List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom

This is a list of the tallest buildings 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...

. Since 1991 the tallest building in the United Kingdom has been the 235 metres (771 ft) tall One Canada Square

One Canada Square

One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...

in Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...

, London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. Despite this, Shard London Bridge

Shard London Bridge

Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...

which is under-construction in Southwark

Southwark

Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north...

, London is expected to reach a height of 310 metres (1,017.1 ft) in May 2012 and become the tallest building in the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

. As of December 2010 there are 49 habitable buildings in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall, with 38 of these in London alone, and only one outside of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

(taking into consideration all under-construction and approved buildings, this figure is set to more than double to 110). The United Kingdom hasn't historically been noted for its abundance of skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

s, with the taller structures throughout the country tending to be cathedral

Cathedral

A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...

s and church spires. Despite this, since the mid-20th century the number of highrise apartment buildings and office blocks in most large British cities have grown significantly. Over recent years there has been a boom in the number of proposed and approved for construction skyscrapers in the United Kingdom, particularly in London. As of December 2010 there are four skyscrapers under-construction in the capital that exceed a height of 200 metres (656.2 ft) which will match the four already in existence.

Tallest buildings nationwide

Buildings in the United Kingdom over 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall by country
Country	Complete	Under- construction	Approved	Proposed	Total
Kingdom of England England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	48	18	39	56	161
in London	38	13	26	42	119
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...	0	0	1	2	3
Kingdom of Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...	0	0	0	3	3
Wales Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	1	1	2	0	4
United Kingdom 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...	49	19	42	61	171

Tallest completed buildings

This list ranks all finished buildings in the United Kingdom that stand at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

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

Buildings above 140m

Rank	Rank in EU	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year
1	7	One Canada Square One Canada Square One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Greater London Greater London Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...	235	771	50	1991
2	10	Heron Tower Heron Tower Heron Tower, also referred to as 110 Bishopsgate, is a skyscraper owned by Heron International in the City of London. It was completed in 2011...	London	Greater London	230	755	47	2010
3=	16=	HSBC Tower	London	Greater London	200	656	45	2002
3=	16=	Citigroup Centre	London	Greater London	200	656	45	2001
5	25	Tower 42 Tower 42 Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the fifth tallest in London overall. The original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's International Division. Seen from above, the tower closely resembles the NatWest...	London	Greater London	183	600	43	1980
6	27	30 St Mary Axe 30 St Mary Axe 30 St Mary Axe, the Swiss Re Building , is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004...	London	Greater London	180	591	41	2003
7	n/a	BT Tower BT Tower The BT Tower is a tall cylindrical building in London, United Kingdom, located at 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia W1T 4JZ, London Borough of Camden. It has been previously known as the Post Office Tower, the London Telecom Tower and the British Telecom Tower. The main structure is tall, with a...	London	Greater London	177	581	34	1965
8	29	Beetham Tower Beetham Tower, Manchester Beetham Tower is a landmark 47-storey residential skyscraper in Manchester city centre, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, was designed by Ian Simpson, and built by Carillion....	Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...	North West England North West England North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...	169	554	50	2006
9	33	Broadgate Tower Broadgate Tower The Broadgate Tower is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London. It was constructed from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the fourth tallest building in the City of London....	London	Greater London	164	538	35	2008
10	47	One Churchill Place One Churchill Place One Churchill Place is a 156 m tall skyscraper with 32 floors, serving as the headquarters of Barclays Bank. It is in the Docklands area of London in Canary Wharf...	London	Greater London	156	512	32	2004
11=	55=	25 Bank Street 25 Bank Street 25 Bank Street is an office tower in the Canary Wharf business district of London. It was developed in 2001-2003 by Canary Wharf Group as one of five new buildings on its Heron Quays site...	London	Greater London	153	502	33	2003
11=	55=	40 Bank Street 40 Bank Street 40 Bank Street is a skyscraper in Heron Quays, Docklands, London. It is tall and has 33 floors. The building was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates and it was built by Canary Wharf Contractors....	London	Greater London	153	502	33	2003
13	59	10 Upper Bank Street 10 Upper Bank Street 10 Upper Bank Street is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, Docklands, London.It was designed by the architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox and built by Canary Wharf Contractors.The 32 storey building was completed in 2003 and is 151 meters tall...	London	Greater London	151	495	32	2003
14	64	Strata Strata (building) Strata SE1 is a 148-metre, 43 storey, 408 flat skyscraper at Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England...	London	Greater London	148	486	43	2010
15	67	Pan Peninsula East Tower Pan Peninsula Pan Peninsula, also known as 1 Millharbour, is an exclusive luxury residential development in the Docklands area of London, near South Quay DLR and Canary Wharf Underground stations...	London	Greater London	147	484	48	2008
16	79	Guy's Tower Guy's Hospital Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is home to the King's College London School of Medicine...	London	Greater London	143	469	34	1974
17=	88=	The Landmark East Tower 22 Marsh Wall 22 Marsh Wall, also known as The Landmark, is a pair of residential skyscrapers in Docklands, London, and is among the twenty tallest structures in the city....	London	Greater London	140	459	44	2010
17=	88=	West Tower West Tower West Tower is a 40-storey tall skyscraper in Liverpool, England. The building was the second tower to be built by Carillion in Liverpool for property developers Beetham, who now use the building as their headquarters.-Description:...	Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...	North West England	140	459	40	2007

