List of tallest buildings and structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area, West Midlands
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area, West Midlands ranks buildings and free-standing structures by height, based on standard height measurements that include spires and architectural details but exclude extraneous elements added after completion of the building. Guyed and self-supporting communication masts are not included.

The tallest habitable building in the metropolitan area is the 132-metre (433 ft) Mercian residential tower, located in Birmingham's Westside district. The tallest structure, also in Birmingham, is the 152-metre (499 ft) BT Tower. Both are set to be surpassed by Octagon, a 155-metre (509 ft) residential tower currently under construction in Birmingham City Centre.
Birmingham Metropolitan Area

The Birmingham Metropolitan Area is an urban agglomeration located in the West Midlands region of England with a population of around 3.8 million people, making it the second largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom.[1] It comprises the three cities (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton) and four metropolitan boroughs (Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall) which make up the Metropolitan county of the West Midlands, along with its commuter zones, which extend into the neighbouring district authorities of Bromsgrove and Redditch in Worcestershire; Cannock Chase, Lichfield, South Staffordshire and Tamworth in Staffordshire; and all five district authorities of Warwickshire, including the towns of Bedworth, Coleshill, Nuneaton, Royal Leamington Spa, and Warwick itself. Each of these authorities has at least one tall building or structure.[2]
A number of sizeable settlements fall outside the morphological boundaries of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area but still form part of its economic and infrastructural hinterland.[3][4][5][6] Amongst these, the cathedral city of Lichfield, the towns of Cannock, Hednesford and Rugeley in Staffordshire, Rugby and Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, and Kidderminster in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire. For completeness, the tall buildings and structures in these places are included in the listings below but, for accuracy, are not designated a metropolitan area ranking.
Like other regional conurbations in the United Kingdom, the Birmingham Metropolitan Area is polycentric, with several Primary Urban Areas and satellite towns overlaying traditional market towns and civil parishes, separated by areas of protected green space. This is reflected in a diverse urban landscape characterised by examples of Medieval, Tudor, Jacobean, English Baroque, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Modern, Postmodern and Contemporary architecture. Each of these architectural periods is represented by at least one tall building or structure.
All of the listings on this page are colour coded according to the authority in which they are located, based on the map of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. The map can be used to find the authority for each entry and, where the building or structure is not located in a city centre, its district, town or parish.
City of Birmingham
Birmingham has more than 375 high-rise buildings (>35 metres) within its city boundaries, making it the most built-up city in the United Kingdom outside of London.[7][2][8] It is home to the majority of the tallest buildings and structures in the West Midlands region.
The city currently has seven structures completed at a height of 100 metres or more and a further three under construction, with eight of these being habitable. This is the third highest number of completed or under construction tall structures (≥100m) of any city in the United Kingdom, after London (139) and Manchester (15).[9][10]
History
The first structure to reach a height of 100 metres was the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, constructed in 1908 and located in the Edgbaston area of the city. It remains the tallest free-standing clock tower in the world.[11]
Further 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. Two further structures over 100 metres were built during this period – the 152-metre BT Tower, which remains the tallest structure in Birmingham, and the 100-metre, Grade II listed Alpha Tower. Other notable office buildings included Quayside Tower and Metropolitan House, both designed by John Madin and since refurbished. This era also saw more than 150 residential tower blocks of between 12 and 32 storeys built in clusters around the periphery of the city centre and throughout its suburbs.[12] The majority of these Brutalist buildings were of limited architectural merit and have since been demolished, although some examples remain.[13]
High rise development slowed during the 1980s and 1990s, with few significant proposals emerging, but the turn of the 21st century saw a renewed interest in high rise construction in central Birmingham. Completed in 2006, the 122-metre 10 Holloway Circus became the tallest habitable building in the city, while the Brindleyplace canalside development yielded a cluster of mid-rise office buildings adjacent to the International Convention Centre and Birmingham Indoor Arena.
However, in the wake of the September 11 attacks, regulations imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Birmingham City Council’s own ‘High Places’ planning policy framework restricted new buildings to a maximum height of around 120 metres, stymieing a number of appreciably taller proposals.[14][15] These included the 245-metre Arena Central Tower, which at the time was set to become the tallest building in the United Kingdom. A number of subsequent proposals, including revised plans for a 152-metre V-shaped building at Arena Central, the 201-metre Regal Tower, and the 130-metre twin towers proposed for the New Street Station Gateway Plus project, succumbed to the global financial crisis and were either scaled back or scrapped.[16][17]
Consequently, Birmingham’s most iconic 21st century buildings, including the Selfridges Building, Grand Central Station and the Library of Birmingham, are under 100 metres tall.
Present and future developments
In recent years the City Council has sought to encourage large-scale development, and a raft of tall buildings have been approved for construction across the City Centre Core and all six of Birmingham’s City Centre Quarters – Westside, Eastside, Digbeth, Southside, the Jewellery Quarter and the Gun Quarter. These developments include the first four habitable skyscrapers in Birmingham and will form a number of tower clusters across the city centre.
Already home to some of the city's tallest buildings, the City Centre Core will see several tall developments in the coming years, including the 155-metre Octagon tower at the Paradise redevelopment site, which is currently under construction. When completed, Octagon will become the world's tallest octagonally-shaped residential building.[18] Octagon will be near neighbour to the newly completed 103 Colmore Row (108 metres), which is the tallest dedicated office building to be constructed outside of London since Alpha Tower was completed in 1973.[19] To the east of Colmore Row, the city’s retail zone is set to be reshaped by Hammerson’s mixed-use Martineau Galleries scheme, incorporating a third tower in excess of 100 metres in height.[20]
In Westside, Moda Living’s 132-metre Mercian residential tower was completed in 2022 and became the tallest habitable building in Birmingham. It could be surpassed by the 193-metre 100 Broad Street residential skyscraper which, if built, would become the second tallest regional building in the United Kingdom.[21] However, the viability of this project is currently unclear. Other significant schemes in Westside include the recently completed 102-metre Bank Tower II, under construction Cortland Broad Street (111 metres), and Axis (100 metres), which will extend the densification of new commercial buildings around Centenary Square.[22][23]
The Eastside district will become home to One Eastside, a 155-metre residential skyscraper which is due for completion in 2024 and will form part of the gateway to Birmingham’s new HS2 railway station at Curzon Street.[24] This tower will be joined by two more approved residential towers – the 123-metre tower at Glasswater Locks and 111-metre Exchange Square tower, which is currently under construction.[25][26] Extending outwards from the Gun Quarter, the £360m Curzon Wharf masterplan, intended to be the world's first net zero carbon mixed-use development, includes proposals for two more towers, the tallest of which will rise to 172 metres.[27]
To the South East of the City Centre Core, swathes of Digbeth are scheduled to be redeveloped, with towers including the 146-metre Tower Leaf and 102-metre Upper Trinity Street Tower already approved.[28][29][30] At least one more tall tower is anticipated to anchor the vast Smithfield site.[31] which will link Digbeth to Southside and another cluster of approved towers in and around the city's Gay Village and Chinese Quarter.[32][33][34] For nearby Holloway Circus, plans have been submitted for a 52-storey, 170-metre skyscraper dubbed 'Act One. Chung Ying Plaza', the first of up to ten tall towers expected to transform Smallbrook Queensway in the forthcoming years.[35]
Meanwhile, to the north west of the City Centre Core, Moda Living’s approved 126-metre tower on Great Charles Street will form a landmark gateway to St Paul’s Square and the Jewellery Quarter, while at the same time marking the beginning of a high-rise convergence with the commercial district of Snowhill.[36]
If all future approved, proposed and emergent projects come to fruition, Birmingham's skyline will comprise more that 500 high rise buildings and structures (>35m), including six skyscrapers above 150 metres and a further 21 towers above 100 metres.
City of Coventry
City of Wolverhampton
Metropolitan Boroughs
Commuter districts
List: Tallest existing buildings and structures
≥100 metres
This list ranks all complete and topped out buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Buildings that have been demolished are not included.
Updated: March 2022
Rank | Authority | Auth.
Rank |
Name | Image | Height | Floors | Year completed | Primary Use | District | Alternative Name/s | Coordinates | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(m) | (ft) | ||||||||||||
1 | Birmingham | 1 | BT Tower | ![]() |
152 | 499 | – | 1966 | Telecommunication | Jewellery Quarter | Post Office Tower GPO Tower |
52°29′01″N 1°54′15″W | [37] |
2 | Birmingham | 2 | The Mercian | ![]() |
132 | 433 | 42 | 2021 | Residential | Westside | 2one2 Broad Street Broad Street Tower |
52°28′33″N 1°54′50″W | [38] |
3 | Birmingham | 3 | 10 Holloway Circus | ![]() |
122 | 397 | 39 | 2005 | Hotel / Residential | Southside | Holloway Circus Tower Beetham Tower Birmingham |
52°28′31″N 1°54′01″W | [39] |
4 | Birmingham | 4 | 103 Colmore Row | ![]() |
108 | 354 | 26 | 2020 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′51″N 1°54′04″W | [40] | |
5 | Birmingham | 5 | The Bank Tower II | ![]() |
102 | 335 | 33 | 2019 | Residential | Westside | 52°28′33″N 1°54′50″W | [41] | |
6= | Birmingham | 6= | Alpha Tower | ![]() |
100 | 328 | 28 | 1973 | Office | Westside | 52°28′43″N 1°54′23″W | [42] | |
Birmingham | Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower | ![]() |
100 | 329 | – | 1908 | Clock Tower | Edgbaston | Old Joe | 52°26′59″N 1°55′50″W | [43] |
50–99 metres
This list ranks all complete and topped out buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that stand between 50 metres (164 ft) and 99 metres (325 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Buildings that have been demolished are not included.
