List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham

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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 in which many box-shaped towers were constructed out of concrete and this also included a large amount of tower blocks housing flats. These towers are now either being demolished or being renovated like The Rotunda on New Street.

High-rise development slowed during the 1980s and early 1990s however is increasing once again with the recent completions of Holloway Circus Tower 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. There are three buildings that have been approved for construction which are taller than Holloway Circus Tower - currently the tallest habitable building in Birmingham. As of June 2010 there are 86 buildings and structures in Birmingham with a height of at least 50 metres (164 ft) with a further 13 under construction and 14 approved for construction.

Panorama of Birmingham city centre as seen in May, 2009

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[edit] Tallest completed buildings and structures

This list ranks the top 86 completed buildings and structures in Birmingham at least 50 metres (164 ft) tall, which excludes buildings under construction, proposed buildings and cancelled buildings.


Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year Coordinates Notes
1 Sutton Coldfield transmitting station Telecommunications tower Sutton Mast.jpg 245 804 N/A 1959
52°36′02″N 1°50′02″W / 52.600556°N 1.833889°W / 52.600556; -1.833889
 [1]
2 BT Tower Telecommunications tower BT Tower, Birmingham.JPG 152 499 5 1966
52°17′25″N 1°32′30″W / 52.29031°N 1.541595°W / 52.29031; -1.541595
 [2]
3 10 Holloway Circus Hotel/Residential Holloway Circus Tower Birmingham.JPG 130 427 40 2005
52°16′59″N 1°32′26″W / 52.283146°N 1.54059°W / 52.283146; -1.54059
 [3]
4 Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower Clock Tower Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower.jpg 110 360 N/A 1908
52°27′00″N 1°55′51″W / 52.4499°N 1.9307°W / 52.4499; -1.9307
 [4]
5 Alpha Tower Office Alpha Tower, Birmingham - geograph.org.uk - 185206.jpg 100 328 28 1973
52°17′03″N 1°32′32″W / 52.2843°N 1.5423°W / 52.2843; -1.5423
 [5]
6= Clydesdale Tower Residential The Sentinels, Birmingham.jpg 90 295 32 1972
52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W / 52.47449°N 1.90132°W / 52.47449; -1.90132
 [6]
6= Cleveland Tower Residential Cleveland Tower and Holloway Circus Tower.jpg 90 295 32 1971
52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W / 52.47449°N 1.90132°W / 52.47449; -1.90132
 [7]
6= Orion Building Residential Orion Building scaffolding.JPG 90 295 28 2007
52°17′02″N 1°32′54″W / 52.283895°N 1.54847°W / 52.283895; -1.54847
 [8]
9 The Rotunda Residential Rotunda, Birmingham July 2007.JPG 81 266 23 1965
52°17′03″N 1°32′04″W / 52.284203°N 1.534340°W / 52.284203; -1.534340
 [9]
10= 103 Colmore Row Office NatWestTowerBirmingham.JPG 80 262 23 1976
52°17′06″N 1°32′44″W / 52.285114°N 1.54549°W / 52.285114; -1.54549
 [10]
10= Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant Chimney Birmingham energy recovery facility 24y07.JPG 80 262 N/A 1996
52°27′35″N 1°50′38″W / 52.4598°N 1.8439°W / 52.4598; -1.8439
 [11]
12= Centre City Tower Office Campus in Birmingham.jpg 76 249 21 1975
52°17′00″N 1°32′08″W / 52.283366°N 1.535461°W / 52.283366; -1.535461
 [12]
12= Five Ways Tower Office Five Ways Tower.jpg 76 249 22 1979
52°16′54″N 1°32′45″W / 52.281674°N 1.545878°W / 52.281674; -1.545878
 [13]
14 Hyatt Regency Hotel Hyatt Regency -Birmingham -UK.jpg 75 246 24 1990
52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W / 52.477933°N 1.908907°W / 52.477933; -1.908907
 [14]
15 1 Snow Hill Plaza Vacant Snow Hill Plaza -Birmingham -UK.JPG 72 236 20 1973
52°17′43″N 1°32′07″W / 52.29539°N 1.535394°W / 52.29539; -1.535394
 [15]
15 The Cube Office/Residential/Commercial The Cube birmingham.jpg 70.4 231 23 2010
52°28′30″N 1°54′25″W / 52.4750°N 1.9070°W / 52.4750; -1.9070
 [16]
16= Londonderry House Residential/Car Park 70 230 17 [17]
16= Colmore Gate Office Colmore -Birmingham -UK.JPG 70 230 15 1992
52°17′08″N 1°32′06″W / 52.285665°N 1.534948°W / 52.285665; -1.534948
 [18]
16= Quayside Tower Office Quayside Tower -Birmingham -UK.JPG 70 230 19 1965
52°17′02″N 1°32′38″W / 52.283803°N 1.543963°W / 52.283803; -1.543963
 [19]
19= The McLaren Building Office McLaren Building -Birmingham -UK.jpg 69 226 21 1979
