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

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

## Tallest buildings
### Tallest castles

| Rank | Building | Location | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | Warwick Castle | Warwick, Warwickshire | 45 m (148 ft) | 1360 | 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 | 38 m (125 ft) | 1127 | 34.5 m (113 ft) to parapet, 38 m (125 ft) to turrets. |
| 3 | Caernarfon Castle | Caernarfon, Gwynedd | 35 m (115 ft) | 1330 | |
| 4 | Tattershall Castle | Tattershall, Lincolnshire | 33.5 m (110 ft) | 1446 | |
| 5 | White Tower, Tower of London | Tower Hamlets, London | 32 m (105 ft)* | 1078 | Height to parapet 27.4 m (90 ft), estimated height to top of stone turrets 32 m (105 ft) |
| 6= | Conwy Castle | Conwy, Gwynedd | 30 m (98 ft) | 1289 | |
| 6= | Richmond Castle | Richmond, North Yorkshire | 30 m (98 ft) | 1200 | |
| 6= | Portchester Castle | Portchester, Hampshire | 30 m (98 ft) | 1200 | |
| 9 | Conisbrough Castle | Conisbrough, South Yorkshire | 29.5 m (97 ft) | 1180 | |
| 10 | Dover Castle | Dover, Kent | 29 m (95 ft) | 1180 | |
*Estimated height

### Tallest residential buildings

* The tallest partly residential building - containing the highest apartments - is the 309.6 m (1,016 ft) Shard, London.
| Rank | Building | Location | Height | Year |
| 1 | Landmark Pinnacle | Tower Hamlets, London | 233 m (764 ft) | 2020 |
| 2 | Newfoundland Place | Tower Hamlets, London | 220 m (720 ft) | 2020 |
| 3 | Hampton Tower | Tower Hamlets, London | 215 m (705 ft) | 2021 |
| 4 | One Park Drive | Tower Hamlets, London | 205 m (673 ft) | 2021 |
| 5 | Deansgate Square South Tower | Castlefield, Manchester | 201 m (659 ft) | 2020 |
| 6 | One Nine Elms City Tower | Wandsworth, London | 199 m (653 ft) | 2022 |
| 7 | Wardian East Tower | Tower Hamlets, London | 187 m (614 ft) | 2020 |
| 8 | One West Point Block A (Icon Tower) | Ealing, London | 184 m (604 ft) | 2022 |
| 9 | Amory Tower (The Madison) | Tower Hamlets, London | 182 m (597 ft) | 2020 |
| 10 | The Tower, One St George Wharf | Lambeth, London | 181 m (594 ft) | 2013 |

### 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 | Height | Year |
| 1 | 22 Bishopsgate | City of London, London | 278 m (912 ft) | 2020 |
| 2 | One Canada Square | Tower Hamlets, London | 235 m (771 ft) | 1991 |
| 3 | Heron Tower | City of London, London | 230 m (750 ft) | 2010 |
| 4 | 122 Leadenhall Street | City of London, London | 225 m (738 ft) | 2014 |
| 5 | 8 Bishopsgate | City of London, London | 204 m (669 ft) | 2022 |
| 6= | HSBC Tower | Tower Hamlets, London | 200 m (660 ft) | 2002 |
| 6= | Citigroup Centre | Tower Hamlets, London | 200 m (660 ft) | 2001 |
| 8 | The Scalpel | City of London, London | 190 m (620 ft) | 2018 |
| 9 | Tower 42 | City of London, London | 183 m (600 ft) | 1980 |
| 10 | The Gherkin | City of London, London | 180 m (590 ft) | 2003 |

### Tallest government buildings

| Rank | Building | Location | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | Victoria Tower | City of Westminster, London | 102 m (335 ft) | 1858 | Architectural height 102 m (335 ft), roof height 98.5 m (323 ft). |
| 3 | Manchester Town Hall | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 87.2 m (286 ft) | 1877 | |
| 4 | Civil Justice Centre | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 80 m (260 ft) | 2007 | |
| 5 | Royal Courts of Justice | Westminster, London | 74.6 m (245 ft) | 1882 | |
| 6= | Glasgow City Chambers | Glasgow, Scotland | 73 m (240 ft) | 1890 | |
| 6= | Government Buildings | Cardiff, Wales | 73 m (240 ft) | | |
| 8= | Leeds Town Hall | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 69 m (226 ft) | 1858 | |
| 8= | High Commission of New Zealand | City of Westminster, London | 69 m (226 ft) | 1963 | |
| 10 | Central Criminal Court | London | 66.6 m (219 ft) | 1907 | |

### Tallest hospitals

| Rank | Building | Location | Height | Year |
| 1 | Guy's Tower | Southwark, London | 143 m (469 ft) | 1973 |
| 2 | Royal London Hospital Tower 2 | Tower Hamlets, London | 101 m (331 ft) | 2010 |
| 3 | Royal London Hospital Tower 1 | Tower Hamlets, London | 97 m (318 ft) | 2010 |
| 4 | University College Hospital | Camden, London | 78 m (256 ft) | 2005 |
| 5= | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 76 m (249 ft) | 1979 |
| 5= | Belfast City Hospital | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 76 m (249 ft) | 1986 |