Updated: March 2022
Rank | Authority | Auth.
Rank |
Name | Image | Height | Floors | Year completed | Primary Use | District | Alternative Name/s | Coordinates | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(m) | (ft) | ||||||||||||
– | Cannock Chase | 1 | Pye Green BT Tower | ![]() |
97 | 318 | – | 1966 | Telecommunication | Hednesford | 52°43′43″N 2°01′11″W | [44] | |
8 | Coventry | 1 | Coventry Waste to Energy Plant | ![]() |
92 | 302 | – | 1974 | Chimney | Cheylesmore | Coventry Waste Incineration Plant | 52°23′45″N 1°29′33″W | [45] |
9= | Birmingham | 8= | Cleveland Tower | ![]() |
90 | 295 | 32 | 1971 | Residential | Southside | The Sentinels | 52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W | [46] |
Birmingham | Clydesdale Tower | ![]() |
90 | 295 | 32 | 1972 | Residential | Southside | The Sentinels | 52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W | [47] | ||
Birmingham | Orion Building | ![]() |
90 | 295 | 28 | 2007 | Residential | City Centre | 52°28′39″N 1°54′08″W | [48] | |||
Birmingham | Three Snowhill | ![]() |
90 | 290 | 18 | 2019 | Office | Colmore Business District | BT Regional Hub | 52°29′05″N 1°53′58″W | [47] | ||
13 | Coventry | 2 | Cathedral Church of Saint Michael | ![]() |
88 | 289 | – | 1400- | Monument / Place of Worship | City Centre | Coventry Old Cathedral | 52°24′32″N 1°30′25″W | [49] |
14= | Birmingham | 12= | Exchange Square 1 Tower 3 | ![]() |
81 | 266 | 23 | 2019 | Residential | Eastside | Allegro Living Tower 3 | 52°28′57″N 1°53′30″W | [50] |
Birmingham | The Rotunda | ![]() |
81 | 266 | 23 | 1965 | Residential / Aparthotel | City Centre | 52°28′42″N 1°53′43″W | [51] | |||
16= | Birmingham | 14= | Aston Place | ![]() |
80 | 262 | 26 | 2019 | Residential | Westside | Dandara Living Arena Central | 52°28′41″N 1°54′20″W | [52] |
Birmingham | Veolia Energy Recovery Facility | ![]() |
80 | 262 | – | 1996 | Chimney | Tyseley | Tyseley Waste Incineration Plant | 52°27′34″N 1°50′36″W | [53] | ||
– | Lichfield | 1 | Lichfield Cathedral | ![]() |
77 | 253 | – | 1340 | Place of Worship | City Centre | 52°41′07″N 1°49′52″W | [54] | |
18= | Birmingham | 16= | Centre City Tower | ![]() |
76 | 249 | 21 | 1975 | Office | Southside | 52°28′34″N 1°53′55″W | [55] | |
Birmingham | Five Ways Tower | ![]() |
76 | 249 | 22 | 1979 | Office (vacant) | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 52°28′17″N 1°54′59″W | [56] | |||
Birmingham | Onyx | ![]() |
76 | 250 | 24 | 2020 | Student accommodation | Gun Quarter | 52°29′11″N 1°53′36″W | [57] | |||
Coventry | 3 | CODE Coventry | ![]() |
76 | 249 | 23 | 2019 | Student accommodation | City Centre | 52°24′35″N 1°30′17″W | [58] | ||
Dudley | 1 | Dudley Energy from Waste Plant | ![]() |
76 | 249 | – | 1998 | Chimney | Netherton | Lister Road Incinerator | 52°29′57″N 2°04′58″W | [59] | |
Wolverhampton | 1 | Victoria Hall | ![]() |
76 | 249 | 25 | 2009 | Student accommodation | Springfield | Student Village | 52°35′23″N 2°07′17″W | [60] | |
24= | Birmingham | 19= | Hyatt Regency | ![]() |
75 | 246 | 24 | 1990 | Hotel | Westside | 52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W | [61] | |
Birmingham | Two Snowhill | ![]() |
75 | 246 | 15 | 2013 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W | [62] | |||
26 | Birmingham | 21 | 3 Arena Central | ![]() |
73 | 239 | 14 | 2020 | Office | Westside | HMRC Building | 52°28′41″N 1°54′25″W | [63] |
27= | Birmingham | 22 | One Snow Hill Plaza | ![]() |
72 | 236 | 20 | 1973 | Hotel | Colmore Business District | Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Snow Hill | 52°29′05″N 1°53′54″W | [64] |
Coventry | 4 | Holy Trinity Church | ![]() |
72 | 236 | – | 1100- | Place of Worship | City Centre | 52°24′30″N 1°30′32″W | [60] | ||
Wolverhampton | 2 | Wolverhampton MESE Energy from Waste Plant | ![]() |
72 | 236 | – | 1998 | Chimney | Dunstall Hill | Wolverhampton Civic Incinerator | 52°35′48″N 2°07′29″W | [65] | |
30 | Birmingham | 23 | The Cube | ![]() |
71 | 231 | 23 | 2010 | Mixed-use | Westside | 52°28′30″N 1°54′25″W | [66] | |
31= | Birmingham | 24= | Colmore Gate | ![]() |
70 | 230 | 15 | 1992 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′57″N 1°53′49″W | [67] | |
Birmingham | Londonderry House | ![]() |
70 | 230 | 21 | 1960– | Student accommodation / car park | City Centre | Host Students Londonderry House | 52°28′56″N 1°53′34″W | [68] | ||
Birmingham | Quayside Tower | ![]() |
70 | 230 | 18 | 1965 | Office | Westside | 52°28′38″N 1°54′40″W | [69] | |||
34= | Birmingham | 27= | McLaren Building | ![]() |
69 | 226 | 21 | 1972 | Office | Eastside | 52°28′55″N 1°53′32″W | [70] | |
Birmingham | One Hagley Road | ![]() |
69 | 226 | 19 | 1974 | Residential / Serviced Apartments | Five Ways & Hagley Road | Metropolitan House | 52°28′23″N 1°55′11″W | [71] | ||
36= | Birmingham | 29= | The Bank Tower 1 | ![]() |
68 | 223 | 22 | 2019 | Residential | Westside | 52°28′34″N 1°54′51″W | [41] | |
Birmingham | One Centenary Way | ![]() |
68 | 223 | 13 | 2022 | Office | Westside | Paradise Plot G | 52°28′46″N 1°54′23″W | [72] | ||
Coventry | 5 | Mercia House | ![]() |
68 | 223 | 20 | 1968 | Mixed-use | Spon End | 52°24′31″N 1°30′52″W | [73] | ||
39= | Birmingham | 31= | Midland Building | ![]() |
67 | 220 | 17 | 1967 | Office | City Centre | BT Midland ATE | 52°28′36″N 1°54′01″W | [74] |
Birmingham | Snowhill Wharf | ![]() |
67 | 220 | 21 | 2021 | Residential | Gun Quarter | 52°29′11″N 1°53′54″W | [75] | |||
41 | Birmingham | 33 | Bank House | ![]() |
66 | 217 | 20 | 1967 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′49″N 1°53′51″W | [76] | |
42= | Birmingham | 34 | Brindley House | ![]() |
65 | 213 | 18 | 1967 | Mixed-use | Jewellery Quarter | 52°29′01″N 1°54′18″W | [77] | |
South Staffordshire | 1 | Baggeridge Brickworks | ![]() |
65 | 213 | – | 1944 | Chimney | Gospel End | Baggeridge Country Park | 52°32′09″N 2°08′55″W | ||
44= | Birmingham | 35= | Chamberlain Hall | ![]() |
64 | 210 | 21 | 2015 | Student accommodation | Edgbaston | 52°27′47″N 1°55′21″W | [78] | |
Birmingham | Cumberland House | ![]() |
64 | 210 | 18 | 1964 | Hotel | Westside | Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Broad Street | 52°28′30″N 1°54′50″W | [79] | ||
Birmingham | Fifty4 Hagley Road | ![]() |
64 | 210 | 18 | 1976 | Office | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 52°28′18″N 1°55′27″W | [80] | |||
Coventry | 6= | Christchurch Spire | ![]() |
64 | 210 | – | 1832 | Monument | City Centre | Greyfriars | 52°24′21″N 1°30′42″W | [81] | |
Coventry | Trinity View | ![]() |
64 | 210 | 20 | 2019 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Friars Road Student Accommodation | 52°24′12″N 1°30′42″W | [82] | ||
49= | Birmingham | 38= | Centenary Plaza | ![]() |
63 | 207 | 20 | 2002 | Residential / Hotel | Westside | Arena Central Phase One (Block E) | 52°28′36″N 1°54′25″W | [83] |
Birmingham | Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 1 | ![]() |
63 | 207 | 14 | 2010 | Public Facility | Edgbaston | The QE | style="text-align:center;" |52°27′06″N 1°56′35″W | [84] | ||
Birmingham | Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 2 | 63 | 207 | 14 | 2010 | ||||||||
Birmingham | Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 3 | 63 | 207 | 14 | 2010 | ||||||||
Coventry | 8= | City Village | ![]() |
63 | 207 | 21 | 2017 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Downing Students Accommodation & Housing Belgrade Plaza Phase 3 |
52°24′38″N 1°30′56″W | [85] | |
Coventry | Hillman House | ![]() |
63 | 207 | 16 | 1964 | Residential | City Centre | 52°24′35″N 1°30′46″W | [86] | |||
55= | Birmingham | 42= | Hagley House | ![]() |
62 | 203 | 17 | 1965 | Office | Five Ways & Hagley Road | Cobalt Square | 52°28′21″N 1°55′21″W | [87] |
Birmingham | Muirhead Tower | ![]() |
62 | 203 | 15 | 1971 | University building | Edgbaston | University of Birmingham | 52°27′06″N 1°55′46″W | [88] | ||
Coventry | 10 | UNINN Infinity | ![]() |
63 | 207 | 20 | 2017 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Parkside Phase 2 | 52°24′13″N 1°30′27″W | [89] | |
Wolverhampton | 3= | Brockfield House | ![]() |
62 | 203 | 23 | 1969 | Residential | Heath Town | 52°35′39″N 2°06′29″W | [90] | ||
Wolverhampton | Hampton View | ![]() |
62 | 203 | 23 | 1969 | Residential | Heath Town | Alder House | 52°35′32″N 2°06′32″W | [91] | ||
60= | Birmingham | 44= | Holiday Inn Express Birmingham City Centre | ![]() |
61 | 201 | 18 | 2017 | Hotel | Westside | Arena Central Plot F | 52°28′39″N 1°54′24″W | [92] |
Birmingham | Jurys Inn | ![]() |
61 | 200 | 18 | 1975 | Hotel | Westside | 52°28′36″N 1°54′41″W | [93] | |||
Birmingham | St Martin in the Bull Ring | ![]() |
61 | 200 | – | 1855 | Place of Worship | City Centre | 52°28′37″N 1°53′37″W | [94] | |||
Birmingham | Trident House | ![]() |
61 | 200 | 19 | 1981 | Residential | Westside | 52°28′31″N 1°54′41″W | [95] | |||
– | Rugby | 1 | St Marie's Church | ![]() |
61 | 200 | – | 1847 | Place of Worship | Overslade | 52°22′00″N 1°15′50″W | [96] | |
64= | Birmingham | 48= | James Watt Residences | ![]() |
60 | 197 | 18 | 2010 | Student accommodation | Eastside | Aston University Student Village | 52°29′07″N 1°53′19″W | [97] |
Birmingham | Mary Sturge Residences | ![]() |
60 | 197 | 18 | 2013 | Student accommodation | Eastside | Aston University Student Village | 52°29′05″N 1°53′29″W | [98] | ||
Birmingham | Library of Birmingham | ![]() |
60 | 197 | 10 | 2013 | Library | Westside | 52°28′47″N 1°54′31″W | [99] | |||
Birmingham | University Locks | ![]() |
60 | 197 | 17 | 2016 | Student accommodation | Eastside | No.1 Eastside Locks | 52°29′00″N 1°52′51″W | [100] | ||
Bromsgrove | 1 | St John the Baptist Church | ![]() |
60 | 198 | – | 1100- | Place of Worship | Town Centre | 52°20′03″N 2°03′53″W | [101] | ||
Wolverhampton | 5 | New Cross Hospital Incinerator | ![]() |
60 | 198 | – | 1970 | Chimney | Heath Town | 52°36′09″N 2°05′49″W | [102] | ||
70= | Birmingham | 52= | Eleven Brindleyplace | ![]() |
59 | 194 | 13 | 2008 | Office | Westside | 52°28′36″N 1°54′51″W | [103] | |
Birmingham | Lloyd House | ![]() |
59 | 194 | 13 | 1964 | Office | Colmore Business District | West Midlands Police Headquarters | 52°29′02″N 1°53′51″W | [104] | ||
Birmingham | Lyndon House | ![]() |
59 | 194 | 17 | 1964 | Office | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 52°28′19″N 1°55′30″W | [105] | |||
Birmingham | Temple Point | ![]() |
59 | 194 | 14 | 1962 | Office | City Centre | Windsor House | 52°28′53″N 1°53′47″W | [106] | ||
Sandwell | 1 | Briarley | ![]() |
59 | 194 | 21 | 1966 | Residential | West Bromwich | 52°32′46″N 1°58′30″W | [107] | ||
75= | Birmingham | 56= | Barry Jackson Tower | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 20 | 1972 | Residential | Aston | 52°30′04″N 1°53′18″W | [108] | |
Birmingham | Battery Park Selly Oak | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 15 | 2019 | Student accommodation | Selly Oak | Unite Students Battery Park | 52°30′25″N 1°52′48″W | [109] | ||
Birmingham | One Centenary Square | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 11 | 2018 | Office | Westside | HSBC UK Personal and Business Banking Headquarters Two Arena Central |
52°28′43″N 1°54′25″W | [110] | ||
Birmingham | Parish Church of SS Peter and Paul | ![]() |
58 | 190 | – | 1480 | Place of Worship | Aston | 52°30′25″N 1°52′48″W | [111] | |||
Birmingham | Park Regis Birmingham | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 16 | 1964 | Hotel | Westside | Auchinleck House | 52°28′22″N 1°55′01″W | [112] | ||
Coventry | 11= | Ramada Hotel Coventry | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 17 | 2005 | Hotel | Spon End | Telecom House Burlington House |
52°24′19″N 1°31′19″W | [113] | |
Coventry | Weaver Place | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 20 | 2020 | Student accommodation | City Centre | iQ Student Accommodation | 52°24′42″N 1°30′41″W | [114] | ||
