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Birmingham Skyline from the West
Viewed from the west, Birmingham's skyline is dominated by the newly constructed Mercian tower. (January 2022).
Birmingham skyline from Snowhill
The view from Snowhill to the north west features BT Tower, the tallest structure in the region. (April 2015).

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.

The tallest building in the metropolitan area is The Mercian, a 132-metre (433 ft) residential tower located in Birmingham's Westside district. The tallest non-building structure, also in Birmingham, is the 140-metre (458 ft) BT Tower. Both are set to be surpassed by Octagon, a 155-metre (509 ft) skyscraper currently under construction and One Eastside another 155m (509ft) tower also being built in Birmingham City Centre.

Birmingham Metropolitan Area

Birmingham Metropolitan Area
Map of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area showing its built-up areas, morphological boundaries and catchment zones.

The Birmingham metropolitan area is an urban agglomeration located in the West Midlands region of England with a population of around 4.3 million people, making it the second largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. 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 high-rise, or tall building or structure ≥35 metres in height.

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. 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 tall buildings within its city boundaries, making it the most built-up city in the United Kingdom outside of London. It is home to the majority of the tallest buildings and structures in the West Midlands region.

The city currently has eight structures completed at a height of 100 metres or more and a further six under construction, with twelve of these being habitable. This is the third highest number of completed or under construction tall buildings or structures (≥100m) of any city in the United Kingdom.

The skyline of Birmingham viewed from the north, September 2020. Completed in 2021, the 108-metre office building 103 Colmore Row is located directly ahead, with 122-metre 10 Holloway Circus visible behind. Directly to the west, 152-metre (at the time) BT Tower and 100-metre Alpha Tower, the latter set to be obscured by the 49-storey, 155-metre Octagon which began construction in 2022. Further to the west, adjacent to 102-metre Bank II Tower, the 132-metre Mercian Tower can be seen in the final stages of construction.
A section of the Birmingham skyline viewed from Digbeth, January 2023, with some of the city's most notable buildings in shot. Directly ahead, the 61-metre tall steeple of the parish church of St Martin in the Bull Ring, framed by the Grade II listed Rotunda and Future Systems' iconic Selfridges Building. To the left, 10 Holloway Circus is the tallest of four buildings in the Southside district which also include the twin 90-metre residential towers known locally as The Sentinels. In the far distance, the 132-metre Mercian Tower can be seen alongside Bank II Tower, with the upper floors of Grade II listed Alpha Tower also visible. To the right of the Selfridges Building, adjacent to the 21-storey McLaren Building, 113-metre Exchange Square tower can be seen in the final stages of construction. Beyond this are the buildings of Masshouse and the site of One Eastside, a 155-metre residential tower which began construction in January 2023 but is not yet visible on the skyline. To the foreground, site clearance for the construction of Beorma Tower, a 113-metre mixed-use building named after the 7th century Anglo-Saxon founder of the settlement of Beorma-inga-ham.

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.

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, albeit at a reduced height, and the 100-metre, Grade II listed Alpha Tower. Other notable high-rise 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. The majority of these Brutalist buildings were of limited architectural merit and have since been demolished, although some examples remain.

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 constructing tall buildings 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 high-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. These included the 245-metre Arena Central Tower, which at the time was set to become the tallest skyscraper 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.

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 Core and all six of Birmingham's City Centre Quarters – Eastside, Digbeth, Westside and Ladywood, Southside and Highgate, the Jewellery Quarter and St George and St Chad. These developments include the first three skyscrapers in Birmingham and will form a number of tall clusters across the city centre.

Already home to some of Birmingham's tallest buildings, the City Core will see several tall developments in the coming years, including the 155-metre Octagon tower at the Paradise redevelopment site in the city's Civic Heart, which is currently under construction. When completed, Octagon will become the world's tallest octagonally-shaped residential building. 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. To the east of the Historic Colmore Business District, Birmingham's Retail Core is set to be reshaped by Hammerson's mixed-use Martineau Galleries scheme, incorporating a third building in excess of 100 metres in height.

