List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham

This article is about the tallest buildings in the English city of Birmingham. For buildings in the U.S. city of the same name, see List of tallest buildings in Birmingham, Alabama.

This list of tallest buildings in Birmingham ranks skyscrapers and other structures by height in Birmingham, England.

High-rise development in Birmingham was most active during the post-war development phase of the 1960s when many box-shaped, concrete towers were constructed; this included many tower blocks housing flats. These towers are now either being demolished or renovated; for instance, The Rotunda on New Street has undergone a dramatic makeover.

High-rise development slowed during the 1980s and early 1990s, but is increasing again with the recent completion of 10 Holloway Circus and the Orion Building and many proposed projects in development areas such as the Eastside. Many of these new high-rises contain residential properties, which are promoting city living. The Snowhill development will also dramatically increase the office space available in the city centre; Birmingham hopes to capitalise on its recent good fortunes of attracting overseas investment. The planned High Speed 2 railway linking London to Birmingham and beyond will be an additional marketing tool that Birmingham will hope to capitalise on. There are three buildings that have been approved for construction which are taller than 10 Holloway Circus, which is currently the tallest habitable building in Birmingham.

In recent years, Birmingham City Council has relaxed its attitude towards tall skyscrapers. However, some restrictions remain. The city centre is located on a 361 ft (110m) sandstone ridge and as a result, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has imposed a maximum building height limit at 794 ft (242m). Prospects of building between 427 ft (130m) to 574 ft (175m) would normally require consultation with Birmingham Airport. Skyscraper proposals with heights between 574 ft (175m) to 794 ft (242m) would require consultation with the CAA.[1] It is not known why these restrictions are in place, considering the fact that the city centre is not on the approach path to the airport.

There are currently two skyscrapers with a height of 100 metres (328 ft) or more,[2] and 191 high-rise buildings with a height of at least 35 metres (115 ft) or more.[3]

The skyline of Birmingham City Centre in June 2012.

Tallest buildings and structures

This list ranks externally complete Birmingham buildings and free-standing structures that stand more than 50 metres (164 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Buildings that have been demolished are not included.

Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year Coordinates Notes
1 BT Tower Telecommunication 152 499 1966
52°29′01″N 1°54′15″W / 52.483547°N 1.904303°W / 52.483547; -1.904303
 [4]
2 10 Holloway Circus Hotel/Residential 130 427 40 2005
52°16′59″N 1°32′26″W / 52.283146°N 1.54059°W / 52.283146; -1.54059
 [5]
3 Alpha Tower Office 100 328 28 1973
52°17′03″N 1°32′32″W / 52.2843°N 1.5423°W / 52.2843; -1.5423
 [6]
4 Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower Clock Tower 99 325 1908
52°26′59″N 1°55′50″W / 52.449844°N 1.930674°W / 52.449844; -1.930674
 [7]
5= Orion Building Residential 90 295 28 2007
52°17′02″N 1°32′54″W / 52.283895°N 1.54847°W / 52.283895; -1.54847
 [8]
5= Clydesdale Tower Residential 90 295 32 1972
52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W / 52.47449°N 1.90132°W / 52.47449; -1.90132
 [9]
5= Cleveland Tower Residential 90 295 32 1971
52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W / 52.47449°N 1.90132°W / 52.47449; -1.90132
 [10]
8 The Rotunda Residential 81 266 23 1965
52°17′03″N 1°32′04″W / 52.284203°N 1.534340°W / 52.284203; -1.534340
 [11]
9 Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant Chimney 80 262 N/A 1996
52°27′34″N 1°50′36″W / 52.459382°N 1.843248°W / 52.459382; -1.843248
 [12]
10= Centre City Tower Office 76 249 21 1975
52°17′00″N 1°32′08″W / 52.283366°N 1.535461°W / 52.283366; -1.535461
 [13]
10= Five Ways Tower Office 76 249 22 1979
52°16′54″N 1°32′45″W / 52.281674°N 1.545878°W / 52.281674; -1.545878
 [14]
12= Hyatt Regency Hotel 75 246 24 1990
52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W / 52.477933°N 1.908907°W / 52.477933; -1.908907
 [15]
12= Two Snowhill Office 75 246 15 2013
52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W / 52.477933°N 1.908907°W / 52.477933; -1.908907
 [16]
14 1 Snow Hill Plaza Hotel 72 236 20 1973
52°17′43″N 1°32′07″W / 52.29539°N 1.535394°W / 52.29539; -1.535394
 [17]
15 The Cube Office/Residential/Commercial 70.4 231 23 2010
52°28′30″N 1°54′25″W / 52.4750°N 1.9070°W / 52.4750; -1.9070
 [18]
16= Londonderry House Residential/Car Park 70 230 17
52°28′56″N 1°53′34″W / 52.482236°N 1.892894°W / 52.482236; -1.892894
 [19]
16= Colmore Gate Office 70 230 15 1992
52°17′08″N 1°32′06″W / 52.285665°N 1.534948°W / 52.285665; -1.534948
 [20]
16= Quayside Tower Office 70 230 18 1965
52°17′02″N 1°32′38″W / 52.283803°N 1.543963°W / 52.283803; -1.543963
 [21]
19= The McLaren Building Office 69 226 21 1979
52°17′08″N 1°32′00″W / 52.285546°N 1.533231°W / 52.285546; -1.533231
 [22]
19= Metropolitan House Office 69 226 19 1974
52°16′56″N 1°33′04″W / 52.282345°N 1.551061°W / 52.282345; -1.551061
 [23]
19= Edgbaston House Office 69 226 18 1976
52°16′56″N 1°33′11″W / 52.282252°N 1.552945°W / 52.282252; -1.552945
 [24]
22 Midland Building Office 67 220 17 1967
52°28′36″N 1°54′01″W / 52.476578°N 1.900378°W / 52.476578; -1.900378
 [25]
23 Bank House Office 66 217 20 1967
52°28′49″N 1°53′51″W / 52.480397°N 1.897538°W / 52.480397; -1.897538
 [26]
24 Brindley House Mixed 65 213 18 1967
52°29′01″N 1°54′18″W / 52.483602°N 1.905036°W / 52.483602; -1.905036
 [27]
25= Fifty4 Hagley Road Office 64 210 18 1976
52°28′18″N 1°55′27″W / 52.471680°N 1.924188°W / 52.471680; -1.924188
 [28]
25= Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Broad Street - Cumberland House Hotel 64 210 18 1964
52°28′30″N 1°54′50″W / 52.475069°N 1.913881°W / 52.475069; -1.913881
 [29]
25= Chamberlain Hall - The Vale Student Accommodation 64 210 21 2015
52°27′47″N 1°55′21″W / 52.463140°N 1.922594°W / 52.463140; -1.922594
 [30]
27= Centenary Plaza Residential / Hotel 63 207 20 2002
52°28′36″N 1°54′25″W / 52.476567°N 1.906872°W / 52.476567; -1.906872
 [31]
27= Queen Elizabeth Hospital Public Facility 63 207 14 2010
52°27′06″N 1°56′35″W / 52.451767°N 1.943083°W / 52.451767; -1.943083
29= Muirhead Tower University 62 203 15 1971
52°27′06″N 1°55′46″W / 52.451727°N 1.929350°W / 52.451727; -1.929350
 [32]
29= Cobalt Square (Hagley House) Office 62 203 17 1965
52°28′21″N 1°55′21″W / 52.472493°N 1.922618°W / 52.472493; -1.922618
 [33]
31= St Martin in the Bull Ring Place of Worship 61 200 N/A 1855
52°28′37″N 1°53′37″W / 52.477045°N 1.893508°W / 52.477045; -1.893508
 [34]
31= Trident House Residential 61 200 19 1981
52°28′31″N 1°54′41″W / 52.475359°N 1.911472°W / 52.475359; -1.911472
 [35]
31= Jurys Inn Hotel 61 200 18 1975
52°28′36″N 1°54′41″W / 52.476729°N 1.911498°W / 52.476729; -1.911498
 [36]
34= Library of Birmingham Library 60 197 10 2013
52°28′47″N 1°54′31″W / 52.479772°N 1.908491°W / 52.479772; -1.908491
 [37]
34= James Watt and William Murdoch Residences Residential 60 197 18 2010
52°29′07″N 1°53′19″W / 52.485224°N 1.888473°W / 52.485224; -1.888473
 [38]
34= Mary Sturge and Harriet Martineau Residences Residential 60 197 18 2013
52°29′05″N 1°53′29″W / 52.484602°N 1.891371°W / 52.484602; -1.891371
 [39]
37= Briarley Residential 59 194 21 1966 [40]
37= Churchill House Residential 59 194 21 1966 [41]
37= Windsor House Office 59 194 14 [42]
37= Lloyd House Office 59 194 13 1964
52°29′02″N 1°53′51″W / 52.483769°N 1.897378°W / 52.483769; -1.897378
 [43]
37= Lyndon House Office 59 194 17 [44]
37= Clyde Tower Residential 59 194 20 1967 [45]
37= 11 Brindleyplace Office 59 194 13 2008
52°28′36″N 1°54′51″W / 52.476714°N 1.914253°W / 52.476714; -1.914253
44= Park Regis Birmingham (formerly Auchinleck House) Mixed 58 190 13 1964
52°28′22″N 1°55′01″W / 52.472875°N 1.916957°W / 52.472875; -1.916957
 [46]
44= Church of St Peter and St Paul Place of Worship 58 190 N/A 1480
52°30′25″N 1°52′48″W / 52.507069°N 1.879999°W / 52.507069; -1.879999
 [47]
44= Barry Jackson Tower Residential 58 190 20 1972 [48]
47= Warstone Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [49]
47= One Snowhill Mixed 57 187 12 2009
52°29′01″N 1°53′54″W / 52.483597°N 1.898223°W / 52.483597; -1.898223
 [50]
47= City Centre House Mixed 57 187 13 1965 [51]
47= Pritchett Towers Residential 57 187 20 1971 [52]
47= Hodgson Tower Residential 57 187 20 1971 [53]
47= Sapphire Tower Residential 57 187 20 1971 [54]
47= Durham Tower Residential 57 187 20 1970 [55]
47= Studley Tower Residential 57 187 20 1969 [56]
47= Victor Tower Residential 57 187 20 1969 [57]
47= Century Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968
52°27′22″N 1°54′32″W / 52.456155°N 1.908839°W / 52.456155; -1.908839
 [58]
47= Holbrooke Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968 [59]
47= Salisbury Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968 [60]
47= Brinklow Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [61]
47= Canterbury Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [62]
47= Wickets Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967
52°27′22″N 1°54′26″W / 52.456043°N 1.907304°W / 52.456043; -1.907304
 [63]
47= Wilmcote Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [64]
65 Three Brindleyplace Mixed 55 180 13 1998
52°28′42″N 1°54′48″W / 52.478393°N 1.913238°W / 52.478393; -1.913238
 [65]
66 Hive Residential 54.5 179 15 2011
52°28′54″N 1°53′22″W / 52.481591°N 1.889355°W / 52.481591; -1.889355
 [66]
67= The Colmore Building Office 54 177 14 2008
52°29′01″N 1°53′45″W / 52.483665°N 1.895918°W / 52.483665; -1.895918
 [67]
66= Albany House Mixed 54 177 12 1962 [68]
67= Norfolk Tower Residential 52 171 18 1971 [69]
67= Eight Brindleyplace Mixed 52 171 14 2002
52°28′37″N 1°54′48″W / 52.477001°N 1.913369°W / 52.477001; -1.913369
 [70]
70= Axis Office 51 167 12
52°28′38″N 1°54′17″W / 52.477201°N 1.904860°W / 52.477201; -1.904860
 [71]
70= 1 Colmore Row Office 51 167 12 2004
52°28′58″N 1°53′52″W / 52.482824°N 1.897771°W / 52.482824; -1.897771
 [72]