Warwick | 1 | St John the Baptist's Church | ![]() |
~58 | ~190 | – | 1878 | Place of Worship | Royal Leamington Spa | 52°16′42″N 1°31′49″W | [115] | ||
83= | Birmingham | 61= | City Centre House | ![]() |
57 | 187 | 13 | 1965 | Mixed-use | City Centre | 52°28′45″N 1°53′45″W | [116] | |
Birmingham | One Snowhill | ![]() |
57 | 187 | 12 | 2009 | Mixed-use | Colmore Business District | 52°29′01″N 1°53′54″W | [117] | |||
Birmingham | Brinklow Tower | ![]() |
57 | 187 | 20 | 1967 | Residential | Highgate | 52°27′52″N 1°53′18″W | [118] | |||
Birmingham | Studley Tower | 57 | 187 | 20 | 1969 | Residential | 52°27′59″N 1°53′02″W | [119] | |||||
Birmingham | Wilmcote Tower | 57 | 187 | 20 | 1967 | Residential | 52°27′53″N 1°53′13″W | [120] | |||||
Birmingham | Canterbury Tower | ![]() |
57 | 187 | 20 | 1967 | Residential | Ladywood | 52°29′03″N 1°55′11″W | [121] | |||
Birmingham | Durham Tower | 57 | 187 | 20 | 1970 | Residential | 52°28′57″N 1°55′02″W | [122] | |||||
Birmingham | Salisbury Tower | 57 | 187 | 20 | 1968 | Residential | 52°29′04″N 1°55′19″W | [123] | |||||
Birmingham | Century Tower | ![]() |
57 | 187 | 20 | 1968 | Residential | Edgbaston | 52°27′22″N 1°54′32″W | [124] | |||
Birmingham | Wickets Tower | 57 | 187 | 20 | 1967 | Residential | 52°27′22″N 1°54′26″W | [125] | |||||
Birmingham | Hodgson Tower | ![]() |
57 | 187 | 20 | 1971 | Residential | Newtown | 52°29′50″N 1°54′08″W | [126] | |||
Birmingham | Pritchett Tower | ![]() |
57 | 187 | 20 | 1971 | Residential | Small Heath | 52°28′19″N 1°52′09″W | [127] | |||
Birmingham | Victor Tower | ![]() |
57 | 187 | 20 | 1969 | Residential | Nechells | 52°29′41″N 1°52′20″W | [128] | |||
Solihull | 1 | St Alphege Church | ![]() |
57 | 187 | – | 1200- | Place of Worship | Town Centre | 52°24′41″N 1°46′33″W | [129] | ||
97= | Birmingham | 74 | Methodist Central Hall | ![]() |
56 | 185 | 3 | 1904 | Mixed-use | Eastside | 52°29′01″N 1°53′34″W | [130] | |
Wolverhampton | 6= | Campion House | ![]() |
56 | 185 | 21 | 1969 | Residential | Heath Town | 52°35′38″N 2°06′21″W | [131] | ||
Wolverhampton | Longfield House | ![]() |
56 | 185 | 21 | 1972 | Residential | Heath Town | 52°35′30″N 2°06′21″W | [132] | |||
Wolverhampton | St. Cecilia's | ![]() |
56 | 185 | 20 | 1970 | Residential | Wednesfield | Bover Court Hickman Street RDA |
52°35′55″N 2°05′24″W | [133] | ||
Wolverhampton | William Bentley Court | ![]() |
56 | 185 | 20 | 1966 | Residential | Wednesfield | Hickman Street RDA | 52°36′01″N 2°05′10″W | [134] | ||
Wolverhampton | Wodensfield Tower | 56 | 185 | 20 | 1966 | Residential | Wednesfield | Hickman Street RDA | 52°35′59″N 2°05′18″W | [135] | |||
103 | Birmingham | 75 | The Church of St Augustine of Hippo | ![]() |
56 | 185 | – | 1868 | Place of Worship | Edgbaston | St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston | 52°28′24″N 1°56′44″W | [136] |
104= | Birmingham | 76= | Hive | ![]() |
55 | 179 | 15 | 2011 | Residential | Eastside | Masshouse Block M | 52°28′54″N 1°53′22″W | [137] |
Birmingham | Three Brindleyplace | ![]() |
55 | 180 | 13 | 1998 | Mixed-use | Westside | 52°28′42″N 1°54′48″W | [138] | |||
Coventry | 13 | 33 Parkside | ![]() |
55 | 179 | 19 | 2020 | Student accommodation | City Centre | Parkside Building 2 | 52°24′14″N 1°30′20″W | [139] | |
– | Lichfield | 2 | St Mary’s Church | ![]() |
55 | 179 | – | 1870 | Place of Worship / Mixed-use | City Centre | 52°37′57″N 1°47′33″W | [140] | |
Rugby | 2 | St Andrew's Church | ![]() |
55 | 182 | – | 1140- | Place of Worship | Town Centre | 52°22′22″N 1°15′42″W | [141] | ||
Wyre Forest | 1 | Slingfield Mill | ![]() |
55 | 180 | – | 1864 | Chimney | Kidderminster | Weaver’s Wharf | 52°23′11″N 2°15′07″W | [142] | |
107= | Birmingham | 78= | Albany House | ![]() |
54 | 177 | 12 | 1962 | Mixed-use | Southside | 52°28′30″N 1°53′53″W | [143] | |
Birmingham | The Colmore Building | ![]() |
54 | 177 | 14 | 2008 | Office | Colmore Business District | Colmore Plaza | 52°29′01″N 1°53′45″W | [144] | ||
Birmingham | Heritage Building Clock Tower | ![]() |
~54 | ~177 | 14 | 1938 | Education | Edgbaston | University of Birmingham Medical School The Old Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
52°27′09″N 1°56′22″W | [145] | ||
110= | Birmingham | 81= | 45 Church Street | ![]() |
53 | 173 | 14 | 2008 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′59″N 1°54′03″W | [146] | |
Birmingham | The Lansdowne | ![]() |
53 | 173 | 18 | 2018 | Residential | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 52°28′22″N 1°55′13″W | [147] | |||
Birmingham | Opal Court | ![]() |
53 | 173 | 18 | 2007 | Student accommodation | Edgbaston | Opal 1 | 52°28′01″N 1°54′02″W | [148] | ||
Birmingham | St Martin's Place | ![]() |
53 | 173 | 17 | 2020 | Residential | Westside | 52°28′24″N 1°55′00″W | [149] | |||
Coventry | 14= | Gulson Road Block B | ![]() |
53 | 167 | 16 | 2021 | Student accommodation | Coventry University | 52°24′16″N 1°30′03″W | [150] | ||
Coventry | One Friargate | ![]() |
53 | 167 | 12 | 2017 | Office | City Centre | Coventry City Council HQ | 52°24′10″N 1°30′46″W | [151] | ||
Dudley | 2 | Church of St. Thomas | ![]() |
53 | 173 | – | 1815 | Place of Worship | Town Centre | Church of St. Thomas the Apostle Top Church |
52°30′40″N 2°04′38″W | [152] | |
Sandwell | 2 | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | ![]() |
53 | 173 | 9 | 2021 | Public facility | Smethwick | 52°29′27″N 1°56′57″W | [153] | ||
Warwick | 2 | Collegiate Church of St Mary | ![]() |
53 | 174 | – | 1123 | Place of Worship | Town Centre | 52°16′56″N 1°35′18″W | [154] | ||
119= | Birmingham | 85= | Eight Brindleyplace | ![]() |
52 | 171 | 14 | 2002 | Mixed-use | Westside | 52°28′37″N 1°54′48″W | [155] | |
Birmingham | Exchange Square 1, Tower 2 | ![]() |
52 | 170 | 16 | 2019 | Residential | Eastside | Allegro Living Tower 2 | 52°28′56″N 1°53′27″W | [156] | ||
Birmingham | St Alban the Martyr | ![]() |
52 | 170 | – | 1881 | Place of Worship | Highgate | 52°27′57″N 1°53′20″W | [157] | |||
Coventry | 16= | Arundel House | ![]() |
52 | 170 | 18 | 2020 | Student accommodation | Coventry University | Nido Arundel House Coventry Boys and Girls Club |
52°24′21″N 1°30′10″W | [158] | |
Coventry | Bishops Gate Tower 1 | ![]() |
52 | 170 | 17 | 2018 | Residential | Canal Basin | Bishopgate Phase 1 | 52°24′44″N 1°30′42″W | [159] | ||
North Warwickshire | 1 | Church of St Peter and St Paul | ![]() |
52 | 170 | – | 1400– | Place of Worship | Coleshill | 52°29′57″N 1°42′19″W | [160] | ||
Sandwell | 3 | Darley House | ![]() |
52 | 170 | 19 | 1969 | Residential | Oldbury | 52°29′47″N 2°02′05″W | [161] | ||
Walsall | 1 | St Matthew's Church | ![]() |
52 | 170 | – | 1200– | Place of Worship | Town Centre | 52°34′57″N 1°58′39″W | [162] | ||
Wolverhampton | 11 | St. Luke's Church | ![]() |
52 | 170 | – | 1861 | Place of Worship | Blakenhall | 52°34′21″N 2°07′48″W | [163] | ||
128= | Birmingham | 88= | Axis Building | ![]() |
51 | 167 | 12 | 1976 | Office | Westside | 52°28′38″N 1°54′17″W | [164] | |
Birmingham | One Colmore Row | ![]() |
51 | 167 | 12 | 2004 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′58″N 1°53′52″W | [165] | |||
Coventry | 18= | Alpha House | ![]() |
51 | 167 | 17 | 1963 | Residential | Barras Green | 52°24′58″N 1°29′00″W | [166] | ||
Coventry | Caradoc Hall | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1969 | Residential | Potters Green | 52°25′40″N 1°27′27″W | [167] | ||||
Coventry | Dewis House | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1965 | Residential | Bell Green | 52°26′10″N 1°28′21″W | [168] | ||||
Coventry | Falkener House | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1968 | Residential | Foleshill | 52°25′35″N 1°29′40″W | [169] | ||||
Coventry | Longfield House | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1967 | Residential | Courthouse Green | 52°25′54″N 1°28′57″W | [170] | ||||
Coventry | Meadow House | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1967 | Residential | Spon End | 52°24′29″N 1°31′15″W | [171] | ||||
Coventry | Nauls Mill House | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1964 | Residential | Canal Basin | 52°24′49″N 1°30′57″W | [172] | ||||
Coventry | Pioneer House | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1966 | Residential | Hillfields | 52°24′51″N 1°30′01″W | [173] | ||||
Coventry | Samuel Vale House | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1969 | Residential | Canal Basin | 52°24′50″N 1°30′49″W | [174] | ||||
Coventry | Thomas King House | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1968 | Residential | Hillfields | 52°24′48″N 1°29′55″W | [175] | ||||
Coventry | William Batchelor House | 51 | 167 | 17 | 1966 | Residential | Canal Basin | 52°24′48″N 1°30′38″W | [176] | ||||
141= | Birmingham | 90= | 12 Calthorpe Road | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 12 | 1962 | Office | Five Ways & Hagley Road | Shell Mex House Former Birmingham HSBC Offices |
52°28′16″N 1°55′08″W | [177] |
Birmingham | Aston University Main Building | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 12 | 1953 | Education | Eastside | 52°29′12″N 1°53′25″W | [178] | |||
Birmingham | Campus Living Villages | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 17 | 2011 | Student accommodation | Gun Quarter | Bagot Street Blocks A, B, C | 52°29′20″N 1°53′34″W | [179] | ||
Birmingham | Edmund House | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 12 | 1970 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′53″N 1°54′07″W | [180] | |||
Birmingham | Embassy House | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 11 | 1985 | Office | Colmore Business District | 60 Church Street | 52°28′58″N 1°54′05″W | [181] | ||
Birmingham | Lakeside West Building | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 16 | 1999 | Student accommodation | Eastside | Unite Students Lakeside Residences | 52°29′00″N 1°53′26″W | [182] | ||
Birmingham | Masshouse Plaza | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 16 | 2006 | Residential | Eastside | Masshouse Block I | 52°28′53″N 1°53′26″W | [183] | ||
Birmingham | Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St Chad | ![]() |
50 | 164 | – | 1841 | Place of Worship | Jewellery Quarter | St Chad's Cathedral | 52°29′07″N 1°53′56″W | |||
Birmingham | One Martineau Place | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 12 | 1959 | Aparthotel | City Centre | Staybridge Suites Birmingham | 52°28′49″N 1°53′44″W | [184] | ||
Birmingham | St. Anne's Church | ![]() |
~50 | ~164 | – | 1874 | Place of Worship | Moseley | 52°27′03″N 1°53′30″W | ||||
Birmingham | Tricorn House | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 12 | 1976 | Office | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 52°28′22″N 1°55′18″W | [185] | |||
Sandwell | 4= | Ashcroft House | ![]() |
~50 | ~163 | 15 | 1970/2015 | Residential | Smethwick | The Crofts | 52°29′37″N 1°57′14″W | [186] | |
Sandwell | Birchcroft House | ![]() |
~50 | ~163 | 15 | 1965/2015 | Residential | Smethwick | The Crofts | 52°29′33″N 1°57′17″W | [187] | ||
Sandwell | Elmcroft House | ![]() |
~50 | ~163 | 15 | 1966/2015 | Residential | Smethwick | The Crofts | 52°29′37″N 1°57′17″W | [188] | ||
Warwick | 3= | All Saints Church | ![]() |
50 | 163 | – | 1869 | Place of Worship | Royal Leamington Spa | 52°17′10″N 1°31′55″W | [189] | ||
Warwick | Church of St Peter The Apostle | ![]() |
50 | 163 | – | 1877 | Place of Worship | Royal Leamington Spa | 52°17′18″N 1°32′12″W | [190] | |||
Wolverhampton | 12 | Church of St. John in the Square | ![]() |
50 | 163 | – | 1776 | Place of Worship | City Centre | 52°34′53″N 2°07′42″W | [191] |
35–49 metres
This list ranks selected buildings and free-standing structures[A] in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that stand between 35 metres (115 ft) and 49 metres (161 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Currently updating
Rank | Authority | Auth.