52°17′08″N 1°32′00″W / 52.285546°N 1.533231°W / 52.285546; -1.533231
 [20]
19= Metropolitan House Office 1 Hagley Road, Birmingham.JPG 69 226 19 1974
52°16′56″N 1°33′04″W / 52.282345°N 1.551061°W / 52.282345; -1.551061
 [21]
19= Edgbaston House Office Edgbaston House, Birmingham.jpg 69 226 18 1976
52°16′56″N 1°33′11″W / 52.282252°N 1.552945°W / 52.282252; -1.552945
 [22]
22 Midland Building Office 67 220 17 [23]
23 Bank House Office 66 217 20 1967 [24]
24 Brindley House Mixed 65 213 18 1967 [25]
25= Fifty4 Hagley Road Office 64 210 18 [26]
25= Cumberland House Office Cumberland House, Birmingham.jpg 64 210 18 [27]
27= Centenary Plaza Residential 63 207 20 2002 [28]
27= Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Public Facility Birmingham Super Hospital from south under construction.jpg 63 207 14 2006
29= Muirhead Tower University Muirhead Tower.jpg 62 203 15 1971 [29]
29= Hagley House Office Hagley House, Birmingham.jpg 62 203 17 1965 [30]
31= St Martin in the Bull Ring Place of Worship St Martin's Birmingham2.JPG 61 200 N/A 1855 [31]
31= Trident House Residential 61 200 19 1981 [32]
31= Jurys Inn Hotel Jurys Inn -Birmingham -UK.JPG 61 200 18 1975 [33]
35= Briarley Residential 59 194 21 1966 [34]
35= Churchill House Residential 59 194 21 1966 [35]
35= Windsor House Office 59 194 14 [36]
35= Lloyd House Office 59 194 13 [37]
35= Lyndon House Office Lyndon House, Birmingham.jpg 59 194 17 [38]
35= Clyde Tower Residential 59 194 20 1967 [39]
42= Auchinleck House Mixed Auchinleck House, Birmingham.jpg 58 190 13 1964 [40]
42= Church of St Peter and St Paul Place of Worship Aston church Birmingham.jpg 58 190 N/A 1480 [41]
42= Barry Jackson Tower Residential 58 190 20 1972 [42]
42= Stafford Tower Residential Stafford Tower, Birmingham.jpg 58 190 21 [43]
46= Warstone Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [44]
46= One Snowhill Mixed Snow Hill Plaza.jpg 57 187 12 2009 [45]
46= City Centre House Mixed 57 187 13 1965 [46]
46= Pritchett Towers Residential 57 187 20 1971 [47]
46= Hodgson Tower Residential 57 187 20 1971 [48]
46= Sapphire Tower Residential 57 187 20 1971 [49]
46= Durham Tower Residential 57 187 20 1970 [50]
46= Studley Tower Residential 57 187 20 1969 [51]
46= Victor Tower Residential 57 187 20 1969 [52]
46= Century Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968 [53]
46= Holbrooke Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968 [54]
46= Salisbury Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968 [55]
46= Brinklow Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [56]
46= Canterbury Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [57]
46= Wickets Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [58]
46= Wilmcote Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [59]
62 Three Brindleyplace Mixed Brindleyplace 3 with tower.jpg 55 180 13 1998 [60]
63 Block M Masshouse Circus Residential Hive Masshouse.jpg 54.5 179 15 2011 [61]
64= Colmore Plaza Office Colmore Plaza.jpg 54 177 14 2008 [62]
64= Albany House Mixed 54 177 12 1962 [63]
66= Normansell Tower Residential 52 171 18 1972 [64]
66= Norfolk Tower Residential 52 171 18 1971 [65]
66= Cornwall Tower Residential 52 171 18 1970 [66]
66= Eight Brindleyplace Mixed 8 Brindleyplace.jpg 52 171 14 2002 [67]
70= Axis Office Axis Building, Birmingham.jpg 51 167 12 [68]
70= 1 Colmore Row Office 51 167 12 2004 [69]
72= Orion Building Phase 2 Residential 50 164 16 2008 [70]
72= Block H & I Masshouse Circus Mixed Masshouse block M -Birmingham -UK.jpg 50 164 14 2007 [71]
72= West2 Mixed 50 164 12 2006 [72]
72= 130 New Street Mixed 50 164 12 [73]
72= Pallasades House Mixed 50 164 12 [74]
72= 12 Calthorpe Road Office 12 Calthorpe Road.jpg 50 164 12 [75]
72= Aston University Main Building University Aston University.jpg 50 164 12 [76]
72= One Martineau Place Mixed One Martineau Place.jpg 50 164 12 [77]
72= Tricorn House Mixed Tricorn House, Birmingham.jpg 50 164 12 [78]
72= Lakeside West Building Residential Lakeside West Building, Birmingham.jpg 50 164 16 1999 [79]
72= Edmund House Office 50 164 12 [80]
72= Embassy House Office 50 164 12 [81]
72= Canterbury House Office 50 164 12 [82]
72= Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 1 Chimney 50 164 N/A [83]
72= Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 2 Chimney 50 164 N/A [84]
72= Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 3 Chimney 50 164 N/A [85]

