List of tallest buildings in Leeds - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

is the United Kingdom

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's fastest growing city. This growth is reflected in the increasingly prominent skyline of the city. Leeds currently has three buildings over 100 metres in height, with other tall buildings planned for the future.

As is the case with many British cities, much of Leeds's skyline comprises 1960s residential tower block

Tower block

A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building...

s. However, current development trends include upmarket apartments and expanding office space to facilitate economic growth.

Currently, the tallest building in Leeds is Bridgewater Place

Bridgewater Place

Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, is an office and residential skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the tallest building in Yorkshire, and has held this record since being topped out in September 2005...

at 112 m. Proposed high-rise buildings include Lumiere which began construction in early 2007 prior to its postponement in July 2008. The Criterion Place

Criterion Place

Criterion Place was a proposed skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. In July 2008 it was announced that the project is to be cancelled owing to the property market slump.- Background :...

twin-tower complex (180 m and 118 m) was also proposed for construction but has been cancelled due to the prevailing economic conditions.

The oldest building on the list is Leeds Town Hall

Leeds Town Hall

Leeds Town Hall was built between 1853 and 1858 on Park Lane , Leeds, West Yorkshire, England to a design by architect Cuthbert Brodrick.-Background:...

, constructed in 1858. The newest is Candle House, completed in 2009.

Tallest buildings in Leeds

Rank	Name	Height(m)	Height(ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Bridgewater Place Bridgewater Place Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, is an office and residential skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the tallest building in Yorkshire, and has held this record since being topped out in September 2005...	112	367	32	2007	Currently the tallest building in Leeds
2	Sky Plaza	103	338	37	2009	World's second tallest student accommodation
3	Opal 3 Opal Tower (Leeds) Opal Tower, officially known as Opal 3, Leeds is a 25 storey building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.It serves as student accommodation for 542 students and is close to the Civic Quarter campus of Leeds Metropolitan University and the University of Leeds.- Construction :The initial planning...	82	269	27	2008
4	West Riding House West Riding House West Riding House is an and 20 storey tall office building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England which was completed in 1973. It was the tallest building in the city until 2005 with the topping out of Bridgewater Place. There are retail units on the ground floor of the building as it is located in the...	80	262	20	1973
5=	Park Plaza Hotel Park Plaza Hotel Leeds Park Plaza Hotel Leeds is a tower block in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in central Leeds on Leeds City Square near Leeds railway station. The hotel tower was built in 1966 after construction began in 1965, it was reclad in 2004 to host the four star Park Plaza Hotel...	77	253	20	1966	Formerly known as Royal Exchange House, renovated 2004
5=	Tower North Central Tower North Central Tower North Central is a 77m high office tower in Leeds, England. It is situated at the top end of Leeds city centre on Merrion Way in close proximity to the Merrion Centre and is adjacent to the Opal 3 Tower....	77	253	19	1967	Formerly known as Tower House, renovated 2004
7	Candle House	75	246	23	2009
8	K2 K2 (building) K2 is a residential tower block in Leeds, UK. The building is situated in the city centre, on Albion Street and Great George Street, opposite St John's Centre. The lower two floors contain commercial premises, including a Jongleurs Comedy Club, Bar Risa and formerly a Hard Rock Cafe. The...	74	243	20	1972	Formerly known as Dudley House, renovated 2003
9=	Cottingley Heights Cottingley, Leeds Cottingley is an urban area in the south-west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.Most of Cottingley is a 1960s council estate. The two tower blocks situated on a hill at the centre of the estate are Leeds's tallest flats. In the 1980s, these were in a poor condition, and had particular problems...	72	236	25	1972	Renovated 1989
9=	Cottingley Towers Cottingley, Leeds Cottingley is an urban area in the south-west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.Most of Cottingley is a 1960s council estate. The two tower blocks situated on a hill at the centre of the estate are Leeds's tallest flats. In the 1980s, these were in a poor condition, and had particular problems...	72	236	25	1972	Renovated 1989
11	Broadcasting Tower Broadcasting Tower, Leeds Broadcasting Tower is a new development in Broadcasting Place in Woodhouse Lane. Adjacent to other university buildings, it forms part of Leeds Metropolitan University, housing its Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology, as well as some student flats, and is close to the main campus of The...	70.10	228	23	2009	Voted World's best tall building 2010
12	Leeds Town Hall Leeds Town Hall Leeds Town Hall was built between 1853 and 1858 on Park Lane , Leeds, West Yorkshire, England to a design by architect Cuthbert Brodrick.-Background:...	68.60	225		1858
13	West Point West Point (Building) West Point, formerly known as Royal Mail House, is a tall 17-floor tower block located at number 29 of Wellington Street in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was constructed in 1975 and renovated in 2005 as a huge redevelopment of the old Royal Mail building site, following their move to a new...	65	213	17	1975	Formerly known as Royal Mail House Royal Mail Royal Mail is the government-owned postal service in the United Kingdom. Royal Mail Holdings plc owns Royal Mail Group Limited, which in turn operates the brands Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide... , renovated 2005
14	Clarence House Clarence Dock (Leeds) Clarence Dock is a shopping and leisure destination in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It also hosts a large residential population in waterside apartments, as well as a significant office presence....	61.50	202	20	2008
15	City Island Phase 2	61	200	20	2007
16	Parkinson Building Parkinson Building The Parkinson Building is a grade II listed art deco building and campanile located at the University of Leeds in the West Yorkshire region of England...	57	187	5	1951
17	Holy Trinity Church	56.70	186	2	1727	Current spire added 1839
18	Castle House	56	184	14	1988
19=	1 City Square	54	177	12	1997
19=	Blue	54	177	14	2004
21=	British Gas Building British Gas plc British Gas plc was formerly the monopoly gas supplier and is a private sector in the United Kingdom.- History :In the early 1900s the gas market in the United Kingdom was mainly run by county councils and small private firms...	53	174	14	1960s	Demolition planned
21=	Tinshill BT Tower Tinshill BT Tower The Tinshill BT Tower is a telecommunication tower located on the east side of Otley Old Road in the north of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...	53	174		1967	Commonly known as Cookridge Tower
23=	Bond Court	52	171	13	1970s	Formerly known as Sun Alliance House, renovated 2005
23=	City House City House City House is a building over Leeds railway station that was built as British Railways House in 1962. The buildings were, like many other railway buildings in the UK, designed by architect John Poulson. Poulson also designed the Leeds International Swimming Pool...	52	171	15	1962	Formerly known as British Railways House British Rail British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages... , renovation planned
23=	Leeds Civic Hall Leeds Civic Hall Leeds Civic Hall is a civic building housing Leeds City Council, located in Millennium Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The design was the result of a competition held in 1926, which was won by Vincent Harris...	52	171	6	1933
23=	Leeds Metropolitan University Block F Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...	52	171	13	1960s
27=	Leeds Metropolitan University Block C Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...	50	164	12	1960s
27=	Nuffield Hospital Nuffield Health Nuffield Health is a non-profit organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1957, which operates a range of health and wellbeing facilities including Nuffield Health Hospitals and Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centres.It is independent of the National Health Service and is constituted...	50	164	12	2003
27=	Whitehall Waterfront	50	164	16	2004