Rank |
Name | Image | Height | Floors | Year completed | Primary Use | District | Alternative Name/s | Coordinates | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(m) | (ft) | ||||||||||||
158 | Birmingham | 101 | St. Michael's Church | ![]() |
49 | 160 | – | 1855 | Place of Worship | Handsworth | 52°30′02″N 1°55′27″W | [192] | |
– | Cannock Chase | 2 | Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph and St Etheldreda | ![]() |
49 | 160 | – | 1868 | Place of Worship | Rugeley | 52°45′32″N 1°56′00″W | [193] | |
159= | Birmingham | 102= | Bagot Street 2 | ![]() |
48 | 158 | 17 | 2018 | Student accommodation | Gun Quarter | Bagot Street Blocks D, E | 52°29′20″N 1°53′35″W | [194] |
Birmingham | Broadway House | ![]() |
48 | 158 | 10 | 1976 | Mixed-use | Westside | 2 Broadway, Broadway Residences | 52°28′25″N 1°55′05″W | [195] | ||
Birmingham | Emporium | ![]() |
48 | 158 | 15 | 2018 | Student accommodation | Eastside | 52°28′54″N 1°53′20″W | [196] | |||
Birmingham | Landrow Place | ![]() |
48 | 158 | 14 | 2021 | Residential | Jewellery Quarter | Lionel House | 52°28′56″N 1°54′21″W | [197] | ||
163 | Wolverhampton | 13 | St Mark’s Church | ![]() |
47 | 155 | – | 1849 | Office | Chapel Ash | 52°35′04″N 2°08′13″W | ||
164= | Birmingham | 106= | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Clock Tower | ![]() |
46 | 151 | 5 | 1885 | Civic Building | City Centre | Big Brum | 52°28′49″N 1°54′14″W | [198] |
Birmingham | Birmingham Central Mosque | ![]() |
46 | 151 | 2 | 1969 | Place of Worship | Highgate | 52°27′52″N 1°53′28″W | [199] | |||
Birmingham | Britannia House | ![]() |
46 | 151 | 11 | 1959 | Office | Colmore Business District | 50 Great Charles Street | 52°28′58″N 1°54′09″W | [200] | ||
Birmingham | Ladywood House | ![]() |
46 | 151 | 12 | 1970 | Office | City Centre | 52°28′43″N 1°53′57″W | [201] | |||
Birmingham | Millennium Apartments | ![]() |
46 | 151 | Residential | Jewellery Quarter | |||||||
Birmingham | St Stephen’s Church | ![]() |
46 | 151 | – | 1871 | Place of Worship | Selly Park | 52°26′37″N 1°55′22″W | ||||
Birmingham | The Timber Yard | ![]() |
46 | 151 | 14 | 2022 | Residential | Southside | 52°28′24″N 1°53′43″W | [202] | |||
Warwick | 5 | Eden Court | ![]() |
46 | 151 | 15 | 1960 | Residential | Leamington Spa | 52°18′01″N 1°30′35″W | [203] | ||
172= | Birmingham | 113= | 127 Colmore Row | ![]() |
45 | 148 | 10 | 2002 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′49″N 1°54′08″W | [204] | |
Birmingham | Toybox | ![]() |
45 | 148 | 15 | 2019 | Student accommodation | Westside | 52°28′23″N 1°54′43″W | [205] | |||
Birmingham | Sirius | ![]() |
45 | 148 | 15 | 2008 | Residential | City Centre | 52°28′37″N 1°54′08″W | [206] | |||
Birmingham | St. Edburgha's Church | ![]() |
45 | 148 | – | 1461 | Place of Worship | Yardley | Yardley Old Church | 52°28′28″N 1°48′11″W | [207] | ||
Birmingham | St Mary’s Church | ![]() |
45 | 148 | – | 1861 | Place of Worship | Selly Oak | 52°26′17″N 1°56′46″W | [208] | |||
Nuneaton and Bedworth | 1 | Bedworth Water Tower | ![]() |
45 | 151 | 6 | 1898 | Water Tower | Bedworth | 52°28′34″N 1°28′45″W | [209] | ||
178= | Birmingham | 118 | The Mailbox | ![]() |
44 | 144 | 6 | 1970 | Mixed-use | Westside | 52°28′36″N 1°54′12″W | [210] | |
Coventry | 29 | Canvas Coventry City Point | ![]() |
44 | 144 | 15 | 2019 | Student accommodation | City Centre | City Point | 52°24′40″N 1°30′58″W | [211] | |
Sandwell | 7 | Thompson Gardens | ![]() |
44 | 144 | 15 | 1961/2008 | Residential | West Bromwich | Thompson House | 52°29′18″N 1°58′44″W | [212] | |
Warwick | 6= | Leamington Spa Town Hall | ![]() |
44 | 144 | 5 | 1884 | Civic building | Leamington Spa | 52°17′21″N 1°32′07″W | [213] | ||
Warwick | Warwick Castle | ![]() |
44 | 144 | – | c.1360 | Castle | Warwick | Ceaser's Tower | 52°16′48″N 1°35′07″W | [214] | ||
183= | Birmingham | 119= | Equipoint | ![]() |
43 | 141 | 12 | 1968/2021 | Residential | Yardley | Swan Office Centre, The Swan | 52°27′45″N 1°48′57″W | [215] |
Birmingham | Westside One | ![]() |
43 | 141 | 15 | 2002 | Residential | City Centre | Elizabeth House | 52°28′37″N 1°54′08″W | [216] | ||
Solihull | 2 | Resorts World Birmingham | ![]() |
43 | 141 | 7 | 2015 | Leisure & Entertainment | Bickenhill | Resorts World NEC | 52°26′55″N 1°43′06″W | [217] | |
Wolverhampton | 14 | Holy Trinity Church | ![]() |
43 | 141 | – | 1852 | Place of Worship | Heath Town | 52°35′47″N 2°06′12″W | [218] | ||
187= | Birmingham | 121= | No.1 Colmore Square | ![]() |
42 | 138 | 10 | 2003 | Office | Colmore Business District | 52°28′57″N 1°53′47″W | [219] | |
Birmingham | UNITE Staniforth House | ![]() |
42 | 138 | 14 | 2018 | Student accommodation | Gun Quarter | 52°29′17″N 1°53′32″W | [220] | |||
Birmingham | The Wesleyan | ![]() |
42 | 138 | 9 | 1992 | Student accommodation | Colmore Business District | 52°28′59″N 1°53′48″W | [221] | |||
Coventry | 30 | Bishops Gate Tower 3 | ![]() |
42 | 138 | 14 | 2018 | Student accommodation | City Centre | 52°24′45″N 1°30′39″W | [222] | ||
Tamworth | 1 | Church of St Editha | ![]() |
42 | 138 | – | c.1369 | Place of Worship | Tamworth | 52°37′09″N 1°36′46″W | [223] | ||
192= | Bromsgrove | 2 | St Batholemew’s Church | ![]() |
41 | 135 | – | 1776 | Place of Worship | Tardebigge | 52°19′13″N 2°00′28″W | [224] | |
Solihull | 3 | Solihull Retirement Village | ![]() |
41 | 135 | 13 | 2020 | Residential | Shirley | Extra Care Retirement Village | 52°24′55″N 1°49′46″W | [225] | |
194= | Birmingham | 124= | Hollymoor Hospital Water Tower | ![]() |
40 | 132 | – | 1905 | Water Tower | Northfield | 52°24′15″N 1°59′48″W | [226] | |
Birmingham | Cathedral Church of St Philip | ![]() |
40 | 131 | – | 1715 | Place of worship | Colmore Business District | 52°28′52″N 1°53′57″W | [227] | |||
Birmingham | St Thomas' Church | ![]() |
40 | 131 | – | 1829 | Monument | Westside | St Thomas' Peace Garden, The Peace Gardens | 52°28′24″N 1°54′23″W | |||
Coventry | 31 | St Osburg's Church | ![]() |
40 | 130 | – | 1845 | Place of Worship | Spon End | Church of The Most Holy Sacrament and St. Osburg’s | 52°24′40″N 1°31′10″W | [228] | |
Sandwell | 8 | West Bromwich Town Hall | ![]() |
40 | 130 | – | 1875 | Civic Building | West Bromwich | 52°31′15″N 1°59′54″W | [229] | ||
199= | Birmingham | 127= | One Chamberlain Square | ![]() |
39 | 128 | 8 | 2020 | Office | City Centre | Paradise | 52°28′49″N 1°54′17″W | [230] |
Birmingham | Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre | ![]() |
39 | 128 | 12 | 1962 | Hotel | City Centre | Albany Hotel, Smallbrook Street Hotel | 52°28′32″N 1°53′56″W | [231] | ||
Coventry | 32= | Bishops Gate Tower 2 | ![]() |
39 | 128 | 13 | 2018 | Student accommodation | City Centre | 52°24′44″N 1°30′40″W | [232] | ||
Coventry | Eaton House | ![]() |
39 | 128 | 13 | 1975 | Office | City Centre | Greyfriars House, Friars House | 52°24′08″N 1°30′53″W | [233] | ||
Wolverhampton | 15 | TheStudios24 | ![]() |
39 | 128 | 13 | 1960’s/2019 | Residential | Chapel Ash | Construction House | 52°35′12″N 2°08′03″W | [234] | |
204= | Birmingham | 129= | Altura | ![]() |
38 | 125 | 12 | 2020 | Student accommodation | Westside | Bath Court | 52°28′19″N 1°54′48″W | [235] |
Birmingham | bCentral | ![]() |
38 | 125 | 12 | 1976 | Residential | City Centre | Queens College Chambers | 52°28′45″N 1°54′13″W | [236] | ||
Birmingham | Crowne Plaza Hotel | ![]() |
38 | 125 | 12 | 1973 | Hotel | Westside | 52°28′39″N 1°54′22″W | [237] | |||
Birmingham | Penworks House | ![]() |
38 | 125 | 11 | 2013 | Student accommodation | Gun Quarter | iQ Penworks House, Moland Street Student Residences | 52°29′19″N 1°53′28″W | [238] | ||
Birmingham | Two Chamberlain Square | ![]() |
38 | 125 | 8 | 2019 | Office | City Centre | Paradise | 52°28′48″N 1°54′17″W | [239] | ||
Coventry | 34 | Severn Trent Centre | ![]() |
38 | 125 | 9 | 2010 | Office | City Centre | Severn Trent Headquarters | 52°24′17″N 1°30′24″W | [240] | |
Sandwell | 9 | St Paul’s Church | ![]() |
38 | 125 | – | 1874 | Place of Worship | Wednesbury | St Paul’s & St Luke’s | 52°33′46″N 2°00′19″W | [241] | |
– | Cannock Chase | 3= | Holiday Inn Birmingham North | ![]() |
38 | 125 | 12 | 2007 | Hotel | Cannock | 52°40′25″N 2°01′31″W | [242] | |
Cannock Chase | Lakeside Plaza | ![]() |
38 | 125 | 12 | 2006 | Office | Cannock | 52°40′17″N 2°02′03″W | [243] | |||
211= | Birmingham | 134= | Birmingham Oratory | ![]() |
37 | 121 | – | 1909 | Place of Worship | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 52°28′20″N 1°55′45″W | [244] | |
Birmingham | Jennens Court | ![]() |
37 | 121 | 13 | 2009 | Student accommodation | Eastside | Etna House | 52°28′57″N 1°53′19″W | [245] | ||
Birmingham | St Agatha’s Church | ![]() |
37 | 121 | – | 1901 | Place of Worship | Sparkbrook | 52°27′40″N 1°52′25″W | [246] | |||
Birmingham | true Birmingham | ![]() |
37 | 121 | 11 | 2020 | Student accommodation | Southside | 52°28′31″N 1°53′43″W | [247] | |||
Solihull | 4 | Birmingham Airport Air Traffic Control Tower | ![]() |
37 | 121 | 7 | 2013 | Tower | Bickenhill | 52°26′49″N 1°44′55″W | [248] | ||
Wolverhampton | 16= | Mander House | ![]() |
37 | 120 | 10 | 1968 | Office | City Centre | 52°35′07″N 2°07′40″W | [249] | ||
Wolverhampton | St Peter's Church | ![]() |
37 | 120 | – | c.1350 | Place of Worship | City Centre | 52°35′12″N 2°07′42″W | [250] | |||
218= | Birmingham | 138= | Erdington Abbey Church | ![]() |
36 | 117 | – | 1850 | Place of Worship | Erdington | Church of Saints Thomas and Edmund of Canterbury | 52°31′42″N 1°50′11″W | [251] |
Birmingham | One Swallow Street | ![]() |
36 | 118 | 12 | 2016 | Residential | City Centre | 52°28′44″N 1°54′09″W | [252] | |||
Coventry | 35 | Study Inn Tower | ![]() |
36 | 118 | 12 | 1989 | Student accommodation | City Centre | AXA Insurances Building, AXA Assurance Building | 52°24′38″N 1°30′43″W | [253] | |
– | Stratford-upon-Avon | 1 | Royal Shakespeare Theatre Tower | ![]() |
36 | 118 | – | 2010 | Observation Tower | Waterside | 52°11′26″N 1°42′14″W | [254] | |
221= | Birmingham | 140= | Royd House | ![]() |
35 | 115 | 12 | 2005 | Residential | City Centre | Westside 2 | 52°28′34″N 1°54′06″W | [255] |
Birmingham | Selfridges Building | ![]() |
35 | 115 | 4 | 2003 | Retail | City Centre | BullRing | 52°28′41″N 1°53′31″W | [256] | ||
Lichfield | 3 | Toslon's Mill | ![]() |
35 | 115 | – | 1886/2020 | Residential | Fazeley | 52°36′51″N 1°42′03″W | [257] | ||
List: Tallest buildings and structures under construction
This list ranks all under-construction buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements.
Updated March 2022
Rank | Authority | Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Estimated completion |
Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
1 | Birmingham | 1 | Octagon | Paradise Phase 2 | Residential | 155 | 510 | 49 | Westside | 2024 | [258] |
2 | Birmingham | 2 | Exchange Square Phase 2, Tower | Residential | 111 | 364 | 36 | Eastside | 2022 | [259] | |
3 | Birmingham | 3 | Cortland Broad Street | The Square, Broad Street | Residential | 111 | 364 | 35 | Westside | 2023 | [260] |
4 | Birmingham | 4 | South Central Tower | Essex Street Tower | Mixed-use | 98 | 320 | 30 | Southside | 2023 | [261] |
5 | Birmingham | 5 | Makers’ Yard | Sherlock Street Tower | Mixed-use | 97 | 318 | 30 | Southside | 2023 | [262] |
6 | Birmingham | 6 | Bloc Grand Central | Hotel | 74 | 272 | 22 | City Centre | Stalled | [263] | |
7 | Birmingham | 7 | JQ Rise | Residential | 71 | 233 | 24 | Jewellery Quarter | 2023 | [264] | |
8 | Birmingham | 8 | Kent Street Baths | Residential | 61 | 200 | 19 | Southside | 2022 | [265] | |
9 | Coventry | 1 | Two Friargate | Mixed-use | 58 | 191 | 12 | City Centre | 2022 | [266] | |
10 | Birmingham | 9 | Residences Edgbaston, Block 1 | Residential | 57 | 188 | 18 | Edgbaston | 2022 | [267] | |
11 | Coventry | 2 | Bishops Gate Tower 2 | Bishopgate Phase 2 | Mixed-use | 56 | 185 | 18 | City Centre | 2022 | [268] |
12= | Birmingham | 10= | Exchange Square Phase 2, Hotel | Hotel | 51 | 167 | 14 | Eastside | 2022 | [259] | |
Birmingham | Commonwealth Games Village Plot 7 | former BCU City North Campus | Mixed-use | 51 | 167 | 15 | Perry Barr | 2022 | [269] | ||
14= | Birmingham | 12= | Compass | Student accommodation | 49 | 161 | 15 | Eastside | 2022 | [270] | |
Birmingham | Commonwealth Games Village Plot 10 | former BCU City North Campus | Mixed-use | 49 | 161 | 14 | Perry Barr | 2022 | [269] | ||
16 | Birmingham | 14 | Soho Wharf, Block 1 | Residential | 47 | 154 | 14 | Eastside | 2023 | [271] | |
17= | Birmingham | 15= | 49-51 Holloway Head, Block C | Residential | 46 | 154 | 15 | Southside | 2023 | [272] | |
Birmingham | 49-51 Holloway Head, Block D | Residential | 46 | 154 | 15 | Southside | 2023 | [272] | |||
Birmingham | St Luke's, South Block A | Residential | 46 | 151 | 15 | Southside | 2021 | [273] | |||
20 | Birmingham | 18 | Enterprise Wharf, Holt Street | Office | 45 | 148 | 11 | Eastside | 2021 | [274] | |
21 | Coventry | 3 | Warwick Road Tower A | Student accommodation | 42 | 138 | 14 | City Centre | 2022 | [275] | |
22= | Birmingham | 19 | New Garden Square, Block F2 | Residential | 41 | 135 | 14 | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 2020 | [276] | |
Birmingham | Residences Edgbaston, Block 2 | Residential | 41 | 135 | 13 | Edgbaston | 2022 | [267] | |||
24 | Birmingham | 21 | Glasswater Locks, Plot F1 | Residential | 40 | 132 | 10 | Eastside | 2023 | [277] | |
Birmingham | Setl | formerly Cornwall House | Residential | 40 | 131 | 12 | Jewellery Quarter | 2023 | [278] | ||
26 | Coventry | 4 | Warwick Road Tower B | Student accommodation | 36 | 118 | 12 | City Centre | 2022 | [275] | |
27= | Birmingham | 23= | Curzon Street Station[279] | High Speed Rail (HS2) terminal | Transport | 35 | 115 | – | Eastside | 2027 | [280] |
Birmingham | Glasswater Locks, Plot E1 | Residential | 35 | 115 | 9 | Eastside | 2023 | [277] | |||
Birmingham | Glasswater Locks, Plot E2 | Residential | 35 | 115 | 9 | Eastside | 2023 | [277] | |||
Birmingham | Glasswater Locks, Plot E3 | Residential | 35 | 115 | 9 | Eastside | 2023 | [277] | |||
Birmingham | Glasswater Locks, Plot E4 | Residential | 35 | 115 | 9 | Eastside | 2023 | [277] |
List: Tallest approved, proposed and emergent projects
Approved
This list ranks all buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that have been granted full planning permission and will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall when completed.