[edit] Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed buildings

[edit] Under construction

Building Height Image Floors Year Started Status Notes
Two Snowhill Snowhill 2 October 2011.jpg 75 metres (246 ft) 15 2008 Under Construction Although construction started in 2008 financial problems with Anglo Irish Bank caused the build to stall in January 2009. Construction re-commenced in May 2011 and is due to be completed in 2013.[86]
Aston Student Village Phase II 60 metres (197 ft) 18 2011 Under construction Due for completion in August 2013 for the 2013-14 term.[87]
Library of Birmingham Lib of Bham 1201.jpg 60 metres (197 ft) 10 2010 Under construction Upon completion in 2013 it will be the largest public library in Europe.

[edit] Approved

Approved
Building Height Floors Notes
Regal Tower 199 metres (653 ft) 56 [88]
V Building 152 metres (499 ft) 51 [89]
103 Colmore Row 134.5 metres (441 ft) 35 [90]
Broad Street Tower 134 metres (440 ft) 38 [91]
New Street Station Tower 1 124 metres (407 ft) 30 [92]
New Street Station Tower 2 124 metres (407 ft) 30 [93]
1 Snow Hill Plaza 118 metres (387 ft) 29 [94]
Block 3, Martineau Galleries 110 metres (361 ft) 30 [95]
Beorma Quarter 107 metres (351 ft) 27 [96]
Retail Quarter, Park Central 90 metres (295 ft) 28 [97]
121 Suffolk Street Queensway 82 metres (269 ft) 25 [98]
Edgbaston Shopping Centre Redevelopment (Phase 2) 73 metres (240 ft) 17 [99]
Lancaster Gateway 73 metres (240 ft) 21 [100]
Block A,B,C,D & E, Masshouse Circus 69 metres (226 ft) 18 [101]
Hotel La Tour 61 metres (200 ft) 15 [102]
Block J & K Masshouse Circus 60 metres (197 ft) 15 [103]
Block F & G Masshouse Circus 60 metres (197 ft) 17 [104]
Aston University Block C 60 metres (197 ft) 18 [105]
Birmingham Magistrates' Court 58 metres (190 ft) 11 [106]
City Park Gate Plot 2 56 metres (184 ft) 16 [107]
Bristol Road Gateway Tower 55 metres (180 ft) 18 [108]
Edgbaston Shopping Centre Redevelopment (Phase 1) 50 metres (164 ft) 12 [109]
2 Snow Hill Plaza 50 metres (164 ft) 12 [110]