Tallest future developments


Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year (Estimated Completion)
1	Lumiere Tower 1	172	564	55	Cancelled
2	Lumiere Tower 2	113	371	33	Cancelled
3	City Square House City Square House City Square House is a tower block, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.This central site adjacent to the city railway station has been cleared of the previous six storey building, and while awaiting development was sold in 2005 for £11m from previous developers AWG Developments to the McAleer and...	56	184	14	Approved
4	Portland Crescent Hotel	45	148	14	Approved

List of tallest proposed developments


Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors
1	Millgarth Tower	190 - 210	623 - 689	55 - 65
2	City 1	112	367	37
3	New York Road Tower 1	110	361	37
4	New York Road Tower 2	105	344	35
5	Manor Point http://www.estatesgazette.com/blogs/focus/2009/12/leeds-launches-tower-development.html	102	335	35
6	Bridge House	98	322	22
7	New York Road Tower 3	87	285	29
8	Cromwell Mount Proposal Tower 1 http://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/Published/C00000125/M00004395/AI00025786/0606118FUCromwellMount.pdf	Est 85	Est 279	26
9	Gateway South	82	269	26
10	Capitol House	76	249	18
11	Monkbridge Forge Main Tower	70	230	23
12	Cromwell Mount Proposal Tower 2 http://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/Published/C00000125/M00004395/AI00025786/0606118FUCromwellMount.pdf	Est 70	Est 230	19
13	New York Road Tower 4	69	226	23
14	Wellington Place Block 14	60	197	15
15	Bankside	52	171	17
16	67 Water Lane	52	171	16