In Westside and Ladywood, 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 145-metre Essington residential skyscraper which, if built, would become the tallest building in the Broad Street cluster. Other significant residential schemes around Broad Street and Brindleyplace include 111-metre Cortland Broad Street, 102-metre Bank Tower II and the proposed 100 Broad Street (c.100m), while Axis (100 metres) will extend the densification of commercial buildings around Centenary Square.

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. This tower will be joined by two more approved residential towers – the 124-metre tower at Glasswater Locks and 111-metre Exchange Square tower, which is currently under construction. Extending outwards from Birmingham's Knowledge Quarter, the £360m Curzon Wharf masterplan, intended to be the world's first net zero carbon mixed-use development, includes proposals for two more tall buildings, one being a skyscraper rising to 172 metres.

To the South East of the City Core, swathes of Digbeth are scheduled to be redeveloped, with 113-metre Boerma Tower under construction and towers including the 146-metre Tower Leaf and 102-metre Upper Trinity Street Tower also approved. A 32-storey mixed-use tower is planned to anchor the vast Smithfield site, which will link Digbeth to the Southside and Highgate district, and another cluster of approved high-rises in and around the city's Gay Village and Chinese Quarter. For nearby Smallbrook Queensway, plans have been submitted for a series of three towers up to 180-metres in height, with up to seven more tall buildings expected to transform the area between here and Holloway Circus in the forthcoming years.

Meanwhile, to the north west of the City Core, Moda Living's 126-metre residential tower on Great Charles Street, which is under construction, 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 Snow Hill Commercial District. Here, plans have been submitted for 2 Snowhill Plaza, a 48-storey residential-led tower which is set to become one of the largest Build to Rent (BTR) schemes in the country.

If all future approved, proposed and emergent projects come to fruition, Birmingham's skyline will comprise more than 500 tall buildings and structures, including nine skyscrapers above 150 metres and a further 31 habitable towers above 100 metres.

Wider area

The skyline of Coventry viewed from the roof of One Friargate, November 2020. Dominating over The Wave Water Park are the city's famous three spires, Christchurch Spire, Holy Trinity Church and the old Cathedral Church of Saint Michael. Beyond these, to the right, 76-metre CODE Coventry is the tallest of a number of newly built student accommodations in the city.
The skyline of Wolverhampton viewed from the foot of Beacon Hill, Sedgley, May 2020. On the skyline, from left to right, the former red-brick Carillion HQ at 24 Birch Street, the spire of Church of St. John in the Square, then Mander House, the tower of St Peter's Collegiate Church, the tall chimney of the city incinerator, and 76-metre Victoria Hall. Further left, the cluster of four tower blocks in Heath Town, and three tower blocks in Wednesfield.
The skyline of Dudley Town Centre viewed from Dudley Castle, September 2008. The skyline is dominated by the 53-metre spire of the Church of St Thomas
The skyline of Walsall Town Centre viewed from The New Walsall Art Gallery, with three of Walsall's most recognisable buildings in shot. From left to right: Walsall Council House, Tameway Plaza and St Matthew's Church.
The 53-metre tower of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, viewed from the ramparts of Warwick Castle, July 2009.