[edit] Proposed

Proposed
Building Height Floors Notes
VTP200 200 metres (656 ft) 10 [111]
Central Fire Station Redeveloment 107.5 metres (353 ft) 29
Pentavia 1 76 metres (249 ft) 25 [112]
49-51 Holloway Head 75 metres (246 ft) 20 [113]
St George House Redevelopment 75 metres (246 ft) 25 [114]
Pentavia 2 55 metres (180 ft) 13 [115]

[edit] Tallest destroyed

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

Name Image Height
ft / m		 Floors Com-
pleted
in		 Des-
troyed
in		 Notes
Post and Mail Building 995220 / 67 1964 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).
Stephenson Tower Stephenson Tower, Birmingham.JPG 995207 / 63 20 1967 2011 Demolished in the summer of 2011 as part of site clearance for the redeveloped New Street railway station[116][117]
Dalton Tower Aston Uni student blocks.JPG 995200 / 61 21 1970's 2011 Demolished on the 8th May 2011 in a controlled implosion as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.[118][119]
Lawrence Tower Aston Uni student blocks.JPG 995194 / 59 21 1970's 2011 Demolished on the 8th May 2011 in a controlled implosion as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.[118][120]

[edit] Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower was the tallest structure in Birmingham from 1900 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 01.040 / 131 03.0N/A [121]
Church of SS Peter and Paul Aston 1777–1855 02.057.9 / 190 04.0N/A [122]
St Martin in the Bull Ring The Bull Ring 1855–1900 02.061 / 200 04.0N/A [123]
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower University of Birmingham 1900–1969 02.0110 / 360 04.0N/A [124]
BT Tower Jewellery Quarter 1969–Present 02.0152 / 498 04.0N/A [125]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sutton Coldfield transmitting station
  2. ^ BT Tower
  3. ^ 10 Holloway Circus
  4. ^ Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower
  5. ^ Alpha Tower
  6. ^ Clydesdale Tower
  7. ^ Cleveland Tower
  8. ^ Orion Building
  9. ^ The Rotunda
  10. ^ 103 Colmore Row
  11. ^ Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant
  12. ^ Centre City Tower
  13. ^ Five Ways Tower
  14. ^ Hyatt Regency
  15. ^ 1 Snow Hill Plaza
  16. ^ [1]
  17. ^ Londonderry House
  18. ^ Colmore Gate
  19. ^ Quayside Tower
  20. ^ The McLaren Building
  21. ^ Metropolitan House
  22. ^ Edgbaston House
  23. ^ Midland Building
  24. ^ Bank House
  25. ^ Brindley House
  26. ^ Fifty4 Hagley Road
  27. ^ Cumberland House
  28. ^ Centenary Plaza
  29. ^ Muirhead Tower
  30. ^ Hagley House
  31. ^ St Martin in the Bull Ring
  32. ^ Trident House
  33. ^ Jurys Inn
  34. ^ Briarley
  35. ^ Churchill House
  36. ^ Churchill House
  37. ^ Lloyd House
  38. ^ Lyndon House
  39. ^ Clyde Tower
  40. ^ Lawrence Tower
  41. ^ Church of St Peter and St Paul
  42. ^ Barry Jackson Tower
  43. ^ Stafford Tower
  44. ^ Warstone Tower
  45. ^ One Snowhill
  46. ^ City Centre House
  47. ^ Pritchett Towers
  48. ^ Hodgson Tower
  49. ^ Sapphire Tower
  50. ^ Durham Tower
  51. ^ Studley Tower
  52. ^ Victor Tower
  53. ^ Century Tower
  54. ^ Holbrooke Tower
  55. ^ Salisbury Tower
  56. ^ Brinklow Tower
  57. ^ Canterbury Tower
  58. ^ Wickets Tower
  59. ^ Wilmcote Tower
  60. ^ Three Brindleyplace
  61. ^ [2]