Updated March 2022
Rank | Authority | Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year approved |
Ref. | |
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(m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
1 | Birmingham | 1 | 100 Broad Street | Residential | 193 | 634 | 61 | Westside | 2020 | [281] | |
2 | Birmingham | 2 | One Eastside | Residential | 155 | 509 | 51 | Eastside | 2021 | [282] | |
3 | Birmingham | 3 | Tower Leaf | Irish Centre Tower | Residential | 146 | 479 | 48 | Digbeth | 2021 | [283] |
4 | Birmingham | 4 | Great Charles Street Tower | Residential | 126 | 413 | 39 | Jewellery Quarter | 2021 | [284] | |
5 | Birmingham | 5 | Glasswater Locks, Plot D | Residential | 123 | 403 | 38 | Eastside | 2019 | [277] | |
6 | Birmingham | 6 | 211 Broad Street | Super Slender Tower | Aparthotel | 117 | 383 | 36 | Westside | 2020 | [285] |
7 | Birmingham | 7 | Beorma Tower | Beorma Quarter Phase 2 | Mixed-use | 113 | 371 | 27 | City Centre | 2015 | [286] |
8 | Birmingham | 8 | Upper Trinity Street, Block H | Mixed-use | 102 | 337 | 32 | Digbeth | 2021 | [287] | |
9 | Birmingham | 9 | The Stone Yard, Block D | Residential | 98 | 322 | 30 | Digbeth | 2020 | [288] | |
10= | Birmingham | 10= | New Monaco Tower 1 | formerly Monaco House | Residential | 90 | 295 | 29 | Southside | 2021 | [289] |
Birmingham | Camp Hill Gardens | Sulzer Camp Hill | Residential | 90 | 295 | 26 | Bordesley | 2021 | [290] | ||
12 | Birmingham | 12 | Connaught Square | Residential | 88 | 289 | 27 | Digbeth | 2017 | [291] | |
13 | Birmingham | 13 | 75-79 Lancaster St | Student accommodation | 84 | 276 | 24 | Gun Quarter | 2019 | [292] | |
14= | Birmingham | 14= | New Monaco Tower 2 | formerly Monaco House | Residential | 80 | 262 | 26 | Southside | 2021 | [289] |
Birmingham | Princip Street Tower | Residential | 80 | 262 | 25 | Gun Quarter | 2021 | [293] | |||
16 | Birmingham | 16 | Lunar Rise | Residential | 75 | 246 | 25 | Digbeth | 2018 | [294] | |
17 | Birmingham | 17 | Lancaster Wharf | Residential | 74 | 243 | 24 | Gun Quarter | 2021 | [295] | |
18 | Birmingham | 18 | Post and Mail | Office / Residential | 73 | 239 | 17 | Colmore Business District | 2016 | [296] | |
19 | Birmingham | 19 | 4 Axis Square | Axis Square Plot 1 | Office | 64 | 210 | 14 | Westside | 2021 | [297] |
20 | Birmingham | 20 | The Five | former Ladywood Social Club | Residential | 61 | 200 | 17 | Ladywood | 2021 | [298] |
21 | Birmingham | 21 | Glasswater Locks, Plot F2 | Residential | 60 | 197 | 18 | Eastside | 2019 | [277] | |
22 | Birmingham | 22 | One Ratcliff Square[299] | Paradise Phase 2 | Hotel | 57 | 187 | 17 | City Centre | 2021 | [300] |
23 | Birmingham | 23 | Upper Trinity Street, Block J | Residential | 57 | 187 | 19 | Digbeth | 2021 | [287] | |
24= | Birmingham | 24 | Languages and Social Sciences Building | Aston University Campus | Education | 55 | 180 | 10 | Eastside | 2021 | [301] |
Coventry | 1 | The Butts Student Residences | Student accommodation | 55 | 178 | 19 | City Centre | 2021 | [302] | ||
26 | Birmingham | 25 | Upper Trinity Street, Block A | Residential | 53 | 174 | 16 | Digbeth | 2021 | [287] | |
27 | North Warks. | 1 | The Eternal Wall | The Wall of Answered Prayer | Monument | 52 | 170 | – | Coleshill | 2020 | [303] |
28= | Birmingham | 26= | One Eastside, Block B | Residential | 51 | 168 | 15 | Eastside | 2021 | [282] | |
Birmingham | Great Charles Street, Block B1 | Residential | 51 | 168 | 16 | Jewellery Quarter | 2021 | [284] | |||
Birmingham | Upper Trinity Street, Block B | Residential | 51 | 168 | 15 | Digbeth | 2021 | [287] | |||
31= | Birmingham | 29= | Nyx Hotel | Hotel | 50 | 165 | 15 | Westside | 2019 | [304] | |
Birmingham | The Stone Yard, Block B | Residential | 50 | 165 | 15 | Digbeth | 2020 | [288] | |||
Birmingham | The Metalworks | Adderley Street, Plot 1 | Residential | 50 | 165 | 15 | Bordesley | 2021 | [305] | ||
34 | Birmingham | 32 | Upper Trinity Street, Block C | Residential | 49 | 162 | 15 | Digbeth | 2021 | [287] | |
35= | Birmingham | 33= | 5 Centenary Square | Office | 48 | 157 | 12 | Westside | 2020 | [306] | |
Birmingham | Morville Street Apartments | Residential | 48 | 157 | 14 | Ladywood | 2021 | [307] | |||
37= | Birmingham | 35= | 12 Calthorpe Road (refurb and extension) | Hotel / Student accommodation | 46 | 154 | 11 | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 2021 | [308] | |
Birmingham | Affinity Living, Bristol Street | Residential | 46 | 154 | 15 | Southside | 2020 | [309] | |||
39 | Birmingham | 37 | Highgate Road Mosque | Place of worship | ~44 | ~148 | 7 | Sparkbrook | 2020 | [310] | |
40 | Birmingham | 38 | Belgrave Village, Block B | Residential | 41 | 134 | 13 | Balsall Heath | 2021 | [311] | |
41 | Birmingham | 39 | Maldron Suffolk Street A | Hotel | 40 | 132 | 12 | Southside | 2019 | [312] | |
42 | Birmingham | 40 | Southside Residences | 16 Kent Street | Residential | 40 | 131 | 12 | Southside | 2021 | [313] |
43 | Birmingham | 41 | WOLO House (extension and refurb) | Office | 38 | 125 | 12 | Colmore Business District | 2020 | [314] | |
44 | Birmingham | 42 | Great Charles Street, Block B2 | Residential | 37 | 121 | 11 | Jewellery Quarter | 2021 | [284] | |
45= | Birmingham | 43 | Maldron Suffolk Street B | Hotel | 36 | 118 | 9 | Southside | 2019 | [312] | |
Solihull | 1 | Westgate 21 | Office | 36 | 118 | 8 | Town Centre | 2021 | [315] | ||
47= | Birmingham | 44= | The Stone Yard, Block A | Residential | 35 | 115 | 10 | Digbeth | 2020 | [288] | |
Birmingham | The Stone Yard, Block C | Residential | 35 | 115 | 10 | Digbeth | 2020 | [288] | |||
Birmingham | St James House (extension) | Serviced aparthotel | 35 | 115 | 11 | Southside | 2021 | [316] | |||
Birmingham | Upper Trinity Street, Block E | Residential | 35 | 115 | 11 | Digbeth | 2021 | [287] |
This list ranks all buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that have received outline planning permission and will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall when full planning permission is sought and granted.
Rank | Authority | Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year approved |
Ref. | |
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(m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
1 | Birmingham | 1 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 2c | Residential | 126 | 413 | 35 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
2 | Birmingham | 2 | Axis Square, Building 3 | Office | 100 | 328 | 23 | Westside | 2018 | [318] | |
3 | Birmingham | 3 | Adderley Street, Plot 2 | former Digbeth Central Bus Garage | Mixed-use | 83 | 272 | 25 | Bordesley | 2021 | [319] |
4 | Birmingham | 4 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 5 | Office | 80 | 262 | 17 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
5 | Birmingham | 5 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 4c | Residential | 74 | 243 | 20 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
6 | Birmingham | 6 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 6 | Office | 69 | 226 | 14 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
7 | Birmingham | 7 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 7 | Office | 62 | 203 | 13 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
8= | Birmingham | 8= | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3c | Residential / Hotel | 60 | 197 | 16 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
Birmingham | Martineau Galleries, Plot 1 | Office | 60 | 197 | 12 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |||
10 | Birmingham | 10 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3f | Residential / Hotel | 59 | 194 | 16 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
11 | Coventry | 1 | Bishop Street Block B | former Coventry Evening Telegraph | Student accommodation | 57 | 187 | 19 | City Centre | 2018 | [320] |
12 | Birmingham | 11 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 2b | Residential | 54 | 177 | 14 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
13 | Birmingham | 12 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 4b | Residential | 53 | 174 | 14 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
14 | Birmingham | 13 | Three Congreve Square | Paradise Phase 3 | Mixed-use | ~53 | ~174 | 12 | City Centre | 2013 | [300] |
15 | Birmingham | 14 | One Congreve Square | Paradise Phase 3 | Mixed-use | ~49 | ~161 | 11 | City Centre | 2013 | [300] |
16= | Birmingham | 15= | Adderley Street, Plot 5 | former Digbeth Central Bus Garage | Mixed-use | 48 | 158 | 13 | Bordesley | 2021 | [319] |
Birmingham | Adderley Street, Plot 6 | former Digbeth Central Bus Garage | Mixed-use | 48 | 158 | 13 | Bordesley | 2021 | [319] | ||
Birmingham | New Bond Street, Zone 1A | Residential | 48 | 158 | 15 | Bordesley | 2021 | [321] | |||
Birmingham | New Bond Street, Zone 2C | Residential | 48 | 158 | 15 | Bordesley | 2021 | [321] | |||
20 | Birmingham | 19 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 4d | Residential | 47 | 155 | 11 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
21 | Birmingham | 20 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3d | Residential / Hotel | 46 | 151 | 12 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
22 | Birmingham | 21 | Three Chamberlain Square[322] | Paradise Phase 2 | Office | 44 | 144 | 10 | City Centre | 2021 | [300] |
23 | Birmingham | 22 | Adderley Street, Plot 3 | former Digbeth Central Bus Garage | Mixed-use | 44 | 144 | 12 | Bordesley | 2021 | [319] |
24 | Birmingham | 23 | Axis Square, Building 4 | Office | 43 | 141 | 9 | Westside | 2018 | [318] | |
25 | Birmingham | 24 | Two Centenary Way | Paradise Phase 3 | Mixed-use | ~41 | ~134 | 9 | City Centre | 2013 | [300] |
26 | Birmingham | 25 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3e | Residential / Hotel | 40 | 131 | 10 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] | |
27 | Birmingham | 26 | Martineau Galleries, Plot 3b | Residential / Hotel | 37 | 121 | 9 | City Centre | 2020 | [317] |
Proposed
This list ranks all buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall, for which planning permission has been sought but not yet granted.
Rank | Authority | Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year of submission |
Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
1 | Birmingham | 1 | Act One. Chung Ying Plaza | Thorp Tower | Mixed-use | 170 | 558 | 52 | Southside | 2022 | [323] |
2 | Birmingham | 2 | Lower Essex Street | Residential | 98 | 322 | 27 | Southside | 2021 | [262] | |
3 | Birmingham | 3 | Warners Fields, Plot C4 | Rea Street South | Mixed-use | 96 | 315 | 30 | Digbeth | 2021 | [324] |
4 | Birmingham | 4 | Fusion Students Bristol Road | former 'The Trees' Public House | Student accommodation | 83 | 322 | 26 | Southside | Refused | [325] |
5 | Coventry | 1 | Abbott's Lane Tower 1 | Gas Works Block D | Residential | 72 | 235 | 22 | City Centre | Resubmitted | [326] |
6 | Birmingham | 5 | The Pressworks | Office | 70 | 229 | 21 | Digbeth | 2021 | [327] | |
7 | Coventry | 2 | Abbott's Lane Tower 2 | Gas Works Block C | Residential | 64 | 210 | 19 | City Centre | Resubmitted | [328] |
8 | Coventry | 3 | Abbott's Lane Tower 3 | Gas Works Block B2 | Residential | 59 | 193 | 18 | City Centre | Resubmitted | [329] |
9 | Coventry | 4 | Abbott's Lane Tower 4 | Gas Works Block B1 | Residential | 58 | 190 | 17 | City Centre | Resubmitted | [330] |
10 | Birmingham | 6 | Duddeston Viaduct Building | Digbeth Regeneration Plot V1-10 | Mixed-use | 57 | 187 | 15 | Digbeth | 2020 | [305] |
11 | Sandwell | 1 | Wellbeing Tower | former Kings Cinema | Residential | ~53 | ~172 | 15 | West Bromwich | 2021 | [331] |
12 | Birmingham | 7 | Warners Fields, Plot C2 | Rea Street South | Mixed-use | 49 | 162 | 15 | Digbeth | 2021 | [324] |
13 | Birmingham | 8 | Lead Works | Aparthotel | 44 | 144 | 12 | Westside | 2021 | [332] | |
14 | Birmingham | 9 | Warners Fields, Plot A2 | Rea Street South | Mixed-use | 43 | 141 | 13 | Digbeth | 2021 | [324] |
15 | Birmingham | 10 | 40 Kent Street | Mixed-use | 40 | 131 | 12 | Southside | 2020 | [333] |
Emergent
This list ranks pre-applications and emergent proposals for buildings and free standing structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that will stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall, if full planning permission is sought and granted. Please note that the data for each structure may not be complete.
