List of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol

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Tall buildings in Bristol
Bristol Skyline.png
Bristol viewed from Totterdown in 2021
Tallest building Castle Park View (2022)
Tallest building height98 m (322 ft)
Tallest structureLawrence Weston Wind Turbine (2024)
Tallest structure height150 m (490 ft)
Number of tall buildings
Buildings taller than 50 m20

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 & structures

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

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYear Completed/Topped OutPrimary UseLocationCoordinatesNotes
1Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine Wind turbine - geograph.org.uk - 6547424.jpg 15012023Wind 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 Castle Park View (geograph 7818667).jpg 98262022Residential 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 Castlemead, Lower Castle Street, Bristol - geograph.org.uk - 3734068.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 Spire - geograph.org.uk - 5021635.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), as well as occasionally being mistaken for a cathedral. [7] Also, contrary to popular belief, the weathervane does not count towards it's height.
4Redcliff Quarter73192024Residential 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 BT Telecoms Tower, Stoke Park, Bristol, England arp.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.
6 Wills Memorial Building [8] Wills Memorial Building from road during day.jpg 65.551925EducationQueens 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 Eclipse, Bristol, from south.jpg 65172007Retail/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 Christ Church, Christchurch Road, Bristol - geograph.org.uk - 3776528.jpg 6551885Religion Clifton 51°27′28″N2°37′11″W / 51.457689°N 002.6196773°W / 51.457689; -002.6196773
8 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
9 Fusion Tower Tower, former Fusion Tower, Froomsgate House - PXL 20250710 150216676.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
10Silverthorne Lane Silverthorne Lane Student Accommodation, Bristol, June 2025.jpg 62172024Student 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] 1965Office The Triangle 51°27′23″N2°36′30″W / 51.456327°N 002.6083893°W / 51.456327; -002.6083893
11 Radisson Blu Bristol New Build.JPG 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
12 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]
RAC Regional Control Centre Bradley Stoke , RAC House - geograph.org.uk - 2793941.jpg 601994Office Bradley Stoke 51°32′58″N2°33′27″W / 51.549491°N 002.557545°W / 51.549491; -002.557545
St Michael's Hospital Bristol Royal Infirmary Chimney - geograph.org.uk - 133137.jpg 6011975Chimney stack Kingsdown 51°27′36″N2°36′00″W / 51.460023°N 002.6000429°W / 51.460023; -002.6000429
The Bristol Wheel Sky View Wheel, Anchor Square - geograph.org.uk - 7114237.jpg 60N/A2016Ferris 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)
13Stafford Yard Stafford Yard, partly wrapped (geograph 7695300).jpg 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
14 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
15The Boatyard Bristol - Knowle - The Boatyard (geograph 7459871).jpg 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 Bristol - DSC 0342.jpg 57122023Office Temple Quarter 51°27′14″N2°35′05″W / 51.453972°N 002.5847469°W / 51.453972; -002.5847469 Topped out
16The Fairfax Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol - geograph.org.uk - 3734031.jpg 55141960sOffice 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 Office blocks - geograph.org.uk - 2065183.jpg 53161970Student Accommodation Old Market 51°26′33″N2°35′56″W / 51.442575°N 002.5988312°W / 51.442575; -002.5988312
18Northfield House Northfield House under wraps (geograph 7712826).jpg 52181969Residential Southville 51°26′33″N2°35′56″W / 51.442575°N 002.5988312°W / 51.442575; -002.5988312
Millwrights Place Millwrights Place July 2025.jpg 52142023Residential Redcliffe 51°27′11″N2°35′13″W / 51.453134°N 002.5869128°W / 51.453134; -002.5869128
19Holy Trinity Church Bell Hill Stapleton.JPG 51.511857Religion Stapleton 51°28′53″N2°33′18″W / 51.481458°N 002.5549167°W / 51.481458; -002.5549167
20 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 Bristol clifton cathedral.jpg 4911973Religion Clifton 51°27′35″N2°36′59″W / 51.459723°N 002.6162535°W / 51.459723; -002.6162535
Twinnell House Twinnell House, Easton.jpg 49171969Residential Easton 51°27′44″N2°34′16″W / 51.462151°N 002.571198°W / 51.462151; -002.571198
Croydon House Croydon House, Croydon Street, Bristol - geograph.org.uk - 8098071.jpg 4917Late 1960'sResidential Easton
21 Barton House Barton House, Bristol, June 2025 01.jpg 47151958Residential 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.
22 St Stephen's Church Church of St Stephen, Bristol.jpg 46114th centuryReligion The Centre 51°27′15″N2°35′46″W / 51.454300°N 002.5960444°W / 51.454300; -002.5960444
Marsh Mills Marsh Mills, Bristol.jpg 46142024Student 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 Catherine's House - geograph.org.uk - 7042083.jpg 46142024Residential Bedminster 51°26′29″N2°35′44″W / 51.441272°N 002.5956622°W / 51.441272; -002.5956622 Former office building.
23 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.
St Lawrence House 29-31 Broad Street, Bristol - geograph.org.uk - 3753805.jpg 44121967Student accommodation29–31 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 New flats in Barton Hill (3856490519).jpg 44141962Residential Barton Hill 51°27′19″N2°33′42″W / 51.455354°N 002.5617725°W / 51.455354; -002.5617725
24The Eye The Eye (geograph 7818648).jpg 43132012Residential Temple Quarter 51°27′08″N2°34′54″W / 51.452208°N 002.5816825°W / 51.452208; -002.5816825
Cheese Lane Shot Tower Cheese Lane Shot Tower, Bristol 2023-09-17.jpg 4341969Office (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 Tower block, Barton Hill - geograph.org.uk - 3401983.jpg 43151962Residential Barton Hill 51°27′22″N2°33′45″W / 51.456138°N 002.5624242°W / 51.456138; -002.5624242
25 Ashton Gate Stadium Ashton Gate - geograph.org.uk - 6816401.jpg 40N/A1887Stadium Ashton Gate 51°44'01"N 2°62'03"WHome 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.

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYear Construction BeganPrimary UseLocationCoordinatesNotes
1Soapworks 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.
2Freestone Island Block B43112025Student 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).

RankNameImageHeight (m)FloorsYear ApprovedPrimary useLocationCoordinates
1Gateway Tower106282024Mixed-Use The Bearpit 51°27′32″N2°35′25″W / 51.458840°N 002.5901932°W / 51.458840; -002.5901932
2St James House102282024Mixed-Use 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
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
2Goram 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 (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

References

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  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.