  62. ^ Colmore Plaza
  63. ^ Albany House
  64. ^ Normansell Tower
  65. ^ Norfolk Tower
  66. ^ Cornwall Tower
  67. ^ Eight Brindleyplace
  68. ^ Axis
  69. ^ 1 Colmore Row
  70. ^ Orion Building Phase 2
  71. ^ Block H & I Masshouse Circus
  72. ^ West2
  73. ^ 130 New Street
  74. ^ Pallasades House
  75. ^ 12 Calthorpe Road
  76. ^ Aston University Main Building
  77. ^ One Martineau Place
  78. ^ Tricorn House
  79. ^ Lakeside West Building
  80. ^ Edmund House
  81. ^ Embassy House
  82. ^ Canterbury House
  83. ^ Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 1
  84. ^ Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 2
  85. ^ Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 3
  86. ^ Two Snowhill
  87. ^ Aston University Block A and B
  88. ^ Regal Tower
  89. ^ V Building
  90. ^ 103 Colmore Row
  91. ^ Broad Street Tower
  92. ^ New Street Station Tower 1
  93. ^ New Street Station Tower 2
  94. ^ 1 Snow Hill Plaza
  95. ^ Block 3, Martineau Galleries
  96. ^ Beorma Quarter
  97. ^ Retail Quarter, Park Central
  98. ^ 121 Suffolk Street Queensway
  99. ^ Edgbaston Shopping Centre Redevelopment (Phase 2)
  100. ^ Lancaster Gateway
  101. ^ Block A, B, C, D & E, Masshouse Circus
  102. ^ Hotel La Tour
  103. ^ Block J & K Masshouse Circus
  104. ^ Block F & G Masshouse Circus
  105. ^ Aston University Block C
  106. ^ Birmingham Magistrates' Court
  107. ^ City Park Gate Plot 2
  108. ^ Bristol Road Gateway Tower
  109. ^ Edgbaston Shopping Centre Redevelopment (Phase 1)
  110. ^ 2 Snow Hill Plaza
  111. ^ VTP200
  112. ^ Pentavia 1
  113. ^ 49-51 Holloway Head
  114. ^ St George House Redevelopment
  115. ^ Pentavia 2
  116. ^ "Birmingham tower block comes down". Birmingham Post. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2011/07/01/birmingham-tower-block-once-home-to-the-cast-of-crossroads-comes-down-97319-28974151/. Retrieved 2011-07-01. 
  117. ^ "Stephenson Tower". Skyscrapernews.com. http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=633. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  118. ^ a b "Tower blocks demolished for second phase of £215m student village". Aston University. http://www1.aston.ac.uk/about/news/releases/2011/may/student-village/. Retrieved 2011-07-01. 
  119. ^ "Dalton Tower". Skyscrapernews.com. http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=242. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  120. ^ "Lawrence Tower". Skyscrapernews.com. http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=241. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  121. ^ "St Philip's Cathedral". Skyscraperpage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=606&searchname=timeline. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  122. ^ "SS Peter and Paul". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=84198. Retrieved 2008-06-30. 
  123. ^ "St Martins in the Bull Ring". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=65700. Retrieved 2008-06-30. 
  124. ^ "JC Clock Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6367. Retrieved 2008-06-30. 
  125. ^ "BT Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2262. Retrieved 2008-06-30. 

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