History of tallest buildings in Leeds


Held record		Name and Location	Constructed	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Notes
		Name and Location	Constructed	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Notes
From	To
1841	1858	Leeds Parish Church Leeds Parish Church Leeds Parish Church, or the Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds, in Leeds, West Yorkshire is a large Church of England parish church of major architectural and liturgical significance. It has been designated a grade I listed building by English Heritage...	1841	35	115	The only C of E Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... church in the UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... to have a daily choral service.
1858	1966	Leeds Town Hall Leeds Town Hall Leeds Town Hall was built between 1853 and 1858 on Park Lane , Leeds, West Yorkshire, England to a design by architect Cuthbert Brodrick.-Background:...	1858	69	226	One of the tallest Town Halls in the United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... .
1966	1973	Park Plaza Hotel Leeds Park Plaza Hotel Leeds Park Plaza Hotel Leeds is a tower block in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in central Leeds on Leeds City Square near Leeds railway station. The hotel tower was built in 1966 after construction began in 1965, it was reclad in 2004 to host the four star Park Plaza Hotel...	1965–1966	77	253	Also called Royal Exchange House.
1973	2005	West Riding House West Riding House West Riding House is an and 20 storey tall office building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England which was completed in 1973. It was the tallest building in the city until 2005 with the topping out of Bridgewater Place. There are retail units on the ground floor of the building as it is located in the...	1972–1973	80	262	The tallest building in Leeds for 32 years.
2005	—	Bridgewater Place Bridgewater Place Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, is an office and residential skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the tallest building in Yorkshire, and has held this record since being topped out in September 2005...	2004–2007	110	360	The tallest building in Yorkshire Yorkshire Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform... and the North East.

Tall buildings which were cancelled or were visions

Briggate
Briggate
Briggate is one of the pedestrianised principal shopping streets in central Leeds, England. Most of Leeds' department stores are on Briggate, including the Harvey Nichols branch. It is home to a number of major high street retailers as well as banks, restaurants and cafes. Recently there have been...

Tower, 94m, circa 1938, cancelled due to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, site now occupied by Marks and Spencer)http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002830_23041934
EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

Westgate Tower, 120-140 metres, 36 storeys (circa 1970, around metres in height, cancelled for excessive height, site now occupied by 1980s Westgate Point development) http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=386197&page=52
Triple Five Leeds Development - Height unknown (circa 1989, planned complex in Holbeck
Holbeck
Holbeck is a district in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.The district begins on the southern edge of the Leeds city centre and mainly lies in the LS11 Leeds postcode area. The M1 and M621 motorways used to end/begin in Holbeck. Now the M621 is the only motorway that passes through the area since...

including shopping, residential and offices which was to include a number of high rise buildings of unspecified height, cancelled) http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=401562
Norman Foster plan for Criterion Place
Criterion Place
Criterion Place was a proposed skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. In July 2008 it was announced that the project is to be cancelled owing to the property market slump.- Background :...

for Royal London Insurance - circa 60-70m (proposed 1994, development on site cancelled)
DTR:UK plan for Criterion Place
Criterion Place
Criterion Place was a proposed skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. In July 2008 it was announced that the project is to be cancelled owing to the property market slump.- Background :...

- circa 80m (2004, runnerup scheme for Criterion Place competition)
Rushbond & DLA Architects plan for Criterion Place
Criterion Place
Criterion Place was a proposed skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. In July 2008 it was announced that the project is to be cancelled owing to the property market slump.- Background :...

- circa 110m (2004, runnerup scheme for Criterion Place competition)
Kite Tower - 90 m (vision from 2005 since superseded by The Spiracle)
Mayfair Tower - 98 m (cancelled 2006 due to failure to make profitable)
Brunswick Place - 91 m and 85 m (vision from 2006 for a redevelopment of this former Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...

site)
Providence Tower - 100 m (cancelled 2007 due to failure to make it profitable)
The Spiricle - 80 m / 262 ft / 25 storeys (cancelled 2008 due to failure to make it profitable)
Simons Estates and Ian Simpson Architects
Ian Simpson Architects
Ian Simpson Architects is an English architecture practice established in 1987 by Ian Simpson and Rachel Haugh. The practice is based in Manchester with offices in London....

plan for Criterion Place
Criterion Place
Criterion Place was a proposed skyscraper development in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. In July 2008 it was announced that the project is to be cancelled owing to the property market slump.- Background :...

- 180 m (591 ft) & 118 m (387 ft) or 53 and 33 storeys (originally 160 m (525 ft) and 105 m (345 ft) or 47 and 29 storeys) - (cancelled 2008 due to termination of contract by Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council is the local authority for the City of Leeds metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England.-History:The city council was established in 1974, with the first elections being held in advance in 1973...

)

Demolished buildings

Elland Road
Elland Road
Elland Road is an all-seater football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has been the permanent residence of Leeds United A.F.C...

four floodlights - 79m / 260 ft. Constructed 1970 demolished 1991-3 for replacement with new East Stand and lighting above stands.
Albion Tower aka Leeds Permanent Building Society
Leeds Permanent Building Society
The Leeds Permanent Building Society was a building society founded in Leeds, England in 1846 and was commonly known in a shortened form as The Leeds...

Tower - 61 m / 200 ft. Constructed 1960s demolished 1998 for replacement with The Light leisure / shopping complex.

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