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

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

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Tallest buildings

Tallest castles

Rank
Building
Location
ImageHeight
Year
Notes
1 Warwick Castle Warwick, Warwickshire WarwickCastle FromStMarysChurch 2.jpg 45 m (148 ft)1360 [1] Guy's tower rises 39 m (128 ft), Caesar's Tower rises 45 m (148 ft) but from a lower level.
2 Rochester Castle Rochester, Kent Rochester Castle courtyard, 2010.jpg 38 m (125 ft)1127 [2] 34.5 m (113 ft) to parapet, 38 m (125 ft) to turrets.
3 Caernarfon Castle Caernarfon, Gwynedd Caernarfon Castle 1994.jpg 35 m (115 ft)1330 [3]
4 Tattershall Castle Tattershall, Lincolnshire Tattershall Castle, 2006.jpg 33.5 m (110 ft)1446 [4]
5 White Tower, Tower of London Tower Hamlets, London Tower of London, April 2006.jpg 32 m (105 ft)*1078Height to parapet 27.4 m (90 ft), estimated height to top of stone turrets 32 m (105 ft)
6= Conwy Castle Conwy, Gwynedd Conwy Castle.jpg 30 m (98 ft)1289
6= Richmond Castle Richmond, North Yorkshire Richmond keep from SW, 2009.jpg 30 m (98 ft)1200 [5]
6= Portchester Castle Portchester, Hampshire Portchester castle, Keep, from the North Fareham 1229190 20230816 0276.jpg 30 m (98 ft)1200 [6]
9 Conisbrough Castle Conisbrough, South Yorkshire Conisbrough keep.jpg 29.5 m (97 ft)1180
10 Dover Castle Dover, Kent Keep and entrance of Dover Castle, 2007.jpg 29 m (95 ft)1180 [7]

*Estimated height

Tallest residential buildings

Rank
Building
Location
ImageHeight
Year
Notes
1 Landmark Pinnacle Tower Hamlets, London Landmark Pinnacle geograph-6678817-by-Stephen-Richards.jpg 233 m (764 ft)2020 [8]
2 Newfoundland Place Tower Hamlets, London NewfoundlandCanaryWharf.jpg 220 m (720 ft)2020 [9]
3 Hampton Tower Tower Hamlets, London South Quay Plaza 1 (November 2023).jpg 215 m (705 ft)2021 [10]
4 One Park Drive Tower Hamlets, London One park drive June 2021.jpg 205 m (673 ft)2021 [11]
5 Deansgate Square South Tower Castlefield, Manchester Deansgate Square - South Tower.jpg 201 m (659 ft)2020 [12]
6 One Nine Elms City Tower Wandsworth, London One Thames City - City Tower - October 2023.jpg 199 m (653 ft)2022 [13]
7 Wardian East Tower Tower Hamlets, London WardianEastCanaryWharf.jpg 187 m (614 ft)2020 [14]
8One West Point Block A (Icon Tower) Ealing, London One West Point 2.jpg 184 m (604 ft)2022 [15]
9Amory Tower (The Madison)Tower Hamlets, London TheMadisonCanaryWharf.jpg 182 m (597 ft)2020 [16]
10 The Tower, One St George Wharf Lambeth, London St Georges Wharf Tower 2013-09-26.jpg 181 m (594 ft)2013 [17]

Tallest commercial buildings

The tallest partly commercial building - containing the highest offices - is the 309.6 m (1,016 ft) Shard, London.

Rank
Building
Location
ImageHeight
Year
Notes
1 22 Bishopsgate City of London, London 22 Bishopsgate December 2020.png 278 m (912 ft)2020 [18]
2 One Canada Square Tower Hamlets, London Londres 097..jpg 235 m (771 ft)1991 [19]
3 Heron Tower City of London, London Heron Tower, London.jpg 230 m (750 ft)2010 [20]
4 122 Leadenhall Street City of London, London Leadenhall Building July 2013.JPG 225 m (738 ft)2014 [21]
5 8 Bishopsgate City of London, London 8 Bishopsgate 2023.jpg 204 m (669 ft)2022 [22]
6= HSBC Tower Tower Hamlets, London HSBC Tower.jpg 200 m (660 ft)2002 [23]
6= Citigroup Centre Tower Hamlets, London 25CanadaSquare.jpg 200 m (660 ft)2001 [24]
8 The Scalpel City of London, London The Scalpel, August 2018.jpg 190 m (620 ft)2018 [25]
9 Tower 42 City of London, London Tower 42 looking north from Bishopsgate 2011-05-04.jpg 183 m (600 ft)1980 [26]
10 The Gherkin City of London, London 30 St Mary Axe from Leadenhall Street.jpg 180 m (590 ft)2003 [27]