Buildings 100m - 140m

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year
19	CityPoint CityPoint CityPoint is a skyscraper on Ropemaker Street on the northern fringe of the City of London.-Design and construction:...	London	Greater London	127	417	36	1967
20	Willis Building Willis Building (London) The Willis Building at 51 Lime Street, is a large office tower in London's main financial district, the City of London.Designed by architect Norman Foster and developed by British Land, it stands opposite the Lloyd's building and is tall, with 26 storeys...	London	Greater London	125	410	28	2007
21	Euston Tower Euston Tower Euston Tower is a skyscraper located in the London Borough of Camden. It is a good example of an International style skyscraper with glass curtain walls. It is situated at the intersection of Tottenham Court Road/Hampstead Road and Euston Road. It stands across the Euston Road from Warren Street...	London	Greater London	124	407	36	1970
22=	Cromwell Tower Barbican Estate The Barbican Estate is a residential estate built during the 1960s and the 1970s in the City of London, in an area once devastated by World War II bombings and today densely populated by financial institutions...	London	Greater London	123	404	42	1973
22=	Lauderdale Tower Barbican Estate The Barbican Estate is a residential estate built during the 1960s and the 1970s in the City of London, in an area once devastated by World War II bombings and today densely populated by financial institutions...	London	Greater London	123	404	43	1974
22=	Shakespeare Tower Barbican Estate The Barbican Estate is a residential estate built during the 1960s and the 1970s in the City of London, in an area once devastated by World War II bombings and today densely populated by financial institutions...	London	Greater London	123	404	43	1976
25=	10 Holloway Circus 10 Holloway Circus 10 Holloway Circus is a tall mixed-use skyscraper in Birmingham city centre, England. It is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, and was designed by Ian Simpson and built by Laing O'Rourke. When it was completed in 2006, it was estimated to have cost around £72 million to construct...	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...	West Midlands West Midlands (region) The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...	122	400	39	2006
25=	Pan Peninsula West Tower Pan Peninsula Pan Peninsula, also known as 1 Millharbour, is an exclusive luxury residential development in the Docklands area of London, near South Quay DLR and Canary Wharf Underground stations...	London	Greater London	122	400	39	2008
27	Millbank Tower Millbank Tower Millbank Tower is a high skyscraper in the City of Westminster at Millbank, on the banks of the River Thames in London, in the United Kingdom. The Tower was constructed in 1963 for Vickers and was originally known as Vickers Tower. It was designed by Ronald Ward and Partners and built by John...	London	Greater London	119	390	33	1962
28=	Co-operative Insurance Tower	Manchester	North West England	118	387	25	1962
28=	St Helen's	London	Greater London	118	387	28	1969
30=	Centre Point Centre Point Centre Point is a substantial concrete and glass office building in central London, England, occupying 101-103 New Oxford Street, WC1, close to St Giles Circus and almost directly above Tottenham Court Road tube station. The site was once occupied by a gallows...	London	Greater London	117	384	35	1967
30=	Empress State Building Empress State Building The Empress State Building is a skyscraper in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was built in 1961 and was tall with 28 floors, designed by Stone, Toms & Partners. It was renovated in 2003 to a design by Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Three floors and were added to its height...	London	Greater London	117	384	31	1961
32=	1 West India Quay 1 West India Quay 1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area of London which was completed in 2004. It is 111 metres tall and has 33 floors . The bottom 12 floors house a Marriott Hotel, including 47 serviced suites on floors 9-12. Floors 13-33 house 158 apartments...	London	Greater London	111	364	36	2004
32=	King's Reach Tower King's Reach Tower King's Reach Tower is a high-rise office building in Stamford Street, Southwark, London.It is a thirty-one storey structure high and was completed in 1972. It was designed by the renowned architect Sir Richard Seifert and built by John Laing Construction Limited. There are plans for a complete...	London	Greater London	111	364	30	1978