Existing

≥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: December 2023

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 BT Tower Birmingham 2021 (Roger Kidd).jpg 140 458 1966 Telecommunication Jewellery Quarter Post Office Tower
GPO Tower
52°29′01″N 1°54′15″W / 52.483547°N 1.904303°W / 52.483547; -1.904303
2 Birmingham 2 The Mercian Mercian Birmingham.jpg 132 433 42 2021 Residential Westside 2one2 Broad Street
Broad Street Tower
52°28′33″N 1°54′50″W / 52.475903°N 1.913821°W / 52.475903; -1.913821
Rugby 1 Cemex Tower Cemex Tower Rugby.jpg 123 400 2000 Works/Chimney New Bilton Rugby Cement Plant 52°22′42″N 1°17′19″W / 52.3782872°N 1.2886076°W / 52.3782872; -1.2886076
3 Birmingham 3 10 Holloway Circus Beetham Tower Birmingham.jpg 122 397 39 2005 Hotel / Residential Southside Holloway Circus Tower
Beetham Tower Birmingham
52°28′31″N 1°54′01″W / 52.475406°N 1.900164°W / 52.475406; -1.900164
4= Birmingham 4= Cortland Broad Street Cortland Broad Street.jpg 111 364 35 2023 Residential Westside The Square, Broad Street 52°28′28″N 1°54′59″W / 52.4745448°N 1.9163671°W / 52.4745448; -1.9163671
Birmingham The Silver Yard The Silver Yard.jpg 111 364 36 2023 Residential Eastside Exchange Square Phase 2, Tower 52°28′53″N 1°53′29″W / 52.4814801°N 1.8913368°W / 52.4814801; -1.8913368
6 Birmingham 6 103 Colmore Row 103 Colmore Row (completed).jpg 108 354 26 2020 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′51″N 1°54′04″W / 52.4808343°N 1.9010482°W / 52.4808343; -1.9010482
7 Birmingham 7 The Bank Tower II Bank II Tower Birmingham.jpg 102 335 33 2019 Residential Westside 52°28′33″N 1°54′50″W / 52.475903°N 1.913821°W / 52.475903; -1.913821
8= Birmingham 8= Alpha Tower Alpha Tower Birmingham.jpg 100 328 28 1973 Office Westside 52°28′43″N 1°54′23″W / 52.478611°N 1.906389°W / 52.478611; -1.906389
Birmingham Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower Old Joe Big.jpg 100 329 1908 Clock Tower Edgbaston Old Joe 52°26′59″N 1°55′50″W / 52.449844°N 1.930674°W / 52.449844; -1.930674

