List of tallest buildings and structures in Manchester

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Manchester ranks skyscrapers, structures and towers in the city of Manchester, England by height. Manchester is a major city and metropolitan borough with a population of 510,772 (2012 est.).^[1] It is at the centre of the wider Greater Manchester Urban Area which had a population of 2.55 million according to the United Kingdom Census 2011. Manchester is historically notable for being the world’s first industrialised city^[2] and for the subsequent leading role it played during the Industrial Revolution. The city centre, the location of most of Manchester's tallest buildings and structures, is a regional central business district.^[3] For completed buildings, this list includes the year of completion, the height in metres and feet and its current usage. The tallest building in the United Kingdom outside London, the city's Beetham Tower, was completed in October 2006. It is 47 storeys and 169 metres (554 ft) high and consists of residential apartments and a Hilton Hotel.^[4] On the list of tallest structures are the 19th century Manchester Town Hall and the Refuge Assurance Building (now more commonly known as the Palace Hotel) from the early 20th century. The Manchester Assize Courts, once the tallest building in the city at 85 metres, was demolished after suffering unrepairable damage during the Manchester Blitz.

One of the first proposed skyscrapers in the city was the Quay Street Tower, projected to be completed in 1948, which would have stood at 110 metres (361 ft) and would have been the tallest tower in Europe.^[5] The proposal was rejected and said to be inconsiderate, as much of the city was still rebuilding after the Manchester Blitz of the Second World War.^[5] Most of Manchester's current towers were built during the 1960s and 1970s. This included the 118-metre (387 ft) CIS Tower, the UK's tallest building outside London for 43 years.^[6]

One major advantage Manchester has is that, unlike most major cities in the UK, there are no height restrictions and adopt a laissez-faire attitude towards city centre high rises. As a result, in the 2000s (decade), there has been a renewed interest in building skyscrapers in Manchester and other cities in Britain.^[7] Several residential, hotel and office developments are under construction or have recently been built in the city centre, including the Beetham Tower.^[4]

There are currently four skyscrapers with a height of 100 metres (328 ft) or more,^[8][9] this is the highest amount of any city in the United Kingdom outside London. Some analysts have suggested that if all current plans come to fruition, there could be 25 towers over 100m in Greater Manchester.^[10]