34	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...	Leeds Leeds 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...	Yorkshire and the Humber Yorkshire and the Humber Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine regions of England and formally one of the government office regions. It covers most of the historic county of Yorkshire, along with the part of northern Lincolnshire that was, from 1974 to 1996, within the former shire county of Humberside. The...	110	361	30	2007
35=	City Tower City Tower, Manchester City Tower, is a 30-storey office block situated at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, England. It has the highest office space currently available in Manchester standing 107 metres tall. City Tower was completed in 1965, the Plaza complex was constructed by the developers Bernard Sunley and...	Manchester	North West England	107	351	30	1967
35=	Shell Centre Shell Centre Shell Centre, in London, United Kingdom is one of the two "central offices" of oil major Shell .Shell Centre is located on the Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth...	London	Greater London	107	351	26	1961
35=	The Tower, Meridian Quay	Swansea Swansea Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...	Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	107	351	29	2008
38=	Nido Spitalfields	London	Greater London	105	344	34	2009
38=	33 Canada Square	London	Greater London	105	344	18	1999
40=	Ontario Tower Ontario Tower The Ontario Tower is a luxury high-rise residential development in London's Docklands. It was built by the Ballymore construction company, as part of a wider scheme in New Providence Wharf to provide new executive housing to meet changing demand in the Docklands area. 'Ontario' was designed by the...	London	Greater London	104	341	31	2007
40=	99 Bishopsgate 99 Bishopsgate 99 Bishopsgate is a skyscraper in the City of London. It is tall and has 25 office floors, with a total net letable floor space of circa . There are a further three plant floors at levels LG, 14 and 27....	London	Greater London	104	341	26	1976
42	Sky Plaza	Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	103	338	37	2009
43	Sussex Heights Sussex Heights Sussex Heights is a residential tower block in the centre of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Built between 1966 and 1968 on the site of a historic church, it rises to —making it the tallest building in the city and one of the tallest residential buildings on the south...	Brighton Brighton Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...	South East England South East England South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...	102	334	24	1968
44=	St Paul's Tower	Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...	Yorkshire and the Humber	101	331	32	2010
44=	London Hilton on Park Lane	London	Greater London	101	331	29	1963
44=	Portland House Portland House Portland House is a skyscraper in Westminster, London. It is tall with 29 floors and was completed in 1963.The building has two banks of lifts — the first serving the first up to the fifteenth floor, and the second the fifteenth floor upwards...	London	Greater London	101	331	29	1963
44=	Royal London Hospital Tower 2 Royal London Hospital The Royal London Hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary. The name changed to The London Hospital in 1748 and then to The Royal London Hospital on its 250th anniversary in 1990. The first patients were treated at a house in Featherstone Street,...	London	Greater London	101	331	29	2010
48=	Alpha Tower Alpha Tower Alpha Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. It was built to a design by George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners as the headquarters of the commercial television company ATV and part of the companies' production studio complex known as ATV Centre...	Birmingham	West Midlands	100	328	28	1970
48=	Stock Exchange Tower Stock Exchange Tower The Stock Exchange Tower is a high-rise building located in the City of London at 125 Old Broad Street.-History:Standing at tall, with 26 floors, the tower was completed by Trollope & Colls in 1970 and opened by the Queen in 1972. It served as the headquarters and offices for the London Stock...	London	Greater London	100	328	27	1970