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

Rank Name Use Height Floors Image Notes
metres feet
1 Beorma Quarter Office 107 351 27 Estimated completion: 2018.[73]
2 Two Arena Central Office 62 204 14 Estimated completion: 2017
3 Holiday Inn Express Hotel 61 201 18 Estimated completion: 2016
4 No.1 Eastside Locks Student Accommodation 60 197 17 Estimated completion: 2017

Approved

Rank Name Use Height Floors Image Notes
metres feet
1 103 Colmore Row (New tower) Office 105.5 346 26 Approved in 2015
2 Bloc Hotel Hotel 82 270 26 Approved in 2015
3 Left Bank Residential TBA TBA 22 Approved in 2015
4 Arena Central Plot G Residential 72 236 22 Approved in 2015
5 Post and Mail Offices and residential 70 230 18 Approved in 2015[74]
6 Arena Central Plot F Hotel 65 213 18 Approved in 2012, Holiday Inn Express
7 Left Bank Hotel 59 193 18 Approved in 2015
8 Snowhill Three Office 90 295 17 Approved in 2015
9 Two Arena Central Office 55 180 18 Approved in 2015

Proposed

Rank Name Use Height Floors Image Notes
metres feet
2 Arena Central Plot E1 Residential 85.5 280 22 Proposed in 2015

Unbuilt

This lists proposals for the construction of buildings in Birmingham that were planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft), for which planning permission was rejected or which were otherwise withdrawn.

Rank Name Use Height Floors Year Image Notes
metres feet
1 VTP200 Observation Tower 200 656 10 2010 [75]
2 Arena Central Tower Office 175 574 50 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.[76]
  • Superseded by the V Building.[76]
The Birmingham Pinnacle Observation Tower 175 574 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.[77]
4 Bull Ring Tower Office 160 525 35 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.[78]

5 V Building Residential 152 499 51 Proposed in 2006.[79] A new but smaller scheme has been proposed in its place.[80]
6 Post and Mail Scheme (Tower 1 Scheme C) Office 150 492 35 2010 [81]
7 Rough Diamond Hotel Tower Hotel 120 394 [82]
Rough Diamond Office Tower Office 120 394 [83]
Rough Diamond Residential Tower Residential 120 394 [84]
10 No 1 Snow Hill Plaza Office 118 387 29 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.[85]

Demolished

This lists buildings and structures in Birmingham that were demolished or are undergoing demolition and at one time stood at least 50 metres (164 ft) in height.