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 January 2023

Rank Authority Auth. Rank Name Image Height Floors Year completed Primary Use District Alternative Name/s Coordinates Ref.
(m) (ft)
10 Birmingham 10 South Central Tower Tall buildings placeholder.png 98 320 30 T/O Mixed-use Southside Essex Street Tower 52°28′24″N 1°53′57″W / 52.4734667°N 1.8992180°W / 52.4734667; -1.8992180
11 Birmingham 11 Sherlock Yard Tall buildings placeholder.png 97 318 30 T/O Mixed-use Southside Makers' Yard Sherlock Street Tower 52°28′15″N 1°53′41″W / 52.4709720°N 1.8945864°W / 52.4709720; -1.8945864
Cannock Chase 1 Pye Green BT Tower Pye Green BT Tower, hot air balloon.jpg 97 318 1966 Telecommunication Hednesford 52°43′43″N 2°01′11″W / 52.728655°N 2.019655°W / 52.728655; -2.019655
12 Coventry 1 Coventry Waste to Energy Plant Incineration unit plume Coventry (crop).jpg 92 302 1974 Chimney Cheylesmore Coventry Waste Incineration Plant 52°23′45″N 1°29′33″W / 52.3958657°N 1.4925970°W / 52.3958657; -1.4925970
13= Birmingham 12= Cleveland Tower Clydesdale Tower Birmingham.jpg 90 295 32 1971 Residential Southside The Sentinels 52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W / 52.47449°N 1.90132°W / 52.47449; -1.90132
Birmingham Clydesdale Tower Cleveland Tower Birmingham.jpg 90 295 32 1972 Residential Southside The Sentinels 52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W / 52.47449°N 1.90132°W / 52.47449; -1.90132
Birmingham Orion Building Orion Building (Cropped).jpg 90 295 28 2007 Residential City Centre 52°28′39″N 1°54′08″W / 52.477486°N 1.902353°W / 52.477486; -1.902353
Birmingham Three Snowhill Three Snowhill.jpg 90 290 18 2019 Office Colmore Business District BT Regional Hub 52°29′05″N 1°53′58″W / 52.484700°N 1.899316°W / 52.484700; -1.899316
17 Coventry 2 Cathedral Church of Saint Michael Hay Lane Coventry.jpg 88 289 1400- Monument / Place of Worship City Centre Coventry Old Cathedral 52°24′32″N 1°30′25″W / 52.4088990°N 1.5068241°W / 52.4088990; -1.5068241
18= Birmingham 16= Exchange Square 1 Tower 3 Allegro Exchange Square Tower 1.jpg 81 266 23 2019 Residential Eastside Allegro Living Tower 3 52°28′57″N 1°53′30″W / 52.482441°N 1.891659°W / 52.482441; -1.891659
Birmingham The Rotunda Rotunda Birmingham.jpg 81 266 23 1965 Residential / Aparthotel City Centre 52°28′42″N 1°53′43″W / 52.478342°N 1.895389°W / 52.478342; -1.895389
20= Birmingham 18= Aston Place Aston Place.jpg 80 262 26 2019 Residential Westside Dandara Living Arena Central 52°28′41″N 1°54′20″W / 52.478097°N 1.905604°W / 52.478097; -1.905604
Birmingham Veolia Energy Recovery Facility Tyseley Waste Incineration Plant.jpg 80 262 1996 Chimney Tyseley Tyseley Waste Incineration Plant 52°27′34″N 1°50′36″W / 52.459382°N 1.843248°W / 52.459382; -1.843248
Lichfield 1 Lichfield Cathedral Lichfield Cathedral Feb West Front.jpg 77 253 1340 Place of Worship City Centre 52°41′07″N 1°49′52″W / 52.6853813°N 1.8310944°W / 52.6853813; -1.8310944
22= Birmingham 20= Centre City Tower Centre City Tower.jpg 76 249 21 1975 Office Southside 52°28′34″N 1°53′55″W / 52.476017°N 1.898503°W / 52.476017; -1.898503
Birmingham Five Ways Tower Five Ways Tower (Derelict).jpg 76 249 22 1979 Office (vacant) Five Ways & Hagley Road 52°28′17″N 1°54′59″W / 52.471317°N 1.916328°W / 52.471317; -1.916328