Tallest under-construction buildings

This list ranks all under-construction buildings in the United Kingdom that will stand at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Status
1	Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...	London	Greater London	310	1,017	87	Under-construction Note: Construction currently stands taller than One Square Canada
2	Bishopsgate Tower Bishopsgate Tower The Pinnacle, also known as The Bishopsgate Tower and The Helter-Skelter, is a , 63-storey skyscraper under construction in the centre of London's main financial district, the City of London. It is one of four major towers under construction in London, others being Shard London Bridge, 122...	London	Greater London	288	945	63	Under-construction
3	Riverside South Riverside South (Canary Wharf) Riverside South is a proposed skyscraper development in Canary Wharf, London. Some below ground-level work has been carried out by the investment bank JP Morgan, which bought a 999 year lease on the site with the intention of making the building its London office, but the firm now plans to move... (South Tower)	London	Greater London	237	776	45	On Hold
4	Leadenhall Building 122 Leadenhall Street 122 Leadenhall Street is an address on Leadenhall Street in the City of London where a 225 metre tall skyscraper designed by Richard Rogers and frequently referred to as "the Cheese Grater" is currently under construction. The site is adjacent to the Lloyd's building, also designed by Rogers...	London	Greater London	225	737	48	Under-construction
5	Piccadilly Tower	Manchester	North West England	188	617	58	On hold
6	Riverside South Riverside South (Canary Wharf) Riverside South is a proposed skyscraper development in Canary Wharf, London. Some below ground-level work has been carried out by the investment bank JP Morgan, which bought a 999 year lease on the site with the intention of making the building its London office, but the firm now plans to move... (North Tower)	London	Greater London	186	610	37	On Hold
7	St George Wharf Tower	London	Greater London	181	594	49	Under-construction
8	Bevis Marks House Redevelopment	London	Greater London	168	551	40	On hold
9	20 Fenchurch Street 20 Fenchurch Street 20 Fenchurch Street is a 160 metre , 36-storey skyscraper currently under construction in the City of London. It has been nicknamed the Walkie Talkie. Costing over £200m, it is designed by the Uruguayan born architect Rafael Viñoly and will feature a highly distinctive, top-heavy form which...	London	Greater London	160	525	36	Under-construction
10	Snowhill Residential Tower Snowhill Snowhill is a mixed-use development by Ballymore between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham City Centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station. As part of the...	Birmingham	West Midlands	138	453	43	On hold
11	Spirit of Stratford Block A	London	Greater London	133	436	41	Under-construction
12	Chapel Wharf Block A	Salford	North West England	125	410	41	Under Construction
13	Gravity Tower	Manchester	North West England	116	381	33	On hold
14	Arrowhead	London	Greater London	114	367	25	On hold
15	The Heron	London	Greater London	112	367	35	Under-construction
16	17 New Wakefield Street	Manchester	North West England	106	348	32	Under-construction
17	Pioneer Point North	London	Greater London	105	343	31	Under-construction
18	The Blade	Portsmouth	South	101	331	33	Under-construction

Tallest approved buildings

This list ranks all approved for construction buildings in the United Kingdom that will stand at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