Tallest buildings and structures

This list ranks externally complete Manchester buildings and free-standing structures that stand at least 50 metres (164 ft), based on standard height measurement.^[11][12] 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	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Beetham Tower		169 (554)	47	2006	Currently the UK's 10th tallest building and the tallest outside London.[13][14]
2	CIS Tower		118 (387)	25	1962	Was the country's tallest building upon completion. Currently the country's tallest office building outside London.[15][16]
3	17 New Wakefield Street		109 (358)	32	2012	[17]
4	City Tower		107 (351)	30	1965	[18][19] To the top of the radio antenna mast City Tower is 123 m (404 ft).[20]
5	Arndale House		90 (295)	21	1979	[21][22]
6	Manchester Town Hall Clock Tower		87 (285)	N/A	1877
7=	Manchester One (formerly Portland Tower)		80 (262)	22	1962	[23][24]
	Civil Justice Centre		80 (262)	17	2007	[25][26]
9	3 Hardman Street		75 (246)	18	2009	[27][28]
10	Church of St Mary		73.5 (241)	N/A	1858	[29]
11	HMP Manchester Tower		73 (239)	N/A	1869	[30]
12	One Angel Square		72.5 (238)	15	2012	[31]
13	Great Northern Tower		72 (236)	25	2006	[32][33]
14=	Jefferson Place		70 (230)	21	2007	[34][35]
	City of Manchester Stadium		70 (230)	N/A	2002	[36][37] Currently being enlarged to increase capacity from 48,000 to 62,000.[38]
16	The Light House		67 (220)	19	2008	[39][40]
17	Palace Hotel Clock Tower		66 (217)	N/A	1912	[41][42]
18=	Cypress Place		65 (213)	20	2009	[43][44]
	Britton House		65 (213)	21	2009	[45][46]
	Victoria Mills		65 (213)	N/A	1873	[47]
21=	111 Piccadilly		64 (210)	18	1965	[48][49]
	Skyline Central		64 (210)	20	2007	[50][51]
	Albert Bridge House		64 (210)	18	1959	[52][53]
	Tempus Tower		64 (210)	20	2006	[54][55]
	ISIS Wharf Tower		64 (210)	21	2008	[56][57]
26	Peninsula Building		62.5 (205)	12	2009	[58][59]
27	No. 1 Deansgate		62 (203)	17	2002	[60][61]
28	Owens Park Tower		61 (200)	19	1964	Planned to be demolished [62][63][64]
29=	Maths and Social Sciences Building		60 (197)	17	1968	[65]
	Chancery Place		60 (197)	15	2008	[66]
	One St Peter's Square		60 (197)	14	2014	[67]
	St James's Buildings		60 (197)	9	1912	[68]
33	Lowry House		58 (190)	15	1973	[69][70]
34	UNITE Tower		57 (188)	19	2007	[71][72]
	ATS Site Block 1		57 (188)	18	2008	[73]
	3 Piccadilly Place		57 (188)	13	2008	[74][75][76]
	Minshull Street Courts Clock Tower		57 (188)	N/A	1871	[77][78]
38	Leftbank Apartments		56 (184)	16	2006	[79][80]
	Ramada Renaissance Hotel		56 (184)	15	1972	[81][82]
	Church of the Holy Name of Jesus		56 (184)	N/A	1928	[83][84]
41=	St James's House		55 (180)	17	1964	[85][86]
	1 New York Street		55 (180)	13	2009	[87]
	Bank Chambers		55 (180)	13	1971	[88][89]
	Royal Exchange Theatre		55 (180)	8	1922	[90]
45	No. 1 Marsden Street		53 (174)	12	2002	[91][92]
46	82 King Street		52 (171)	13	1995	[93][94]
47	ATS Site Block 2		51 (167)	16	2008	[95]

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Manchester and are planned to rise at least 50 metres (164 ft). Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are listed above.

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved for construction in Manchester and are planned to rise at least 50 metres (164 ft).

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Manchester and are planned to rise at least 50 metres (164 ft).

Unbuilt

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

Demolished

Rank	Name	Use	Completed	Demolished	Height		Floors	Image	Notes
					metres	feet
1	Manchester Assize Courts	Government	1864	1957	85	278	7		Once the tallest building in Manchester. Damaged beyond repair during the Manchester Blitz and demolished in 1957 after World War II.[126]
2	Mathematics Tower	University	1968	2005	75	246	18		[127]
3	B of the Bang	Monuments	2005	2009	55	180			Was the tallest sculpture in the UK. The sculpture was cut up and put in storage in 2009 due to the spikes that form it falling off on several occasions since completion, making it unsafe.[128]

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

Manchester's skyline has been built up mostly over recent years. The CIS Tower kept the title of tallest building in Manchester for 44 years until the Beetham Tower was completed in 2006. Beetham Tower could lose the title if Owen Street is constructed.

*Italics denote a building that does not exist due to demolition.

See also

• Architecture of Manchester
• Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Salford
• List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom

References

External links

• Skyscrapernews.com Manchester

Buildings and structures in Manchester, England
Skyscrapers (over 100 metres)	Owen Street Tower A (201m) Beetham Tower (169m) Owen Street Tower B (140m) CIS Tower (118m) City Tower (107m) 17 New Wakefield Street (106m)
Highrises (over 50 metres)	1 New York Street 1 Spinningfields 3 Hardman Street 111 Piccadilly Arndale Tower Civil Justice Centre Great Northern Tower Manchester One Maths & Social Sciences Building No. 1 Deansgate New Century House One Angel Square One St Peter's Square Two St Peter's Square Owens Park Palace Hotel Peninsula Building St James Buildings Town Hall Town Hall Extension
Notable lowrises (city centre or Grade II* listed)	1 The Avenue 1-3 York Street 25 St Ann Street 38 and 42 Mosley Street 46-48 Brown Street 50 Newton Street 53 King Street 84 Plymouth Grove 100 King Street Afflecks Alan Turing Building Albert Hall Ancoats Hospital Arkwright House Athenaeum Baguley Hall Bank Chambers Barlow Hall Barton Arcade Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre Central Library Chetham's Library Chips Clayton Hall Corn Exchange County Court Daily Express Dalton-Ellis Hall Didsbury School of Education Estate Exchange Former Bank of England Free Trade Hall Gateway House Old Granada Studios The Green Building Grove House The Haçienda Hanover Building Heaton Hall Holyoake House Hough End Hall Hulme Hall Hulme Hippodrome Institute of Biotechnology John Rylands Library John Rylands University Library Kendals Lawrence Buildings Law Library Lincoln House London Road Fire Station Manchester Art Gallery Manchester Museum Mechanics' Institute Memorial Hall Midland Hotel Minshull Street Crown Courts Museum of Science & Industry National Graphene Institute Nicholls Building Odeon Cinema Old Wellington Inn Pankhurst Centre People's History Museum Police Museum Portico Library Playhouse Theatre Redfern Building Reform Club Rose Hill Royal Eye Hospital Rylands Building Sackville Street Building Ship Canal House Slade Hall Smithfield Market Hall St. Anselm Hall St Mary's Hospital Strangeways Sunlight House Theatre Royal Toast Rack The Towers Transport Museum Urbis Victoria Baths Whitworth Art Gallery Whitworth Hall Wythenshawe Bus Garage Wythenshawe Hall
Mills and warehouses	107 Piccadilly 1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road railway station Albion Mill Asia House Beehive Mill Bridgewater House Brownsfield Mill Brunswick Mill Canada House Chorlton New Mills Churchgate House Dale Street Warehouse Havelock Mills India House Jackson's Warehouse Lancaster House McConnel & Kennedy Mills Murrays' Mills Old Mill Piccadilly Mill Royal Mill Shudehill Mill Watts Warehouse
Religious (Grade I or II* listed)	British Muslim Heritage Centre Brookfield Church Castlefield Chapel Christ Church Cross Street Chapel Holy Name of Jesus Edgar Wood Centre Gorton Monastery Holy Trinity Platt Church The Hidden Gem Jewish Museum Manchester Cathedral Manchester Reform Synagogue St Ann's St Chrysostom's Church Church of St Cross St. George St James St John St. Mary Church of St Michael St Nicholas St Peter Upper Brook Street Chapel St Wilfrid
Transportation	Manchester Airport Airport station Deansgate station Piccadilly station Victoria station Oxford Road station Piccadilly Bus Station Shudehill Interchange
Entertainment	Apollo Arndale Centre Bridgewater Hall Central Contact Theatre Cornerhouse The Factory Great Northern Warehouse HOME Palace Theatre Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre Opera House The Printworks Manchester Arena The Ritz Royal Exchange Theatre
Sports venues	Aquatics Centre Belle Vue Stadium Broadhurst Park National Cycling Centre (BMX Arena, Velodrome) Etihad Campus City of Manchester Stadium Manchester City Academy Stadium Manchester Regional Arena National Squash Centre
Memorials and sculptures	Alan Turing Memorial Albert Memorial B of the Bang Cenotaph Peacock Mausoleum
Bridges	Albert Bridge Blackfriars Bridge Corporation Street Bridge Hulme Arch Bridge Irwell Railway bridge Palatine Bridge Store Street Aqueduct Trinity Bridge Victoria Bridge
Architecture Castles Churches Grade I listed Grade II* listed Grade II listed Mills Monuments Tallest Warehouses Italics denote building under construction