Rank | Authority | Rank | Name | Alternative name(s) | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year published |
Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
1 | Birmingham | 1 | Boulton Tower | Curzon Wharf, Tower 1 | Residential | 172 | 564 | 53 | Eastside | 2021 | [334] |
2 | Birmingham | 2 | Scarlets Tower | ~150 | ~492 | ~45 | Southside | 2019 | [335] | ||
3 | Birmingham | 3 | Smithfield Tower | Mixed-use | ~135 | ~443 | 41 | Smithfield | 2022 | [336] | |
4 | Birmingham | 4 | Watt Tower | Curzon Wharf, Tower 2 | Student accommodation | ~134 | ~440 | 41 | Eastside | 2021 | [334] |
5 | Birmingham | 5 | Queens Hospital Close Tower | Student accommodation | ~33 | Westside | 2022 | [337] | |||
6 | Wolverhampton | 1 | Brewers Yard Tower 1 | Mixed-use | 31 | Springfield | 2019 | [338] | |||
7 | Birmingham | 6 | Aston University Campus Plot 11 | Gateway Tower | Student accommodation | ~30 | Eastside | 2020 | [339] | ||
8 | Coventry | 1 | Parkside Tower 1 | Mixed-use | 28 | City Centre | 2021 | [340] | |||
9 | Coventry | 2 | Parkside Tower 2 | Mixed-use | 22 | City Centre | 2021 | [340] | |||
10 | Coventry | 3 | "Twisting" Tower | Student accommodation | 60 | 197 | 20 | City Centre | 2021 | [341] | |
11 | Birmingham | 7 | Aston University Campus Plot 12 | Student accommodation | ~20 | Eastside | 2020 | [339] | |||
12 | Wolverhampton | 2 | Brewers Yard Tower 2 | Mixed-use | 19 | Springfield | 2019 | [338] | |||
13 | Birmingham | 8 | Aston University Campus Plot 1 | Student accommodation | ~15 | Eastside | 2020 | [339] | |||
14 | Birmingham | 9 | Aston University Campus Plot 13 | Student accommodation | ~15 | Eastside | 2020 | [339] | |||
List: Unbuilt
This list ranks proposals for the construction of buildings and free-standing structures in Birmingham that were planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft), for which planning permission was rejected or which were otherwise cancelled.
Rank | Authority | Rank | Name | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year proposed |
Notes | Ref. | |
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(m) | (ft) | ||||||||||
1 | Birmingham | 1 | Regal Tower | Mixed-use | 201 | 659 | 56 | Westside | 2007 | [342] | |
2 | Birmingham | 2 | VTP200 | Observation Tower | 200 | 656 | 10 | Eastside | 2010 | [343] | |
3= | Birmingham | 3= | Arena Central Tower | Office | 175 | 574 | 50 | Westside | 2007 | The Arena Central project was originally masterplanned by HOK International in 1998. The plan called for a landmark 50-storey tower of around 245 metres (805 feet) in height, always intended to be built as one of the latter phases of the scheme. In the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack and after considering market forces, the developers removed 15-storeys from the planned tower. Superseded by the V Building proposal. | [344] |
Birmingham | The Birmingham Pinnacle | Observation Tower | 175 | 574 | – | Eastside | 2008 | The Pinnacle was proposed as Europe's first vertical theme park. It would have provided a range of theme park rides, an observation deck, restaurants, shops, bars and leisure facilities. Superseded by VTP200. | [345] | ||
5 | Birmingham | 5 | Bull Ring Tower | Office | 160 | 525 | 35 | City Centre | 1990 | Developed by London and Edinburgh Trust and designed by Chapman Taylor were plans that surfaced continuously between 1987 and 1990 for the redevelopment of the Bull Ring Shopping Centre in Birmingham and the demolition of the Rotunda. In the place of the Rotunda was to stand a 160 metre tall office block, a Post Modern design with Art Deco hints of a similar manner to One Liberty Place in Philadelphia. The recession at the start of the 1990s however saw the plans fail to come to fruition and the Rotunda was later listed and restored. | [346] |
6 | Birmingham | 6 | 103 Colmore Row | Office | 160 | 525 | 35 | Colmore Business District | 2008 | In December 2006 a planning application was submitted to demolish the National Westminster Tower at 103 Colmore Row and replace it with a 35-storey office building. The proposal received planning permission from Birmingham City Council in September 2008 but due to the effects of the financial crisis of 2007–2008 the scheme was never progressed. In 2014 the building was sold and new plans were submitted for the now completed 103 Colmore Row. | [347] |
7 | Birmingham | 7 | V Building | Residential | 152 | 499 | 51 | Westside | 2006 | Superseded by Aston Place. | [348] |
8 | Birmingham | 8 | Post and Mail Scheme (Tower 1 Scheme C) | Office | 150 | 492 | 35 | Colmore Business District | 2010 | [349] | |
9 | Birmingham | 9 | Snow Hill Tower | Residential | 137 | 449 | 43 | Colmore Business District | 2006 | Superseded by Three Snowhill | [350] |
10= | Birmingham | 10= | New Street Station 'Gateway Plus' Tower 1 | Mixed-use | 130 | 427 | 30 | City Centre | 2006 | [351] | |
Birmingham | New Street Station 'Gateway Plus' Tower 1 | Mixed-use | 130 | 427 | 30 | City Centre | 2006 | [351] | |||
12= | Birmingham | 12= | Rough Diamond Hotel Tower | Hotel | 120 | 394 | Jewellery Quarter | 2005 | [352] | ||
Birmingham | Rough Diamond Office Tower | Office | 120 | 394 | Jewellery Quarter | 2005 | [353] | ||||
Birmingham | Rough Diamond Residential Tower | Residential | 120 | 394 | Jewellery Quarter | 2005 | [354] | ||||
15 | Birmingham | 15 | 1 Snow Hill Plaza | Office | 118 | 387 | 29 | Colmore Business District | 2011 | 1 Snow Hill Plaza was to be constructed on the site of the Kennedy Tower, however these proposals were dropped following the collapse of the developer, Kenmore. The building that stands on the site has now been renovated and turned into a new Holiday Inn Express indicating that the proposal for a new office building is permanently dead. | [355] |
16 | Birmingham | 16 | Martineau Galleries Tower Plot 3 | Residential | ~110 | ~360 | 29 | City Centre | 2005 | Part of the original planning application for the redevelopment of the Martineau Galleries site, which was cancelled in 2009 and subsequently revised and resubmitted by Hammerson in 2020. | [356] |
17 | Birmingham | 17 | Lancaster Circus Tower, West Midlands Fire Station | Mixed-use | 108 | 354 | 30 | Eastside | 2011 | [357] | |
18 | Birmingham | 18 | Beorma Quarter Block A | Mixed-use | 107 | 351 | 27 | City Centre | 2009 | First iteration of the landmark mixed-use tower approved for the Beorma Quarter site, which was subsequently reimagined and revised upwards in height. | [358] |
List: Demolished
This list ranks buildings and structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that are undergoing demolition or have been demolished since the year 2000, having stood at least 50 metres (164 ft) in height.
Rank | Authority | Rank | Name | Function | Height | Floors | District | Year built |
Year demolished |
Notes | Ref. | |
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(m) | (ft) | |||||||||||
– | Cannock Chase | 1 | Rugeley B Power Station Chimney | Chimney | 183 | 600 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | Demolished in January 2021. | [359] |
Cannock Chase | 2= | Rugeley B Power Station Tower 1 | Cooling Tower | 117 | 384 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | Demolished in June 2021. | [360] | |
Cannock Chase | Rugeley B Power Station Tower 2 | Cooling Tower | 117 | 384 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | Demolished in June 2021. | [360] | ||
Cannock Chase | Rugeley B Power Station Tower 3 | Cooling Tower | 117 | 384 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | Demolished in June 2021. | [360] | ||
Cannock Chase | Rugeley B Power Station Tower 4 | Cooling Tower | 117 | 384 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2021 | Demolished in June 2021. | [360] | ||
1 | Birmingham | 1 | Birmingham Battery and Metal Co. | Chimney | 85 | 279 | – | Selly Oak | 1871 | 2000 | Demolished in September 2000. | [361] |
2 | Birmingham | 2 | National Westminster Tower | Office | 80 | 262 | 23 | Colmore Business District | 1976 | 2017 | Demolished to make way for 103 Colmore Row. | [362] |
– | Wyre Forest | 1= | British Sugar Beet Factory, Silo 1 | Factory | 80 | 262 | – | Kidderminster | c.1925 | 2012 | Demolished in July 2012 to make way for the Silverwoods Park estate. | [363] |
Wyre Forest | British Sugar Beet Factory, Silo 2 | Factory | 80 | 262 | – | Kidderminster | c.1925 | 2012 | Demolished in July 2012 to make way for the Silverwoods Park estate. | [363] | ||
– | Wyre Forest | 3 | British Sugar Beet Factory, Chimney | Chimney | 75 | 246 | – | Kidderminster | c.1925 | 2008 | Demolished in February 2008 to make way for the Silverwoods Park estate. | [364] |
– | Cannock Chase | 6 | Rugeley B Power Station Boiler Room | Industrial facility | 74 | 245 | – | Rugeley | 1970 | 2020 | Demolition of the turbine hall and boiler house took place in several phases between November 2019 and August 2020. | [365] |
3 | Birmingham | 3 | Edgbaston House | Office | 69 | 226 | 18 | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 1976 | 2018 | Demolished to make way for New Garden Square. | [366] |
4= | Birmingham | 4 | Birmingham Post and Mail HQ | Office | 67 | 222 | 16 | Colmore Business District | 1966 | 2005 | The building was designed by John Madin and was one of his key modernist buildings. It was demolished in the 2005 to make way for Colmore Plaza, which stands at 54 metres (177 ft). | [367] |
Sandwell | 1= | Aiken House | Residential | 67 | 222 | 24 | Smethwick | 1970 | [368] | |||
Sandwell | Hamilton House | Residential | 67 | 222 | 24 | Smethwick | 1970 | [369] | ||||
7= | Coventry | 1= | Massey Ferguson Tower | Residential | 64 | 210 | 20 | Tile Hill | 1966 | [370] | ||
Coventry | Priory Hall | Residential | 64 | 210 | 20 | City Centre | 1966 | 2018 | [371] | |||
Coventry | Webster Hemming & Sons Brickworks | Chimney | 64 | 210 | – | Foleshill | c.1870 | 2016 | Demolished in July 2016 to make way for Paragon Park housing development. | [372] | ||
10= | Birmingham | 5 | Stephenson Tower | Residential | 63 | 207 | 20 | City Centre | 1967 | 2011 | Demolished in the summer of 2011 as part of site clearance for the redeveloped New Street railway station. | [373] |
Coventry | 4 | Civic Centre Building Four | Office | 63 | 207 | 14 | City Centre | 1971 | 2019 | [374] | ||
12 | Birmingham | 6 | Wheel of Birmingham | Ferris Wheel | 62 | 203 | – | Westside | 2004 | 2006 | The wheel normally comes back every Christmas season between November and January, along with an ice rink. | [375] |
13= | Birmingham | 7 | Dalton Tower | Residential | 61 | 200 | 21 | Eastside | 1971 | 2011 | Demolished on 8 May 2011 as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development. | [376] |
Coventry | 5 | Coventry Point | Office | 61 | 200 | 14 | City Centre | 1975 | 2020 | [377] | ||
Sandwell | 3= | Malthouse Point | Residential | 61 | 200 | 21 | Smethwick | 1969 | [378] | |||
Sandwell | Sandfield Point | Residential | 61 | 200 | 21 | Smethwick | 1969 | [379] | ||||
17= | Birmingham | 8= | Lawrence Tower | Residential | 59 | 194 | 21 | Eastside | 1971 | 2011 | Demolished on 8 May 2011 as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development. | [376] |
Birmingham | Clyde Tower | Residential | 59 | 194 | 20 | Aston | 1967 | 2006 | Demolished February 2006. | [380] | ||
Sandwell | 5= | Blades House | Residential | 59 | 194 | 21 | West Bromwich | 1966 | [381] | |||
Sandwell | Dugdale House | Residential | 59 | 194 | 21 | West Bromwich | 1966 | [382] | ||||
Walsall | 1 | Churchill House | Residential | 59 | 194 | 21 | Yew Tree | 1966 | [383] | |||
22= | Birmingham | 10= | Calthorpe House | Office | 58 | 190 | 17 | Five Ways & Hagley Road | 1960 | 2008 | Demolished March 2008. | [384] |
Birmingham | Stafford Tower | Residential | 58 | 190 | 21 | Eastside | 1971 | 2014 | Demolished on 27 April 2014 as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development. | [385] | ||
Dudley | 1= | Byron House | Residential | 58 | 190 | 20 | Halesowen | 1968 | [386] | |||
Dudley | Kipling House | Residential | 58 | 190 | 20 | Halesowen | 1968 | [387] | ||||
Dudley | Millfield Court | Residential | 58 | 190 | 20 | Eve Hill | 1969 | 1999 | Demolished July 1999. | [388] | ||
Dudley | Prince of Wales Court | Residential | 58 | 190 | 20 | Eve Hill | 1969 | 1999 | Demolished July 1999. | [389] | ||
28= | Birmingham | 12= | Bayley Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1967 | 2011 | Demolished 2011. | [390] |
Birmingham | Brooks Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Aston | 1971 | 2002 | Demolished April 2002. | [391] | ||
Birmingham | Charlecote Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Southside fka Lee Bank | 1965 | 2000 | Demolished October 2000 to make way for Village Park Central. | [392] | ||
Birmingham | Chatsworth Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Southside fka Lee Bank | 1966 | 2002 | Demolished October 2002 to make way for Village Park Central. | [393] | ||
Birmingham | Chillinghome Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1967 | 2004 | Demolished November 2004. | [394] | ||
Birmingham | Concorde Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Castle Vale | 1968 | 2000 | Demolished 2000. | [395] | ||
Birmingham | Flint Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Edgbaston | 1971 | 2004 | Demolished August 2004. | [396] | ||
Birmingham | Haddon Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Southside fka Lee Bank | 1967 | 2006 | Demolished July 2006 to make way for Village Park Central. | [397] | ||
Birmingham | Holbrook Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1968 | 2018 | Demolished March 2018. | [398] | ||
Birmingham | Longleat Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Southside fka Lee Bank | 1968 | 2000 | Demolished October 2000 to make way for Village Park Central. | [399] | ||
Birmingham | Princethorpe Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hockley | 1970 | 2003 | Demolished August 2003. | [400] | ||
Birmingham | Sapphire Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Aston | 1971 | 2016 | Demolished December 2016. | [401] | ||
Birmingham | Stoneycroft Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1967 | 2011 | Demolished 2011. | [402] | ||
Birmingham | Warstone Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Hodge Hill | 1967 | 2019 | Demolished December 2019. | [403] | ||