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

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors
1	Columbus Tower	London	Greater London	242	794	65
2	Heron Quays West Heron Quays West Heron Quays West is a skyscraper development approved for construction in Canary Wharf, London. The current design is for two large skyscrapers connected by a large atrium at the base, not unlike the Riverside South development. The site is at the south west of the Canary Wharf site off Bank Street...	London	Greater London	198	650	34
3	One Park Place One Park Place (Canary Wharf) 1 Park Place is a skyscraper approved for construction in Canary Wharf, Docklands, London. It will be 197 metres, with 45 floors, and will be constructed near the Riverside South skyscrapers.Construction is expected to begin some time in 2009....	London	Greater London	197	646	45
4	100 Bishopsgate 100 Bishopsgate 100 Bishopsgate is a skyscraper under construction in the north eastern part of London's main financial district, the City of London. It will stand in a prominent location on Bishopsgate, just a short walk from Liverpool Street station...	London	Greater London	165	541	40
5	Beetham Tower	London	Greater London	163	535	49
6	103 Colmore Row	Birmingham	West Midlands	160	525	35
7	Bishops Place Building 3	London	Greater London	161	528	51
8	V Building	Birmingham	West Midlands	152	499	51
9=	Vivo Block D Owen Street, Manchester Owen Street is a major proposed development on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, Manchester, England. The site is just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Old Deansgate, Pond Street, Owen Street and the River Medlock.Planned are five buildings...	Manchester	North West England	150	492	49
9=	Crossharbour Phase 2 Building 1	London	Greater London	150	492	45
11	360 London	London	Greater London	145	476	44
12	Newfoundland	London	Greater London	144	472	38
13	20 Blackfriars Road Residential Tower	London	Greater London	141	463	43
14	Doon Street Tower	London	Greater London	141	463	43
15	Spital Hill	Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	137	449	27
16	Quebec Building	London	Greater London	136	446	44
17	Ruskin Square Tower	London	Greater London	135	443	30
18=	Saffron Square	London	Greater London	134	440	44
18=	Broad Street Tower Broad Street Tower Broad Street Tower is an approved 134-metre skyscraper for Broad Street, Birmingham, England...	Birmingham	West Midlands	134	440	38
20=	Albany Crown Tower Albany Crown Tower The Albany Crown Tower was a planned development for the city of Manchester in England. Its proposed location is on Aytoun and Auburn Streets, fronting onto Rochdale Canal and near Piccadilly Station. If constructed it will be one of the tallest buildings in Manchester. It was expected to cost £83...	Manchester	North West England	131	430	44
20=	100 City Road	London	Greater London	131	430	39
22	King's Reach Tower Rebuild King's Reach Tower King's Reach Tower is a high-rise office building in Stamford Street, Southwark, London.It is a thirty-one storey structure high and was completed in 1972. It was designed by the renowned architect Sir Richard Seifert and built by John Laing Construction Limited. There are plans for a complete...	London	Greater London	128	420	34
23	Dome Waterfront Hotel	London	Greater London	127	417	35
24	Bishops Place Building 1	London	Greater London	126	413	35
25	Broadway Chambers Building 1	London	Greater London	123	404	39
26=	Lots Road Tower 1	London	Greater London	122	400	37
26=	Trafalgar Way Tower 1	London	Greater London	122	400	36
28	Vauxhall Sky Gardens	London	Greater London	120	394	36
29	Bayscape Bayscape Bayscape is a planned skyscraper development in Cardiff Bay, Wales. Upon scheduled completion in 2013, the building would be Wales’ tallest building...	Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...	Wales	119	390	30
30	New 1 Snow Hill Plaza 1 Snow Hill Plaza 1 Snow Hill Plaza is a highrise office building in Birmingham, England. It is tall and was completed in 1973.It receives the name Kennedy Tower from the mural dedicated to John F...	Birmingham	West Midlands	118	387	29
31	Westbridge Hotel Tower	Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...	East Midlands East Midlands The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...	117	384	39
32	Convoys Wharf Tower 1	London	Greater London	116	381	40
33	City Road Basin Site C	London	Greater London	115	377	35
34	Aspire CityGate	Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	110	361	37
35	Quill	London	Greater London	109	358	31
36	Urban Solutions, Glass Needle Scheme	Cardiff	Wales	108	354	32
37	Beorma Quarter	Birmingham	West Midlands	107	351	27
38=	Plot 3a Princes Dock Plot 3a Princes Dock Plot 3a Princes Dock is a 33-storey mixed use building that has been approved for construction alongside Princes Dock at the waterfront of Liverpool, England. If and when built, it will stand alongside the likes of 1 Princes Dock and Alexandra Tower...	Liverpool	North West England	105	344	33
38=	Bedford Square Phase 2	Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...	Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...	105	344	26
40=	Trafalgar Way Tower 2	London	Greater London	104	341	30
40=	Vivo Block B Owen Street, Manchester Owen Street is a major proposed development on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, Manchester, England. The site is just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Old Deansgate, Pond Street, Owen Street and the River Medlock.Planned are five buildings...	Manchester	North West England	104	341	33
42	Oceanique	Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...	South West England South West England South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ...	101	331	31

Tallest proposed buildings

This list ranks all proposed for construction buildings in the United Kingdom that will stand at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

