished

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year Constructed	Year Demolished	Primary Use	Location	Coordinates	Notes
1	Tollgate House		77 m (253 ft)	19	1975	2006	Office	Newfoundland Circus	51°27′34″N2°35′02″W / 51.459562°N 002.5838068°W / 51.459562; -002.5838068
2	Premier Inn Bristol City Centre		60 m (200 ft)	18	1972	2025 (now fully demolished)	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.

See also

• Buildings and architecture of Bristol

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