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The Shard is the tallest building in the UK.. As of January 2025, there are 177 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, [1] 132 of them in London, 25 in Greater Manchester, eight in Birmingham, four in Leeds, two each in Liverpool and Woking, and one each in Brighton and Hove ...
Tallest freestanding structure in UK. Original 137 m (449 ft) tower built in 1956, replaced 1964. Second 385 m (1,263 ft) guyed tubular mast was built 1964 to replace the tower, but collapsed in 1969 due to icing and strong winds.
This list of tallest buildings by height to roof ranks completed skyscrapers by height to roof which reach a height of 300 metres (984 ft) or more. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included, thus non-building structures , including towers, are not included.
Upon completion was one of the tallest buildings in Greater Manchester and remains the tallest building in the suburb of Pendleton, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of central Manchester. It was built as part of a number of residential high rises constructed in the 1960s and 1970s as a response to high demand for social housing in the city at the time. [88]
Rank Building Location Image Height Year Notes 1 22 Bishopsgate: City of London, London : 278 m (912 ft) 2020 [18]2 One Canada Square: Tower Hamlets, London : 235 m (771 ft)
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Leeds ranks skyscrapers, structures and towers in the city of Leeds, England by height. Leeds is a major UK city and regional capital. Currently, the tallest building in Leeds, and also the newest on the list, is Altus House at 114 metres (374 ft) [ 1 ] which has held the record since topping ...
This is a list of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom by settlement.The article includes all cities and towns with a population over 100,000.This list is based on criteria set out by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat which excludes structures such as telecommunication towers and church spires from being labelled as a 'skyscraper or tall building'.
It remains the tallest free-standing clock tower in the world. [13] High-rise construction in Birmingham did not begin until the post war redevelopment of the 1960s and 1970s, when more than 25 commercial buildings taller than 50 metres were erected within the city centre and westwards along Broad Street to Five Ways and Hagley Road.