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

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors
1	North Quay Tower 1 North Quay North Quay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London. The developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli.The heights of the towers will be:*Tower 1 - 221m - 40 floors...	London	Greater London	216	709	44
2	The Pride	London	Greater London	209	686	62
3	North Quay Tower 3 North Quay North Quay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London. The developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli.The heights of the towers will be:*Tower 1 - 221m - 40 floors...	London	Greater London	203	666	38
4	Regal Tower Regal Tower Regal Tower is a proposed skyscraper to be constructed on a site bounded by Broad Street, Oozells Way and Sheepcote Street in Birmingham, England. The proposal consists of a 56 storey tower, measuring tall, housing retail units, a luxury hotel, residential apartments and car parking...	Birmingham	West Midlands	201	659	56
5=	Shanghai Tower Shanghai Tower (Liverpool) Shanghai Tower is the name of a proposed 60-storey skyscraper, to be built as part of the multi-billion pound Liverpool Waters development in the English city of Liverpool...	Liverpool	North West England	200	656	60
5=	Wood Wharf W07B Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...	London	Greater London	200	656
6	Wood Wharf W06 Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...	London	Greater London	187	614
7	Wood Wharf W02 Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...	London	Greater London	182	597	37
8	Cherry Orchard Road Tower	London	Greater London	171	561	48
9	King Edward Tower King Edward Tower King Edward Tower is a proposed skyscraper to be constructed on Leeds Street in Liverpool, England. The tower was first proposed in 2007, received funding in 2008 and was altered pending approval in 2010. The estimated cost of the development is £130 million. If built, the tower will become the...	Liverpool	North West England	165	541	54
10	Skylines Village Block B1	London	Greater London	164	538	50
11=	Odalisk Tower 2	London	Greater London	160	520	51
11=	Intercontinental Tower Intercontinental Tower, Manchester The Intercontinental Tower, Manchester is a proposed landmark skyscraper for construction in Manchester City Centre, England. The proposed high rise will be a 5-star luxury hotel run by InterContinental Hotels Group, and developed by Northern Irish Development firm, Benmore.The skyscraper was first...	Manchester	North West England	160	520	48
13	Sugar House Phase One Tower	London	Greater London	159	522	44
14	Wood Wharf W07C Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...	London	Greater London	154	505
15	Millharbour West Building A	London	Greater London	151	495	46
16	Vauxhall Bondway Tower	London	Greater London	150	490	43
17	Plot N24	London	Greater London	149	489	43
18	Dollar Bay	London	Greater London	143	469	47
19=	Millharbour East Building E	London	Greater London	140	460	46
19=	1 Merchant Square	London	Greater London	140	460	42
19=	Vauxhall Cross Island Tower 1	London	Greater London	140	460	41
22	Skylines Village Block B	London	Greater London	138	453	40
23	East One East One East One, also known as Dalmarnock Tower, is a proposed high-rise residential building in Glasgow, Scotland. As originally proposed, the tower included a hotel, and had a projected height of 180.00 metres over 55 floors, which would have made it the second-tallest building in the United Kingdom...	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...	Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...	137	449	42
24	The Hotel and Residences at Heron Plaza	London	Greater London	135	443	44
25	Wood Wharf W04 Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...	London	Greater London	129	423
26=	Eileen House	London	Greater London	128	420	42
26=	40 Marsh Wall	London	Greater London	128	420	39
26=	Wood Wharf W07A Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...	London	Greater London	128	420
29	Millharbour East Building A	London	Greater London	126	413	37
30	Blackpool Super Casino Tower	Blackpool Blackpool Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...	North West England	125	410	32
31=	New Street Station Tower 1	Birmingham	West Midlands	124	407	30
31=	New Street Station Tower 2	Birmingham	West Midlands	124	407	30
33=	Millharbour West Buildings B + C	London	Greater London	122	400	37
33=	News International Headquarters Building 1	London	Greater London	122	400	27
33=	Wood Wharf W01 Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...	London	Greater London	122	400
36	Premier House Building 1	Manchester	North West England	121	397	36
37	North Quay Tower 2 North Quay North Quay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London. The developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli.The heights of the towers will be:*Tower 1 - 221m - 40 floors...	London	Greater London	120	390	18
38	Wood Wharf W08 Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...	London	Greater London	119	389
39	The Meridian Tower	London	Greater London	118	387	32
40	Station Hill Building 5	Reading Reading, Berkshire Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....	South East England	117	384	28
41	Battle of Britain Beacon	London	Greater London	116	381	17
42	One Crown Place	London	Greater London	114	374	24
43=	Stratum Building A	Manchester	North West England	113	371	37
43=	The Savoy Centre	Glasgow	Scotland	113	371	32
45	Block 3, Martineau Galleries Martineau Galleries Martineau Galleries is an important proposed mixed-use development for Birmingham, England as it will connect the Eastside to the city centre core and is also located on the High Street, a major retail area.- Pre-1960s development :...	Birmingham	West Midlands	110	360	30
46	Aurora Aurora building The Aurora building was a proposed construction project that was not granted planning permission. At its height of 109 metres, 37 storeys, it would have been the tallest building in Northern Ireland. The proposed location of the Belfast tower was on the corner of Great Victoria and Ventry Street...	Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...	Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...	109	358	37
47=	Elmbank Tower	Glasgow	Scotland	108	354	28
47=	Millharbour West Building D	London	Greater London	108	354	24
47=	25 Churchill Place	London	Greater London	108	354	19
47=	Wood Wharf W05 Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when...	London	Greater London	108	354
51	Vauxhall Cross Island Tower 2	London	Greater London	106	348	31
52	Spiral Tower	Birmingham	West Midlands	104	341	26
53	Block C Poplar Business Park	London	Greater London	103	338	31
54=	Spirit of Sunderland Spirit of Sunderland The Spirit of Sunderland is a skyscraper proposed for Sunderland, North East England, by the designs of Sunderland Arc and Thornfield Properties Ltd...	Sunderland	North East England North East England North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...	100	330	33
54=	Odalisk Tower 1	London	Greater London	100	330	31
54=	Creekside Industrial Estate Building B	London	Greater London	100	330	30
54=	South Quay Square Phase 2	London	Greater London	100	330	30
54=	Radisson SAS Reading	Reading	South East England	100	330	28
54=	Plot T6	London	Greater London	100	330	27
54=	Vetro	Belfast	Northern Ireland	100	330	26
54=	Newington Causeway Tower	London	Greater London	100	330	21