Birmingham Onyx Onyx Birmingham.jpg 76 250 24 2020 Student accommodation Gun Quarter 52°29′11″N 1°53′36″W / 52.4864542°N 1.8932624°W / 52.4864542; -1.8932624
Coventry 3 CODE Coventry Block B Coventry CODE FairFax (Cropped).jpg 76 249 23 2019 Student accommodation City Centre 52°24′35″N 1°30′17″W / 52.4098297°N 1.5046434°W / 52.4098297; -1.5046434
Dudley 1 Dudley Energy from Waste Plant New Road Netherton (Cropped).jpg 76 249 1998 Chimney Netherton Lister Road Incinerator 52°29′57″N 2°04′58″W / 52.4990427°N 2.0829015°W / 52.4990427; -2.0829015
Wolverhampton 1 Victoria Hall Victoria Hall Wolverhampton.jpg 76 249 25 2009 Student accommodation Springfield Student Village 52°35′23″N 2°07′17″W / 52.5897978°N 2.1212892°W / 52.5897978; -2.1212892
28= Birmingham 23= Hyatt Regency Hyatt Regency Birmingham.jpg 75 246 24 1990 Hotel Westside 52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W / 52.477933°N 1.908907°W / 52.477933; -1.908907
Birmingham Two Snowhill Two Snowhill Birmingham Dec 2012.JPG 75 246 15 2013 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W / 52.477933°N 1.908907°W / 52.477933; -1.908907
30 Birmingham 25 3 Arena Central Three Arena Central.jpg 73 239 14 2020 Office Westside HMRC Building 52°28′41″N 1°54′25″W / 52.4780178°N 1.9069095°W / 52.4780178; -1.9069095
31= Birmingham 26 One Snow Hill Plaza One Snow Hill Plaza.jpg 72 236 20 1973 Hotel Colmore Business District Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Snow Hill 52°29′05″N 1°53′54″W / 52.484831°N 1.898317°W / 52.484831; -1.898317
Coventry 4 Holy Trinity Church Holy Trinity Church Coventry.jpg 72 236 1100- Place of Worship City Centre 52°24′30″N 1°30′32″W / 52.4083608°N 1.5089591°W / 52.4083608; -1.5089591
Wolverhampton 2 Wolverhampton MESE Energy from Waste Plant Wolverhampton Civic Incinerator.jpg 72 236 1998 Chimney Dunstall Hill Wolverhampton Civic Incinerator 52°35′48″N 2°07′29″W / 52.5966482°N 2.1248065°W / 52.5966482; -2.1248065
34= Birmingham 27= The Cube The Cube Birmingham.jpg 71 231 23 2010 Mixed-use Westside 52°28′30″N 1°54′25″W / 52.4750°N 1.9070°W / 52.4750; -1.9070
Birmingham JQ Rise Tall buildings placeholder.png 71 233 24 T/O Residential Jewellery Quarter 52°29′01″N 1°55′03″W / 52.4836650°N 1.9175093°W / 52.4836650; -1.9175093
36= Birmingham 29= Colmore Gate Colmore Gate from Colmore Row.jpg 70 230 15 1992 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′57″N 1°53′49″W / 52.482403°N 1.897078°W / 52.482403; -1.897078
Birmingham Londonderry House Londonderry House, Unite Building, Birmingham.jpg 70 230 21 1960– Student accommodation / car park City Centre Host Students Londonderry House 52°28′56″N 1°53′34″W / 52.482236°N 1.892894°W / 52.482236; -1.892894
Birmingham One Centenary Way One Centenary Way Birmingham.jpg 70 230 13 2022 Office Westside Paradise Plot G 52°28′46″N 1°54′23″W / 52.4795695°N 1.9063050°W / 52.4795695; -1.9063050
Birmingham Quayside Tower Quayside Tower.jpg 70 230 18 1965 Office Westside 52°28′38″N 1°54′40″W / 52.477231°N 1.911008°W / 52.477231; -1.911008
Coventry 5 CODE Coventry Block D Coventry CODE FairFax (Cropped).jpg 70 230 21 2019 Student accommodation City Centre 52°24′35″N 1°30′17″W / 52.4098297°N 1.5046434°W / 52.4098297; -1.5046434