### Tallest hotels

* The tallest partly hotel building is the 309.6 m (1,016 ft) Shard, London.
* The Beetham Tower, Manchester is 169 m (554 ft) tall of which half, up to and including the 23rd floor, is a hotel.
* 10 Holloway Circus, Birmingham is 130 m (430 ft) tall; the lower 19 floors are occupied by a hotel.
| Rank | Building | Location | Height | Year |
| 1 | 40 Marsh Wall | Canary Wharf, London | 127 m (417 ft) | 2017 |
| 2 | London Hilton on Park Lane | City of Westminster, London | 101 m (331 ft) | 1963 |
| 3 | Hilton London Metropole | City of Westminster, London | 91 m (299 ft) | 1972 |
| 4 | Holiday Inn Kensington Forum | Kensington, London | 84 m (276 ft) | 1963 |
| 5= | Premier Inn Leicester City Centre | Leicester, Leicestershire | 82 m (269 ft) | 1965 |
| 5= | St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel | St Pancras, London | 82 m (269 ft) | 1873 |

### Tallest museums and galleries

| Rank | Building | Location | Height | Year |
| 1 | Tate Modern | Southwark, London | 99 m (325 ft) | 1963 |
| 2 | Natural History Museum | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London | 58 m (190 ft) | 1880 |
| 3= | Eden Project | St Blazey, Cornwall | 55 m (180 ft) | 2001 |
| 3= | Imperial War Museum North | Trafford, Greater Manchester | 55 m (180 ft) | 2002 |
| 5 | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | Birmingham, West Midlands | 46 m (151 ft) | 1885 |
| 6 | Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear | 42 m (138 ft) | 1950 |

### Tallest places of worship

| Rank | Building | Location | Height | Year |
| 1 | Salisbury Cathedral | Salisbury, Wiltshire | 123 m (404 ft) | 1320 |
| 2 | St Paul's Cathedral | City of London, London | 111 m (364 ft) | 1711 |
| 3 | Liverpool Cathedral | Liverpool, Merseyside | 101 m (331 ft) | 1978 |
| 4 | Norwich Cathedral | Norwich, Norfolk | 96 m (315 ft) | 1480 |
| 5 | Church of St Walburge, Preston | Preston, Lancashire | 94 m (308 ft) | 1854 |
| 6 | St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal) | Edinburgh, Scotland | 90 m (300 ft) | 1917 |
| 7 | St James' Church, Louth | Louth, Lincolnshire | 89.9 m (295 ft) | 1515 |
| 8 | St Mary Redcliffe | Bristol | 89 m (292 ft) | 1872 |
| 9= | Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral | Liverpool, Merseyside | 87 m (285 ft) | 1967 |
| 9= | Westminster Cathedral | City of Westminster, London | 87 m (285 ft) | 1903 |
| 11= | St Wulfram's Church, Grantham | Grantham, Lincolnshire | 86 m (282 ft) | 1360 |
| 11= | St Elphin's Church, Warrington | Warrington, Cheshire | 86 m (282 ft) | 1867 |
| 13 | St Mary Abbots | Kensington, London | 85 m (279 ft) | 1872 |
| 14 | Chichester Cathedral | Chichester, Sussex | 84.5 m (277 ft) | |
| 15= | Lincoln Cathedral | Lincoln, Lincolnshire | 83 m (272 ft) | 1253 |
| 15= | St Botolph's Church | Boston, Lincolnshire | 83 m (272 ft) | 1520 |
| 16 | Chichester Cathedral | Chichester, West Sussex | 82 m (269 ft) | 1258 |

### Tallest university buildings

| Rank | Building | Location | Height | Year |
| 1 | Glasgow University Tower | Glasgow, Scotland | 85 m (279 ft) | 1887 |
| 2 | Arts Tower | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 78 m (256 ft) | 1966 |
| 3 | Broadcasting Tower, Leeds | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 69.5 m (228 ft) | 2009 |
| 4= | Wills Memorial Building | Bristol | 68 m (223 ft) | 1925 |
| 4= | Towers Hall | Loughborough, Leicestershire | 68 m (223 ft) | 1967 |
| 6 | Senate House (University of London) | Bloomsbury, London | 64 m (210 ft) | 1937 |

### Tallest cinema buildings

Cineworld Glasgow (Glasgow, Scotland) - 62 m (203 ft)

## Tallest structures
### Tallest guyed mast

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

### Tallest freestanding structure

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

### Tallest chimney

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

### 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)

### Tallest ferris wheel

London Eye (Lambeth, London) - 135 m (443 ft)

### Tallest stadium

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

### Tallest lighthouse

Skerryvore Lighthouse (Skerryvore, Scotland) - 48 m (157 ft)

### Tallest church spire

Salisbury Cathedral (Salisbury, Wiltshire) - 123 m (404 ft)

### Tallest clock tower

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

### Tallest domed building

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

### Tallest water tower

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

### Tallest telescope

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

### Tallest air traffic control tower

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

### Tallest monument

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

### Tallest rollercoaster

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

### Tallest sculpture

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

### Tallest pagoda

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

### Tallest mosque

Birmingham Central mosque (Birmingham) - 45.7 m (150 ft)

### Tallest windmill

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

### Tallest statue

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