Tallest demolished buildings

This list ranks all demolished and destroyed buildings in the United Kingdom that stood at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

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

Rank	Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year built	Year demolished
1=	Drapers' Gardens	London	Greater London	100	328	30	1967	2007
1=	Southwark Towers Southwark Towers Southwark Towers was a high rise building at 32 London Bridge Street, designed by tp bennett architects, overlooking London Bridge station, in Southwark, London. It was 100 metres tall and had 25 floors in three wings...	London	Greater London	100	328	25	1976	2009

Timeline of tallest buildings

This list ranks the tallest storied buildings in the United Kingdom throughout history, excluding free standing clock towers, church spires and other such structures.

Name	City	Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Years as tallest
Midland Grand Hotel St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel is a hotel in London, England, adjacent to St Pancras railway station. It opened in March 2011 occupying parts of the former Midland Grand Hotel , including the main public rooms, together with a new bedroom wing on the western side of the Barlow train-shed...	London	Greater London	80	263	9	1869-1911
Royal Liver Building Royal Liver Building The Royal Liver Building is a Grade I listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront...	Liverpool	North West England	90	295	13	1911-1961
Shell Centre Shell Centre Shell Centre, in London, United Kingdom is one of the two "central offices" of oil major Shell .Shell Centre is located on the Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth...	London	Greater London	107	351	26	1961-1962
CIS Tower CIS Tower The Co-operative Insurance Tower, or CIS Tower, is an office tower building on Miller Street in Manchester, England. It was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet in height. The Grade II listed building, which houses Co-operative Financial Services, a part of The Co-operative Group, is...	Manchester	North West England	118	387	25	1962-1963
Millbank Tower Millbank Tower Millbank Tower is a high skyscraper in the City of Westminster at Millbank, on the banks of the River Thames in London, in the United Kingdom. The Tower was constructed in 1963 for Vickers and was originally known as Vickers Tower. It was designed by Ronald Ward and Partners and built by John...	London	Greater London	118	390	32	1963-1964
BT Tower BT Tower The BT Tower is a tall cylindrical building in London, United Kingdom, located at 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia W1T 4JZ, London Borough of Camden. It has been previously known as the Post Office Tower, the London Telecom Tower and the British Telecom Tower. The main structure is tall, with a...	London	Greater London	177	581	36	1964-1980
Tower 42 Tower 42 Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the fifth tallest in London overall. The original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's International Division. Seen from above, the tower closely resembles the NatWest...	London	Greater London	183	600	47	1980-1991
One Canada Square One Canada Square One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...	London	Greater London	235	770	50	1991-2012
Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...	London	Greater London	310	1,017	87	2012-