List of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol

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.

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, and has held the record since topping out in November 2020. ^[2] The tallest structure in Bristol is a wind turbine in Lawrence Weston, at 150 m. It is England's tallest onshore wind turbine ^[3] and owned by local residents. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

Buildings complete and under construction

  Building is under construction

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Image	Floors	Year	Primary use	Location	Notes
1	Castle Park View	98		26	2022	Residential	Castle Park
2	Soapworks	81		21	2024	Residential	Old Market	The image is a former soap factory forming part of the development.
3=	Castlemead	80		19	1981	Office	Castle Park
3=	St. Mary Redcliffe	80		3	1442	Religion	Redcliffe	Previous tallest building in Bristol between 1442-1446, until the tower collapsed in 1446. The tower was rebuilt in 1872. [5] It is commonly misquoted as 292 feet (89m). [6]
4	Redcliff Quarter	73		19	2024	Residential	Redcliffe
5	Wills Memorial Building [7]	68		5	1925	Education	Queens Road	Renovated 2006
6=	Eclipse	65		17	2007	Retail/Residential	Castle Park	Also known as Harvey Nichols Tower due to the lower floors being occupied by the department store.
6=	Christ Church, Clifton Down	65		1	1885	Religion	Clifton
7=	Beacon Tower	64		18	1973	Office	The Centre	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.
7=	One Redcliff Street	64		16	1964	Office	Redcliffe
8	Fusion Tower	63		17	1971	Student Accommodation	Lewin's Mead	Formerly Froomsgate House, renovated 2017
9=	Silverthorne Lane	62		17	2024	Student Accommodation	St Phillip's Marsh
9=	Clifton Heights	62		14 [8]		Office	The Triangle
10=	Radisson Blu Bristol	61		17	1967	Hotel	The Centre	Formerly Bristol & West Building, renovated 2008
10=	Stafford Yard	61		16	2023	Residential	Bedminster
11=	Premier Inn Bristol City Centre	60		18	1972	Hotel	Bear Pit	Formerly Avon House. Under approved plans, this building is due to be demolished and replaced by two new buildings.
11=	St. Nicholas' Church [9]	60		1	1769	Religion	Old City	Former tallest building until 1872, when the restoration of St Mary Redlciffe spire was complete [5]
12	One Bristol	59		15	1972	Residential	Lewin's Mead	Formerly Lewins Mead, renovated 2017
13	Assembly Building A	58		11	2022	Office	Temple Quarter	BT Group [10] Office
14=	The Boatyard	57		17	2023	Residential	Totterdown	The development consists of two floors below streetlevel facing the river. The height excluding these two floors is 49 m. [11]
14=	Assembly Building C	57		12	2023	Office	Temple Quarter	Topped out
15=	Northfield House	52		18		Residential	Southville
15=	Millwrights Place	52		14	2023	Residential	Redcliffe	Topped out
16=	New Bridewell Tower	49		16	2017	Student Accommodation	City Centre
16=	Whitefriars	49		1979	13	Office	Lewin's Mead
16=	Clifton Cathedral	49		1	1973	Religion	Clifton
17	Marsh Mills	46		14	2024	Student Accommodation	Temple Quarter
18	Bristol Cathedral	44		1	1877	Religion	College Green	Built between 1220–1877.
19	The Eye	43		13	2012	Residential	Temple Quarter

Structures complete and under construction

  Structure is under construction

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more structures.

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Image	Floors	Year	Primary use	Location	Notes
1	Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine	150		1	2023	Wind Turbine	Lawrence Weston	This structure holds the record for England's tallest onshore wind turbine. It is owned by local residents.
2	Purdown Transmitter	70		1	1970	Telecommunications Tower	Stoke Park	Also known as Purdown BT Tower.
3	St Michael's Hospital	60		1		Chimney Stack	Kingsdown

Tallest approved, proposed, and cancelled

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

Height figures are rounded to the nearest metre.

Approved

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

Rank	Name	Height	Image	Floors	Year
1	Olympian Homes Haymarket	102		28	2024
2	University of Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus Accommodation	77		21	2024
3	Rupert Street NCP	76		21	2024
4	Barr Street	106		28	2024

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

Name	Height	Image	Floors	Year
Galleries redevelopment			22	2025
Dandara Temple Gate			16	2024
St. Catherines Place, Bedminster			16	-

Cancelled

Rank	Name	Height	Image	Floors	Year
1	Project 360	110		32
2	GPO Tower	93			1974
3	Broad Quay Central	93		19
4	Victoria Central	40		10

Demolished

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Image	Floors	Year	Year Demolished	Primary use	Location	Notes
1	Tollgate House	77		19	1975	2006	Residential	Newfoundland Circus

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

Period Tallest	Name	Height (m)	Image	Floors	Primary use	Location	Notes
2023-present	Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine	150		1	Wind Turbine	Lawrence Weston
2020-2023	Castle Park View	98		26	Residential	Castle Park	Topped out in 2020, completed in 2022
1981-2020	Castlemead	80		19	Office	Castle Park	Joint tallest with St Mary Redcliffe.
1872-2020	St. Mary Redcliffe	80		1	Religion	Redcliffe	The spire was restored in 1872.
1769-1872	St. Nicholas' Church	60		1	Religion	Old City
1442-1446	St. Mary Redcliffe	80		1	Religion	Redcliffe	The spire collapsed in 1446. [5]

Tallest by type

• Chimney stack: Bristol Royal Infirmary Chimney – 60 m
• Wind turbine: Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine - 150 m ^[12]
• Church spire: St Mary Redcliffe – 80 m
• Commercial building: Castlemead - 80 m
• Hotel: Radisson Blue - 61 m
• Telecommunications mast: Purdown Transmitter - 70 m
• Residential building: Castle Park View - 98 m
• Stadium: Ashton Gate
• Water tower: Durdham Down Water Tower

See also

• Buildings and architecture of Bristol

References

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