Rank Name Use Completed Demolished Height Floors Image Notes
metres feet
1 103 Colmore Row Office 1976 2016 80 262 23 Undergoing demolition during 2016 [86]
2 Birmingham Post and Mail HQ Office 1964 2005 67 222 16 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).
3 Stephenson Tower Residential 1967 2011 63 207 20 Demolished in the summer of 2011 as part of site clearance for the redeveloped New Street railway station[87][88]
4 Wheel of Birmingham Ferris Wheel 2004 2006 62 203 [89]
5 Dalton Tower Residential 1971 2011 61 200 21 Demolished on 8 May 2011 in a controlled implosion as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.[90][91]
6 Lawrence Tower Residential 1971 2011 59 194 21 Demolished on 8 May 2011 in a controlled implosion as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.[90][92]
7 Stafford Tower Residential 1971 2014 58 190 21 Demolished on 27 April 2014 in a controlled implosion as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.[93]
8= Cornwall Tower Residential 1970 2014 52 171 18 Demolished 26 October 2014[94]
8= Normansell Tower Residential 1972 2012 52 171 18 Demolished 2 September 2012

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower was the tallest structure in Birmingham from 1908 until 1969

This lists free-standing structures that once held the title of tallest structure in Birmingham.

Name Location Years as tallest Height
metres / ft		 Floors Reference
St Philip's Cathedral Colmore Row 1725–1777 (52 years) 40 / 131 N/A [95]
Church of SS Peter and Paul Aston 1777–1855 (78 years) 57.9 / 190 N/A [96]
St Martin in the Bull Ring The Bull Ring 1855–1908 (53 years) 61 / 200 N/A [97]
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower University of Birmingham 1908–1966 (58 years) 99 / 325 N/A [98]
BT Tower Jewellery Quarter 1966 – present 152 / 498 N/A [99]

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.emporis.com/city/birmingham-unitedkingdom/skyscrapers
  3. ↑ http://www.emporis.com/city/birmingham-unitedkingdom/existing-buildings/10
  4. ↑ BT Tower
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Alpha Tower
  7. ↑ Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower
  8. ↑ Orion Building
  9. ↑ Clydesdale Tower
  10. ↑ Cleveland Tower
  11. ↑ The Rotunda
  12. ↑ Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant
  13. ↑ Centre City Tower
  14. ↑ Five Ways Tower
  15. ↑ Hyatt Regency
  16. ↑ Two Snowhill
  17. ↑ 1 Snow Hill Plaza
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ Londonderry House
  20. ↑ Colmore Gate
  21. ↑ Quayside Tower
  22. ↑ The McLaren Building
  23. ↑ Metropolitan House
  24. ↑ Edgbaston House
  25. ↑ Midland Building
  26. ↑ Bank House
  27. ↑ Brindley House
  28. ↑ Fifty4 Hagley Road
  29. ↑ Cumberland House
  30. ↑ University of Birmingham Student Residences
  31. ↑ Centenary Plaza
  32. ↑ Muirhead Tower
  33. ↑ Hagley House
  34. ↑ St Martin in the Bull Ring
  35. ↑ Trident House
  36. ↑ Jurys Inn
  37. ↑
  38. ↑ Block A and B
  39. ↑ Block C
  40. ↑ Briarley
  41. ↑ Churchill House
  42. ↑ Churchill House
  43. ↑ Lloyd House
  44. ↑ Lyndon House
  45. ↑ Clyde Tower
  46. ↑ Lawrence Tower
  47. ↑ Church of St Peter and St Paul
  48. ↑ Barry Jackson Tower
  49. ↑ Warstone Tower
  50. ↑ One Snowhill
  51. ↑ City Centre House
  52. ↑ Pritchett Towers
  53. ↑ Hodgson Tower
  54. ↑ Sapphire Tower
  55. ↑ Durham Tower
  56. ↑ Studley Tower
  57. ↑ Victor Tower
  58. ↑ Century Tower
  59. ↑ Holbrooke Tower
  60. ↑ Salisbury Tower
  61. ↑ Brinklow Tower
  62. ↑ Canterbury Tower
  63. ↑ Wickets Tower
  64. ↑ Wilmcote Tower
  65. ↑ Three Brindleyplace
  66. ↑
  67. ↑ Colmore Plaza
  68. ↑ Albany House
  69. ↑ Norfolk Tower
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