Birmingham | Wiggin Tower | Residential | 57 | 187 | 20 | Aston | 1967 | 2002 | Demolished April 2002. | [404] | ||
43= | Sandwell | 7= | Croxhall Tower | Residential | 56 | 184 | 20 | Smethwick | 1965 | [405] | ||
Sandwell | Mill Tower | Residential | 56 | 184 | 20 | Smethwick | 1963 | [406] | ||||
45 | South Staffordshire | 1 | SI Group UK | Chimney | 55 | 180 | – | Four Ashes | c.1960 | 2013 | Demolished in June 2013. | [407] |
46 | Wolverhampton | 1 | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | Chimney | 55 | 180 | – | Oxley | 1927 | 2008 | Demolished in June 2008. | [408] |
47 | Coventry | 6 | Station Tower | Office | 54 | 178 | 15 | City Centre | 1972 | 2016 | [377] | |
48= | Birmingham | 27= | Cornwall Tower | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | Hockley | 1970 | 2014 | Demolished October 2014. | [409] |
Birmingham | Dorset Tower | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | Hockley | 1971 | 2010 | Demolished 2010. | [410] | ||
Birmingham | Norfolk Tower | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | Hockley | 1971 | 2014 | Demolished 2017. | [411] | ||
Birmingham | Normansell Tower | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | Aston | 1972 | 2012 | Demolished September 2012. | [412] | ||
52 | Birmingham | 31 | Longbridge Car Plant | Chimney | 51 | 168 | – | Longbridge | 1995 | 2020 | Demolished December 2020. | [413] |
53= | Birmingham | 32= | Arconic Aluminium Chimney 1 | Chimney | 50 | 165 | – | Kitts Green | 1938 | 2018 | Demolished May 2018. | [414] |
Birmingham | Arconic Aluminium Chimney 2 | Chimney | 50 | 165 | – | Kitts Green | 1938 | 2018 | Demolished May 2018. | [415] | ||
Birmingham | Arconic Aluminium Chimney 3 | Chimney | 50 | 165 | – | Kitts Green | 1938 | 2018 | Demolished May 2018. | [416] | ||
Birmingham | Eden Tower | Residential | 50 | 165 | 18 | Edgbaston | 1964 | 2014 | Demolished March 2014. | [417] | ||
Coventry | 7 | Courtaulds | Chimney | 50 | 164 | – | Little Heath | 1924 | 2010 | Demolished in March 2010. | [418] | |
South Staffordshire | 2 | SI Group UK | Chimney | 50 | 164 | – | Four Ashes | c.1960 | 2013 | Demolished in February 2013. | [419] |
List: Timeline of tallest buildings and structures
This is a list of the tallest surviving free-standing buildings or structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area constructed during each of the UK's major architectural periods, listed in chronological order. Buildings are only included where their existing highest point was built during the period and in the architectural style stated.
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410 – 1066 | Anglo-Saxon | Anglo-Saxon | c.410 – c.1066 | Wolverhampton | St Peter's High Cross | Monument | ![]() | ~4 | ~13 | c.996 | Although the West Midlands lies at the heart of the ancient Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia, there is little architecture evidence from this period to be found in the region. An exception is St Peter’s High Cross, also known as the Wolverhampton Pillar, the shaft of a highly decorated Anglian High cross which still stands in its original location in the churchyard of St Peter's Collegiate Church. It is a scheduled ancient monument. | [420] |
1066 – 1485 | Medieval | Norman (English Romanesque) | c.1066 – c.1189 | Warwick | St Mary’s Church, Stoneleigh | Place of worship | ![]() | ~15 | ~49 | c.1180 | Located in the small village of Stoneleigh-in-Arden in Warwickshire, 4.5 miles (7.25 km) south of Coventry, Grade I listed Church of St Mary is one of several surviving Norman churches in the region. Built in the late 1100s, it is ambitious for its date, with its red sandstone ashlar chancel, nave and west tower. Nearby St. Mary's Church in Cubbington is of a similar age and size. | [421] |
Fortified | c.1066 – c.1485 | Warwick | Warwick Castle | Castle | ![]() | 44 | 144 | c.1360 | Warwick Castle was established by William the Conqueror in 1068. Originally a motte-and-bailey castle, it was replaced by a stone keep during the reign of King Henry II (1154–1189) and later fortified by Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (1330–1360) with a gatehouse, barbican, and two main towers. Ceaser's Tower is the taller of the two towers, although Guy's Tower appears more prominent on the skyline due to its elevated setting. At a height of 44 metres (144 feet), it makes Warwick Castle the tallest medieval castle in the UK. | [422] | ||
Early English Gothic | c.1189 – c.1307 | Birmingham | St Laurence's Church | Place of Worship | ![]() | ~14 | ~46 | c.1230 | Grade I listed Church of St Laurence in Northfield dates from the 12th century and contains some of the finest Early English work in the West Midlands. | [423] | ||
Decorated Gothic | c.1307 – c.1377 | Wolverhampton | St Peter's Church | Place of worship | ![]() | 37 | 120 | c.1350 | St Peter’s Church is built of red sandstone on an elevated site in the centre of the city. The oldest part of the building above ground is the crossing under the tower, which probably dates from around 1200. Much of the Church was rebuilt and extended in the 14th century, in a Decorated style, with the upper part of the tower being rebuilt from about 1475 to a height of 37 metres (120 feet). It remained the tallest building in Wolverhampton until the completion of St John’s Church in 1776. | [424] | ||
Perpendicular Gothic | c.1377 – c.1547 | Coventry | The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael | Ruin | ![]() | 88 | 289 | c1425 | The Old Cathedral Church of St Michael's was a 14th-century Gothic church designed in the perpendicular style. It was one of the largest parish churches in England when, in 1918, it was elevated to cathedral status on the creation of the Diocese of Coventry. This cathedral now stands ruined, having been bombed during World War II, but the spire remains the tallest in Coventry and the third tallest in England. | [425] | ||
Vernacular | c.1450 – c.1630 | Sandwell | Oak House, West Bromwich | House / Museum | ![]() | ~13 | ~42 | c.1620 | Many of the finest examples of late medieval half-timbering in the region can be found in and around Solihull and Warwick. However, the unusual prospect tower atop Grade II* listed Oak House in West Bromwich elevates the height of this former yeoman’s house above its better-known peers. Restored in 1898, the house is now run as a museum. | [426] | ||
1485 – 1603 | Tudor | Early Tudor (transitional) | c.1485 – c.1560 | Stratford-upon-Avon | Coughton Court | Country House | ![]() | ~20 | ~66 | 1536 | Coughton Court is an English Tudor country house situated on the main road between Studley and Alcester in Warwickshire, built between 1509–1536. It is a Grade I listed building. The house has a long crenellated façade directly facing the main road, at the centre of which is the Tudor Gatehouse, dating from after 1536; this has hexagonal turrets and oriel windows in the English Renaissance style. The Gatehouse is the oldest part of the house and is flanked by later wings. | [427] |
Fortified (Tudor) | c.1485 – c.1603 | Warwick | Leicester’s Gatehouse | Castle | ![]() | 18 | 59 | 1571 | Leicester's Gatehouse is one of the few parts of Kenilworth castle to remain completely intact. It was built by Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester to provide a fashionable entrance to the castle from the direction of Coventry. The external design, with its three-storey stone tower and four octagonal corner turrets, echoes the medieval fortified style popular a century or more before, while the interior is designed in the Elizabethan fashion of the time. | [428] | ||
Elizabethan | c.1547 – c.1603 | Stratford-upon-Avon | Charlecote Park | Country House | ![]() | ~16 | ~52 | 1558 | Charlecote Park is located on the banks of the River Avon in the village of Charlecote, on the border between Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick districts. It was built in 1558 by Sir Thomas Lucy, and although the house was modified by successive generations of the Lucy family, the outline of the original Elizabethan house remains. It is a fine example of an Elizabethan prodigy house and a Grade I listed building. | [429] | ||
1603 – 1714 | Stuart | Jacobean | c.1603 – c.1630 | Birmingham | Aston Hall | Prodigy House / Museum | ![]() | ~23 | ~75 | 1635 | Designed by John Thorpe and built between 1618 and 1635 for Sir Thomas Holte, Grade I listed Aston Hall is one of the last great Jacobean prodigy houses and the largest of its type in the region. Located two miles to the north of Birmingham city centre in Aston Park, it is now a community museum and visitor attraction managed by the Birmingham Museums Trust. | [430] |
Post-medieval Gothic (incl. Gothic Survival; Gothic-Renaissance) | c.1600 – c.1820 | Warwick | Collegiate Church of St Mary | Place of worship | ![]() | 53 | 174 | 1704 | Although classically inspired architecture began to supplant Gothic in the 17th century, some regional architects continued to work in Gothic styles, employing traditional gothic designs or fusing gothic features with the classical zeitgeist. The Collegiate Church of St Mary is an outstanding example of the latter, rebuilt in 1704 in a Gothic-Renaissance style following the Great Fire of Warwick in 1693. The building was designed by William Wilson and may have been supervised by Sir Christopher Wren. Its unique 53-metre tower is gothic in appearance but incorporates classical detailing. | [431] | ||
Early English Classical (incl. Cromwellian) | c.1625 – c.1660 | Redditch | Norgrove Court | Country House | ![]() | ~15 | ~49 | 1649 | Norgrove Court is one of a number of classically influenced houses built across the region prior to the Restoration period of 1660. It features sandstone ashlar dressings, a hipped roof with dormer windows, and rows of sash-window bays in a quasi-Mannerist style. The vast central chimney stack raises the overall height of the building above similar houses of the period, for example Blyth Hall in Warwickshire. It is the only Grade I-listed building in the district of Redditch. | [432] | ||
Carolean (Restoration) | c.1660 – c.1690 | Stratford-upon-Avon | Ragley Hall | Country House | ![]() | ~22 | ~72 | 1683 | Ragley Hall is located near Alcester, around 8km south of Redditch. It was designed for Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway by Roger or William Hurlbut circa 1677 and modified by the scientist and amateur architect Dr Robert Hooke in 1678. The mansion comprises a double-pile house with corner pavilions and a full-height portico supported on Ionic columns. It is a Grade I listed building and the ancestral seat of the Marquess of Hertford. | [433] | ||
English Baroque | c.1690 – c.1730 | Birmingham | Cathedral Church of St Philip | Place of worship | ![]() | 40 | 131 | 1715 | The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip is the Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Birmingham, having been granted cathedral status in 1905. Built between 1711 and 1715, it was the city's tallest building for 52 years, until it was supplanted by the 58 metre (190 feet) spire of Parish Church of SS Peter and Paul in 1777. It is a Grade I listed building. | <ref"St Philip's Cathedral". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.</ref> | ||
1714 – 1837 | Georgian | Neo-Palladian | c.1715 – c.1760 | Bromsgrove | Hagley Hall | Country House | ![]() | ~23 | ~76 | 1760 | The fashion for Neo-Palladian houses started in London around 1720 and spread to the provinces in the years that followed. Designed by Sanderson Miller for George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, Hagley Hall was built between 1754 and 1760, and has been described as the last of England’s great Palladian houses. Notable Neo-Palladian features include the Venetian windows and the corner towers with pyramidal roofs, which have since been restored. It is a Grade I listed building. | [434] |
Georgian Neoclassical | c.1750 – c.1840 | Wolverhampton | Church of St John in the Square | Place of worship | ![]() | 50 | 164 | 1776 | St. John's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish church, built between 1758 and 1776 in the neoclassical style. It is the second oldest church in Wolverhampton City Centre and the first to be built within its own square. It is believed Roger Eykyn, who was the building contractor, used the design as a model for St. Paul's Church in Birmingham, which was built between 1777 and 1779. However, the lofty spire of St. John’s is marginally the taller of the two. | [435] | ||
Early Gothic Revival (incl. ‘Strawberry Hill’ Gothic; Gothick) | c.1750 – c.1810 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Arbury Hall | Country House | ![]() | ~12 | ~39 | 1803 | Arbury Hall was originally a three-storey Elizabethan house built on the site of the 12th-century Augustinian Priory of Arbury. In 1750, then owner Sir Roger Newdigate began major alterations to the property in the 18th-century Gothic Revival style, which continued until his death in 1806. The refronted mansion incorporates crenellated parapets with pinnacle finials, traceried windows and other gothic ornaments typical of the ‘Strawberry Hill Gothic’ style. It is a Grade I listed building. | [436] | ||
Regency (Classical Revival) | c.1810 – c.1840 | Warwick | Parade, Royal Leamington Spa | Residential | ![]() | ~20 | ~66 | 1810–1840 | The mineral spring bathhouses of Royal Leamington Spa became fashionable during the Regency era and this is reflected in the classical architecture of the town. Many of its grandest stucco-fronted Regency buildings are located on the main thoroughfare, Parade, although similarly proportioned residential terraces can be found around the town, including Grade II* listed Royal Terrace (formerly Newbold Terrace) and Lansdowne Circus. | [437] | ||
Greek Neoclassical | c.1810 – c.1880 | Birmingham | St Thomas' Church | Ruin | ![]() | ~40 | ~131 | 1829 | St Thomas’ was a Commissioners' church constructed between 1826 and 1829. At the time it was the largest church in Birmingham. Although architect Thomas Rickman was noted for his contribution to Gothic revivalism, St Thomas’ neoclassical design took its cues from Greek revivalism, typical of the Regency period. In 1940, the building was largely destroyed during the Birmingham Blitz. The remaining portico and tower, rising to 40 metres, have been preserved and form part of St. Thomas' Peace Garden. | [438] | ||