Tallest government buildings

Rank
Building
Location
ImageHeight
Year
Notes
1 Victoria Tower City of Westminster, London Westminster Palace Victoria Tower.jpg 102 m (335 ft)1858 [28] [29] Architectural height 102 m (335 ft), roof height 98.5 m (323 ft).
3 Manchester Town Hall Manchester, Greater Manchester Manchester Town Hall 2007.jpg 87.2 m (286 ft)1877 [30]
4 Civil Justice Centre Manchester, Greater Manchester Civil justice centre.JPG 80 m (260 ft)2007 [31]
5 Royal Courts of Justice Westminster, London Royal courts of justice.jpg 74.6 m (245 ft)1882 [32]
6= Glasgow City Chambers Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow City Chambers, Glasgow.jpg 73 m (240 ft)1890 [33]
6=Government Buildings Cardiff, Wales Government offices, Llanishen, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 49921.jpg 73 m (240 ft) [34]
8= Leeds Town Hall Leeds, West Yorkshire Leeds Rathaus.jpg 69 m (226 ft)1858 [35]
8= High Commission of New Zealand City of Westminster, London New Zealand House, Haymarket.JPG 69 m (226 ft)1963 [36]
10 Central Criminal Court London Oldbaileylondon-900.jpg 66.6 m (219 ft)1907 [37]

Tallest hospitals

Rank
Building
Location
ImageHeight
Year
Notes
1 Guy's Tower Southwark, London Guys hospital tower.jpg 143 m (469 ft)1973 [38]
2 Royal London Hospital Tower 2 Tower Hamlets, London Royal London Hospital redevelopment.jpg 101 m (331 ft)2010 [39]
3 Royal London Hospital Tower 1 Tower Hamlets, London Royal London Hospital redevelopment.jpg 97 m (318 ft)2010 [40]
4 University College Hospital Camden, London University College Hospital - New Building - London - 020504.jpg 78 m (256 ft)2005 [41]
5= Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield, South Yorkshire Royal Hallamshire Hospital.jpg 76 m (249 ft)1979 [42]
5= Belfast City Hospital Belfast, Northern Ireland Belfast City Hospital.jpg 76 m (249 ft)1986 [43]

Tallest hotels

Rank
Building
Location
ImageHeight
Year
Notes
1 40 Marsh Wall Canary Wharf, London Novotel Hotel Canary Wharf.jpg 127 m (417 ft)2017 [44]
2 London Hilton on Park Lane City of Westminster, London The London Hilton on Park Lane 1.jpg 101 m (331 ft)1963 [45]
3 Hilton London Metropole City of Westminster, London Paddington Basin - geograph org uk - 586906 Hilton London Metropole.jpg 91 m (299 ft)1972 [46]
4Holiday Inn Kensington Forum Kensington, London Holiday Inn, Cromwell Road - geograph.org.uk - 710620.jpg 84 m (276 ft)1963 [47]
5=Premier Inn Leicester City Centre Leicester, Leicestershire St George's Tower, Leicester - geograph.org.uk - 1179336.jpg 82 m (269 ft)1965 [48]
5= St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St Pancras, London St Pancras Railway Station.jpg 82 m (269 ft)1873 [49]

Tallest museums and galleries

Rank
Building
Location
ImageHeight
Year
Notes
1 Tate Modern Southwark, London Tate-modern-london.jpg 99 m (325 ft)1963 [50]
2 Natural History Museum Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London Natural History Museum London Jan 2006.jpg 58 m (190 ft)1880 [51]
3= Eden Project St Blazey, Cornwall Eden project.JPG 55 m (180 ft)2001 [52]
3= Imperial War Museum North Trafford, Greater Manchester Imperial War Museum 2008cropped.jpg 55 m (180 ft)2002 [53]
5 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham, West Midlands Chamberlain Square - geograph.org.uk - 556412.jpg 46 m (151 ft)1885 [54]
6 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Baltic centre for contempory art.jpg 42 m (138 ft)1950 [55]