41= Birmingham 33= McLaren Building McLaren Building 1.jpg 69 226 21 1972 Office Eastside 52°28′55″N 1°53′32″W / 52.482072°N 1.892308°W / 52.482072; -1.892308
Birmingham One Hagley Road One Hagley Road.jpg 69 226 19 1974 Residential / Serviced Apartments Five Ways & Hagley Road Metropolitan House 52°28′23″N 1°55′11″W / 52.473181°N 1.919614°W / 52.473181; -1.919614
Stratford-upon-Avon 1 Church of the Holy Trinity Holy Trinity Church Stratford-upon-Avon.jpg 69 226 1465– Place of Worship Avonside Holy Trinity Church
Shakespeare's Church
52°11′11″N 1°42′25″W / 52.1864701°N 1.7069561°W / 52.1864701; -1.7069561
43= Birmingham 35 The Bank Tower 1 Bank Tower 1.jpg 68 223 22 2019 Residential Westside 52°28′34″N 1°54′51″W / 52.4760896°N 1.9140985°W / 52.4760896; -1.9140985
Coventry 6 Mercia House Mercia House.jpg 68 223 20 1968 Mixed-use Spon End 52°24′31″N 1°30′52″W / 52.4084865°N 1.5145412°W / 52.4084865; -1.5145412
45= Birmingham 36= Midland Building Midland Building Birmingham.jpg 67 220 17 1967 Office City Centre BT Midland ATE 52°28′36″N 1°54′01″W / 52.476578°N 1.900378°W / 52.476578; -1.900378
Birmingham Snowhill Wharf Snowhill Wharf.jpg 67 220 21 2021 Residential Gun Quarter 52°29′11″N 1°53′54″W / 52.4863020°N 1.8982733°W / 52.4863020; -1.8982733
47 Birmingham 38 Bank House Bank House Birmingham.jpg 66 217 20 1967 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′49″N 1°53′51″W / 52.480397°N 1.897538°W / 52.480397; -1.897538
48= Birmingham 39 Brindley House Brindley House.jpg 65 213 18 1967 Mixed-use Jewellery Quarter 52°29′01″N 1°54′18″W / 52.483602°N 1.905036°W / 52.483602; -1.905036
Coventry 7 Weaver Place Block C Weaver Place Coventry.jpg 65 213 20 2020 Student accommodation City Centre iQ Student Accommodation 52°24′42″N 1°30′41″W / 52.4116205°N 1.5114602°W / 52.4116205; -1.5114602
South Staffordshire 1 Baggeridge Brickworks Baggeridge Brick Chimney.jpg 65 213 1944 Chimney Gospel End Baggeridge Country Park 52°32′09″N 2°08′55″W / 52.5358631°N 2.1487474°W / 52.5358631; -2.1487474
51= Birmingham 40= Chamberlain Hall Chamberlain Hall.jpg 64 210 21 2015 Student accommodation Edgbaston 52°27′47″N 1°55′21″W / 52.463140°N 1.922594°W / 52.463140; -1.922594
Birmingham Cumberland House Cumberland House (cropped).png 64 210 18 1964 Hotel Westside Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Broad Street 52°28′30″N 1°54′50″W / 52.475069°N 1.913881°W / 52.475069; -1.913881
Birmingham Fifty4 Hagley Road Fifty4 Hagley Road.jpg 64 210 18 1976 Office Five Ways & Hagley Road 52°28′18″N 1°55′27″W / 52.471680°N 1.924188°W / 52.471680; -1.924188
Coventry 8 Christchurch Spire Christchurch Spire Coventry Feb 2020.jpg 64 210 1832 Monument City Centre Greyfriars 52°24′21″N 1°30′42″W / 52.4057201°N 1.5115452°W / 52.4057201; -1.5115452
55= Birmingham 43= Centenary Plaza Centenary Plaza Birmingham.jpg 63 207 20 2002 Residential / Hotel Westside Arena Central Phase One (Block E) 52°28′36″N 1°54′25″W / 52.476567°N 1.906872°W / 52.476567; -1.906872
Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 1 New Queen Elizabeth Hospital 3a.jpg 63 207 14 2010 Public Facility Edgbaston The QE 52°27′06″N 1°56′35″W / 52.451767°N 1.943083°W / 52.451767; -1.943083
Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 2 63 207 14 2010
Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 3 63 207 14 2010
Coventry 9 Hillman House Hillman House Coventry.jpg 63 207 16 1964 Residential City Centre 52°24′35″N 1°30′46″W / 52.4097658°N 1.5128631°W / 52.4097658; -1.5128631
60= Birmingham 47= Hagley House Cobalt Square.jpg 62 203 17 1965 Office Five Ways & Hagley Road Cobalt Square 52°28′21″N 1°55′21″W / 52.472493°N 1.922618°W / 52.472493; -1.922618
Birmingham Muirhead Tower Muirhead Tower Refurb.jpg 62 203 15 1971 University building Edgbaston University of Birmingham 52°27′06″N 1°55′46″W / 52.451727°N 1.929350°W / 52.451727; -1.929350
Coventry 10 Parkside Infinity Tower 1 UNINN Infinity Coventry.jpg 62 203 20 2017 Student accommodation City Centre UNINN Parkside Phase 1 52°24′13″N 1°30′27″W / 52.4037237°N 1.5074257°W / 52.4037237; -1.5074257
Wolverhampton 3= Brockfield House Brockfield House Wolverhampton.jpg 62 203 23 1969 Residential Heath Town 52°35′39″N 2°06′29″W / 52.5942268°N 2.1079310°W / 52.5942268; -2.1079310
Wolverhampton Hampton View Hampton View Wolverhampton.jpg 62 203 23 1969 Residential Heath Town Alder House 52°35′32″N 2°06′32″W / 52.5923562°N 2.1088946°W / 52.5923562; -2.1088946
65= Birmingham 49= The Bath House Tall buildings placeholder.png 61 200 19 2023 Residential Southside Kent Street Baths 52°28′20″N 1°53′55″W / 52.4722960°N 1.8986003°W / 52.4722960; -1.8986003
Birmingham Holiday Inn Express Birmingham City Centre Holiday Inn Express Birmingham City Centre.jpg 61 201 18 2017 Hotel Westside Arena Central Plot F 52°28′39″N 1°54′24″W / 52.477412°N 1.906697°W / 52.477412; -1.906697
Birmingham Jurys Inn Jury's Inn Birmingham.jpg 61 200 18 1975 Hotel Westside 52°28′36″N 1°54′41″W / 52.476729°N 1.911498°W / 52.476729; -1.911498
Birmingham St Martin in the Bull Ring St Martins Church Birmingham.jpg 61 200 1855 Place of Worship City Centre 52°28′37″N 1°53′37″W / 52.477045°N 1.893508°W / 52.477045; -1.893508
Birmingham Trident House Trident House.jpg 61 200 19 1981 Residential Westside 52°28′31″N 1°54′41″W / 52.475359°N 1.911472°W / 52.475359; -1.911472
Rugby 2 St Marie's Church Rugby-Saint Maries Roman Catholic Church (Ian Rob).jpg 61 200 1847 Place of Worship Overslade 52°22′00″N 1°15′50″W / 52.3665378°N 1.2638724°W / 52.3665378; -1.2638724
70= Birmingham 54= James Watt Residences James Watt and William Murdoch Residences.jpg 60 197 18 2010 Student accommodation Eastside Aston University Student Village 52°29′07″N 1°53′19″W / 52.485224°N 1.888473°W / 52.485224; -1.888473
Birmingham Mary Sturge Residences Mary Sturge and Harriet Martineau Residences.jpg 60 197 18 2013 Student accommodation Eastside Aston University Student Village 52°29′05″N 1°53′29″W / 52.484602°N 1.891371°W / 52.484602; -1.891371
Birmingham Library of Birmingham Library of Birmingham reflected.jpg 60 197 10 2013 Library Westside 52°28′47″N 1°54′31″W / 52.479772°N 1.908491°W / 52.479772; -1.908491
Birmingham University Locks Eastside Locks.jpg 60 197 17 2016 Student accommodation Eastside No. 1 Eastside Locks 52°29′00″N 1°52′51″W / 52.483345°N 1.880894°W / 52.483345; -1.880894
Bromsgrove 1 St John the Baptist Church Church of St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove.jpg 60 198 1100- Place of Worship Town Centre 52°20′03″N 2°03′53″W / 52.3342823°N 2.0648246°W / 52.3342823; -2.0648246