Regency (Medieval Revival) | c.1810 – c.1840 | Birmingham | St Mary's College, Oscott | Education | ![]() | ~26 | ~85 | 1838 | Grade II* listed St Mary's College is the Roman Catholic seminary of the Archdiocese of Birmingham. It was designed by Joseph Potter of Lichfield and built between 1835 and 1838. The tudor building envisaged by Potter was supplemented by the decorative input of Augustus Pugin, forming a unique combination of medieval and Gothic Revival architecture in red brick and stone. This fusion of styles marks a step change from the early Gothic Revival of the Georgian era to the High Victorian Gothic of the mid-to-late 19th century. | [439] | ||
1837 – 1901 | Victorian | Romanesque Revival | c.1840 – c.1925 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Bedworth Water Tower | Water Tower | ![]() | 45 | 148 | 1898 | This Grade II listed former water tower was built in 1898 provide the people of Bedworth with clean drinking water. Designed in a simplified Romanesque style, its six high-storey bond brick tower and steep pagoda-style roof make it the tallest free-standing structure in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district. In 2015 the tower was sold to be converted into luxury apartments, but development is yet to begin. | [440] |
Victorian Gothic Revival (incl. Early English; Decorated; Perpendicular) | c.1840 – c.1900 | Birmingham | St Martin’s in the Bullring | Place of worship | ![]() | 61 | 200 | 1855 | St Martin in the Bull Ring is the original parish church of Birmingham and stands between the Bull Ring Shopping Centre and the markets. The present Victorian Gothic church was rebuilt by architect J. A. Chatwin on the site of a 13th-century predecessor, although the eighteenth-century tower and spire were preserved. St Martin’s supplanted the Church of SS Peter & Paul in Aston as the tallest building in Birmingham, which it remained for 53 years. | [441] | ||
Renaissance Revival (incl. Italianate; Neo-Baroque) | c.1850 – c.1890 | Birmingham | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | Civic building | ![]() | 45 | 148 | 1885 | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery was built to extend the Council House, which had been completed in 1879. Designed by Yeoville Thomason, the building follows the Neo-Baroque design of the Council House, with entry through a two-storeyed portico with sculptured pediment. Directly to the left of the entrance is the 45-metre clock tower with tiled roof known locally as 'Big Brum'. | [442] | ||
High Victorian Gothic (Ruskinian Gothic) (incl. French and Italian styles) | c.1850 – c.1880 | Wolverhampton | St Luke's Church | Place of worship | ![]() | 52 | 170 | 1861 | St Luke's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church designed in the Ruskinian style by G. T. Robinson of Leamington Spa, and consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 18 July 1861. At 52 metres, its polychrome spire with Gothic detailing is the tallest structure of its type in the region, surpassing those exemplified by Martin & Chamberlain’s Birmingham Board Schools such as Oozells Street and Icknield Street. | [443] | ||
Eclectic | c.1860 – c.1910 | Birmingham | Methodist Central Hall | Hall | ![]() | 56 | 131 | 1904 | Methodist Central Hall is a Grade II* listed red brick and terracotta building located at the northern end of Corporation Street. It was built between 1903 and 1904 to complement the Victoria Law Courts on the opposite side of the street, but unlike the Victorian-gothic courts is built in an eclectic style with baroque detailing, swinging voussoirs, paired ionic columns, domed corner turrets and a 56-metre tower rising to a square belfry. The main hall was designed to seat 2,000 people but the building has remained empty since 2015. | [444] | ||
British Arts and Crafts movement (incl. British Queen Anne Revival) | c.1870 – c.1940 | Birmingham | St Agatha's Church | Place of worship | ![]() | 37 | 120 | 1901 | Designed by the noted Birmingham architect, William Bidlake, St Agatha’s church is an expression of the Arts & Crafts approach to Gothic architecture at the end of the 19th century, combining red and blue brick with decorative stone features. It is a Grade I listed building. | [445] | ||
Tudor Revival (incl. Old English; Mock Tudor; Tudorbethan) | c.1890 – c.1920 | Coventry | Old Council House | Government | ![]() | ~32 | ~105 | 1917 | The Grade II-listed Coventry Council House was designed in the Elizabethan style by Edward Garrett and Henry Walter Simister. The building is faced in stone and decorated with turrets and crenellations, oriel and bay windows, and a corner clock tower rising to a height of around 32 metres, making it the tallest example of Tudor Revival architecture in the region. | [446] | ||
1901 – 1910 | Edwardian | Edwardian Classicism (incl. Edwardian Baroque) | c.1901 – c.1914 | Birmingham | Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower | Education | ![]() | 100 | 131 | 1908 | Forming the centrepiece of Chancellor’s Court on the University of Birmingham’s main campus, “Old Joe” was designed by architects Aston Webb and Ingress Bell and constructed between 1900 and 1908, helping to popularise the term "Red Brick" university. The 100-metre campanile was modelled on the Torre del Mangia in Siena and remained the tallest building in Birmingham until 1965. | [447] |
1910 – 2000 | Modern | Industrial | c.1910 – c.1950 | South Staffordshire | Baggeridge Brick Chimney | Chimney | ![]() | 65 | 213 | c.1937 | In 1937, Baggeridge Brickworks was built next to the Earl of Dudley's coal pits at Gospel End, Sedgely, and continued to manufacture bricks until its takeover by Wienerberger AG in 2007. The site has since been transformed into a craft village and residential development adjacent to Baggeridge Country Park, and the 65-metre (213 feet) chimney remains one of the few visual reminders of the area’s industrial past. It is the tallest structure of its type in the region. | [448] |
Art Deco | c.1920 – c.1940 | Birmingham | Heritage Building (Queen Elizabeth Hospital) | Education | ![]() | ~54 | ~177 | 1938 | The main building, including the clock tower, was constructed between 1933 and 1938 as a wing of the old Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The new 600-bed Hospital Centre building was designed by architectural firm Lanchester and Lodge. Completed in 1938, the medical school building and hospital opened simultaneously. | [145] | ||
Functionalist | c.1930 – c.1980 | Birmingham | BT Tower | Communications Tower | ![]() | 152 | 499 | 1965 | BT Tower is currently the tallest structure in Birmingham city centre. Construction of the tower commenced in July 1963 and was completed in September 1965. At one time the Post Office wanted to increase the height from 500 feet (150 m), which had been agreed by the Ministry of Aviation, to 600 feet (180 m), but this was refused to avoid non-standard procedures for aircraft on the approach to Birmingham Airport. | [449] | ||
International Style | c.1930 – c.1980 | Birmingham | McLaren Building | Office | ![]() | 69 | 226 | 1972 | The 21-storey McLaren Building characterises the rectangular footprint, box-shaped form and grid-like glass and steel facade of the post-war, international-style commercial high rise. Designed by Paul Bonham Associates and built in 1972 for HSBC, the thin, brown-tinted slab is currently the 21st tallest occupied building in Birmingham. | [450] | ||
Brutalist | c.1950 – c.1980 | Birmingham | Centre City Tower | Office | ![]() | 76 | 249 | 1975 | The tallest of several remaining Brutalist office buildings in the centre of Birmingham, Centre City was designed by Richard Seifert & Partners. The complex consists of two buildings, the Tower and the Podium. The Podium is a low-rise building that surrounds the Tower base, but (with the exception of fire escapes) there is no direct connection between the two. This arrangement means that the first floor of the Tower is at approximately seventh-floor level when compared with other buildings. | [451] | ||
Late Modernist | c.1950 – c.1980 | Birmingham | Alpha Tower | Office | ![]() | 100 | 328 | 1973 | Alpha Tower is a Grade II listed office skyscraper designed by the Birmingham-born architect George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners and was the former headquarters of ATV (Associated Television). Marsh’s architectural influences are said to have included Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer and the American architectural practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, marking a departure from the Brutalist movement of the time. Prior to the completion of 103 Colmore Row in 2021, Alpha Tower was the tallest commercial building in the city and one of only three commercial buildings outside of London to reach a height of 100 metres. | [452] | ||
Structural Expressionist (High-tech) | c.1960 – Present | Birmingham | International Convention Centre (ICC) | Conference facility | ![]() | ~25 | ~82 | 1991 | The International Convention Centre (ICC) is a major conference venue owned and operated by the NEC Group. Designed by Percy Thomas Partnership, the main entrance is marked by blue-tinted windows and exposed stantions, while inside the building, connecting bridges and walkways criss-cross the atrium. The centre incorporates Symphony Hall, which has since been redesigned with a dedicated front entrance. | [453] | ||
1970 – Present | Postmodern | International Postmodern | c.1970 – c.2000 | Birmingham | Colmore Gate | Office | ![]() | 70 | 230 | 1992 | One of the few tall buildings to be constructed in Birmingham during the 1980s and 1990s, Colmore Gate draws on Art Deco features within its postmodern aesthetic. Its glazed appearance bears a notable resemblance to Philip Johnson's PPG Place in Pittsburg. | [454] |
New Classical (Neotraditional; Neohistoric) | c.1970 – Present | Birmingham | Three Brindleyplace | Mixed-use | ![]() | 55 | 180 | 1998 | Brindleyplace is a large mixed-use canalside development in the Westside district of Birmingham. A variety of architects were commissioned to design buildings in a range of architectural styles. Situated between the canal and Central Square, Three Brindleyplace was designed by Demetri Porphyrios, an exponent of New Classical Architecture, and this is reflected in the Venetian Palazzo-style facade of the building. Its 55-metre (180 feet) clock tower makes it the second tallest building in the complex. | [455] | ||
Deconstructive | c.1980 – Present | Birmingham | The Cube | Mixed-use | ![]() | 71 | 231 | 2010 | The Cube is a 25-storey mixed-use development in the centre of Birmingham, designed by Ken Shuttleworth of Make Architects. In an ironic postmodern twist, the outer cladding – a kaleidoscope of glazed and gold colour anodised aluminium panels – obscures the fact that the building is not, in fact, cuboid, but a deconstructed crown sitting atop a glazed atrium. | [456] | ||
2000 – Present | Contemporary | Sustainable | c.2000 – Present | Coventry | Lanchester Library | Education | ![]() | ~30 | ~98 | 2000 | Opened in September 2000 on the Coventry University campus, the Frederick Lanchester Library is the largest deep-plan stack-ventilated building in Europe. The library, conceptualised by Short & Associates, is designed to maximise the use of natural daylight and features sustainable power and network infrastructures. The building’s 30-metre elevated air-conditioned vents are fundamental to its energy saving design. | [457] |
Biomorphic | c.2000 – Present | Birmingham | Selfridges Building | Retail | ![]() | ~35 | ~115 | 2003 | Designed by British-based Czech architect Jan Kaplický of (Future Systems), the iconic building is the part of the Bullring Shopping Centre that houses the Selfridges Department Store. It is one of the world's leading examples of "Blobitecture", a neofuturist architectural movement based on amoeba-shaped forms. Its biomorphic façade comprises 15,000 anodised aluminium discs mounted on a blue background. | [458] | ||
Modular | c.2000 – Present | Wolverhampton | Victoria Hall | Student accommodation | ![]() | 76 | 249 | 2009 | Victoria Hall is a modular complex comprising four blocks of student accommodation, the tallest of which is 25 stories. When the building was completed in 2009, it held the world record for overall height and number of stories in a residential building constructed principally off-site. It remains the tallest modular structure in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area and the tallest habitable building in Wolverhampton. | [459] | ||
Neofuturist | c.2000 – Present | Birmingham | Bournville College | Education | ![]() | 30 | 99 | 2011 | Designed by global architecture and design practice Broadway Malyan, this landmark campus in Longbridge is set in 4.2 acres of grounds on the site of the former MG Rover automobile factory and is home to 15,000 students. The building is hinged around a linear central spine which houses classrooms, and is described as one of the most contemporary learning environments in Europe. | [460] | ||
Neomodern | c.2000 – Present | Birmingham | The Mercian | Residential | ![]() | 132 | 433 | 2021 | Designed by Glenn Howells Architects, The Mercian (right) is a 42-storey skyscraper located on Broad Street in the Westside district of Birmingham. It is the tallest habitable building, and second tallest built structure, in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. | [461] | ||
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See also
- List of tallest buildings in Europe
- List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
- List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom
- List of tallest buildings by United Kingdom settlement
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage
- List of tallest church buildings in the United Kingdom
- Architecture of Birmingham
- History of Birmingham
- History of Coventry
Notes
- A.1 Items in this list include landmark buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area, where the height of the building is supported by an appropriate reference. For concision, the mid-rise suburban tower blocks located across the region have been omitted from this section. A full list of these towers, approximately one hundred in number, can be found at Emporis.[462]
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