Tallest places of worship

Rank
Building
Location
ImageHeight
Year
Notes
1 Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury, Wiltshire Salisburycathedral0246.jpg 123 m (404 ft)1320 [56]
2 St Paul's Cathedral City of London, London London-StPaulsClockTower.jpg 111 m (364 ft)1711 [57]
3 Liverpool Cathedral Liverpool, Merseyside Liverpool Cathedral.jpg 101 m (331 ft)1978 [58]
4 Norwich Cathedral Norwich, Norfolk Norwich Cathedral, spire and south transept.jpg 96 m (315 ft)1480 [59]
5 Church of St Walburge, Preston Preston, Lancashire Church of St Walburge.jpg 94 m (308 ft)1854 [60]
6 St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal) Edinburgh, Scotland St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral.jpg 90 m (300 ft)1917 [61]
7 St James' Church, Louth Louth, Lincolnshire St James Louth tower and spire.JPG 89.9 m (295 ft)1515 [62]
8 St Mary Redcliffe Bristol St Mary Redcliffe (600px).jpg 89 m (292 ft)1872 [63]
9= Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Liverpool, Merseyside Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral - DSC05165.JPG 87 m (285 ft)1967 [64]
9= Westminster Cathedral City of Westminster, London Westminster Cathedral, England.jpg 87 m (285 ft)1903 [65]
11= St Wulfram's Church, Grantham Grantham, Lincolnshire St. Wilfrums Church.jpg 86 m (282 ft)1360 [66]
11= St Elphin's Church, Warrington Warrington, Cheshire St Elphin's Church, Warrington.jpg 86 m (282 ft)1867 [67]
13 St Mary Abbots Kensington, London St Mary Abbots Church Kensington.jpg 85 m (279 ft)1872 [68]
14 Chichester Cathedral Chichester, Sussex Chichester cathedral.jpg 84.5 m (277 ft) [69]
15= Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln Minster 3 main towers.gif 83 m (272 ft)1253 [70]
15= St Botolph's Church Boston, Lincolnshire Stump&Ingram.jpeg 83 m (272 ft)1520 [71]
16 Chichester Cathedral Chichester, West Sussex Chichester Cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 1351653.jpg 82 m (269 ft)1258 [72]

Tallest university buildings

Rank
Building
Location
ImageHeight
Year
Notes
1 Glasgow University Tower Glasgow, Scotland University of Glasgow Gilbert Scott Building - Feb 2008-2.jpg 85 m (279 ft)1887 [73]
2 Arts Tower Sheffield, South Yorkshire Sheffield Arts Tower.png 78 m (256 ft)1966 [74]
3 Broadcasting Tower, Leeds Leeds, West Yorkshire Broadcasting Tower 002.jpg 69.5 m (228 ft)2009 [75]
4= Wills Memorial Building Bristol Wills Memorial Building from road during day.jpg 68 m (223 ft)1925 [76]
4=Towers Hall Loughborough, Leicestershire Loughborough University tower from Carillon.jpeg 68 m (223 ft)1967 [77]
6 Senate House (University of London) Bloomsbury, London Senate House, University of London.jpg 64 m (210 ft)1937 [78]

Tallest cinema buildings

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

Tallest structures

Tallest guyed mast

Skelton transmitting station (Skelton, Cumbria) - 365 m (1,198 ft) [80]

Tallest freestanding structure

Emley Moor transmitting station (Emley, West Yorkshire) - 330 m (1,080 ft) [81]

Tallest chimney

Drax Power Station (Drax, North Yorkshire) - 259 m (850 ft) [82]

Tallest free-standing lattice tower

Crystal Palace transmitting station 219 m (719 ft)

Tallest wind turbine

Samsung Heavy Industries 7 MW wind turbine prototype 196 m (643 ft)

Tallest electricity pylon

400 kV Thames Crossing 190.5 m (625 ft)

Tallest bridge

Queensferry Crossing (Lothian and Fife) - 207 m (679 ft)

Tallest observation tower

Spinnaker Tower (Portsmouth, Hampshire) - 170 m (560 ft) [83]

Tallest ferris wheel

London Eye (Lambeth, London) - 135 m (443 ft) [84]

Tallest stadium

Wembley Stadium (Brent, London) - 133 m (436 ft) [85]

Tallest lighthouse

Skerryvore Lighthouse (Skerryvore, Scotland) - 48 m (157 ft) [86]

Tallest church spire

Salisbury Cathedral (Salisbury, Wiltshire) - 123 m (404 ft) [87]

Tallest clock tower

Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower (Birmingham, West Midlands) - 100 m (330 ft) [88]

Tallest domed building

Millennium Dome (Greenwich, London) - 95 m (312 ft) [89]

Tallest water tower

Grimsby Dock Tower (Grimsby, Lincolnshire) - 94 m (308 ft) [90]

Tallest telescope

Lovell Telescope (Goostrey, Cheshire) - 89 m (292 ft) [91]

Tallest air traffic control tower

Heathrow Air Traffic Control Tower (Hillingdon, London) - 87 m (285 ft) [92]

Tallest monument

Wallace Monument (Stirling, Scotland) - 67 m (220 ft) [93]

Tallest rollercoaster

Hyperia (Thorpe Park, Chertsey, Surrey) - 72 m (236 ft) [94]

Tallest sculpture

ArcelorMittal Orbit (Stratford, London) - 115 m (377 ft) [95]

Tallest pagoda

The Pagoda (Richmond upon Thames, London) - 50 m (160 ft) [96]

Tallest mosque

Birmingham Central mosque (Birmingham) - 45.7 m (150 ft) [97]

Tallest windmill

Moulton Windmill (Moulton, Lincolnshire) - 30 m (98 ft) [98]

Tallest statue

Angel of the North (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) - 20 m (66 ft)

Dream (St Helens, Merseyside) - 20 m (66 ft)

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