Coventry 11 Trinity View Trinity View Coventry.jpg 60 197 21 2019 Student accommodation City Centre Friars Road Student Accommodation 52°24′12″N 1°30′42″W / 52.4034517°N 1.5116996°W / 52.4034517; -1.5116996
Wolverhampton 5 New Cross Hospital Incinerator New Cross Hospital.png 60 198 1970 Chimney Heath Town 52°36′09″N 2°05′49″W / 52.6026125°N 2.0968272°W / 52.6026125; -2.0968272
77= Birmingham 58= Eleven Brindleyplace 11 Brindleyplace Birmingham.jpeg 59 194 13 2008 Office Westside 52°28′36″N 1°54′51″W / 52.476714°N 1.914253°W / 52.476714; -1.914253
Birmingham Lloyd House Lloyd House Refurb.jpg 59 194 13 1964 Office Colmore Business District West Midlands Police Headquarters 52°29′02″N 1°53′51″W / 52.483769°N 1.897378°W / 52.483769; -1.897378
Birmingham Lyndon House Lyndon House Birmingham.jpg 59 194 17 1964 Office Five Ways & Hagley Road 52°28′19″N 1°55′30″W / 52.4718161°N 1.9251051°W / 52.4718161; -1.9251051
Birmingham Temple Point Temple Point Clock.jpg 59 194 14 1962 Office City Centre Windsor House 52°28′53″N 1°53′47″W / 52.4815254°N 1.8963063°W / 52.4815254; -1.8963063
Sandwell 1 Briarley Tall buildings placeholder.png 59 194 21 1966 Residential West Bromwich 52°32′46″N 1°58′30″W / 52.5462462°N 1.9751362°W / 52.5462462; -1.9751362
82= Birmingham 62= Barry Jackson Tower Barry Jackson Tower Birmingham.jpg 58 190 20 1972 Residential Aston 52°30′04″N 1°53′18″W / 52.5010741°N 1.8883221°W / 52.5010741; -1.8883221
Birmingham Battery Park Selly Oak Battery Park.jpg 58 190 15 2019 Student accommodation Selly Oak Unite Students Battery Park 52°30′25″N 1°52′48″W / 52.507069°N 1.879999°W / 52.507069; -1.879999
Birmingham One Centenary Square One Centenary Square.jpg 58 190 11 2018 Office Westside HSBC UK Personal and Business Banking Headquarters
Two Arena Central
52°28′43″N 1°54′25″W / 52.4787°N 1.9070°W / 52.4787; -1.9070
Birmingham Parish Church of SS Peter and Paul Aston Church - geograph.org.uk - 1190057.jpg 58 190 1480 Place of Worship Aston 52°30′25″N 1°52′48″W / 52.507069°N 1.879999°W / 52.507069; -1.879999
Birmingham Park Regis Birmingham Park Regis Birmingham.jpg 58 190 16 1964 Hotel Westside Auchinleck House 52°28′22″N 1°55′01″W / 52.472875°N 1.916957°W / 52.472875; -1.916957
Coventry 12= Two Friargate Friargate 2 Coventry.jpg 58 191 12 2022 Mixed-use City Centre 52°24′06″N 1°30′48″W / 52.4017781°N 1.5132502°W / 52.4017781; -1.5132502
Coventry Ramada Hotel Coventry Ramada Hotel - Coventry 13f08 (cropped).jpg 58 190 17 2005 Hotel Spon End Telecom House
Burlington House
52°24′19″N 1°31′19″W / 52.4051920°N 1.5218530°W / 52.4051920; -1.5218530
Warwick 1 St John the Baptist's Church Church of St John the Baptist, Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa (Cropped).jpg ~58 ~190 1878 Place of Worship Royal Leamington Spa 52°16′42″N 1°31′49″W / 52.2781949°N 1.5302870°W / 52.2781949; -1.5302870
90= Birmingham 67= City Centre House City Centre House Birmingham.jpg 57 187 13 1965 Mixed-use City Centre 52°28′45″N 1°53′45″W / 52.479285°N 1.895968°W / 52.479285; -1.895968
Birmingham Corkfield, Block 1 Tall buildings placeholder.png 57 187 18 2022 Residential Edgbaston Residences Edgbaston, Block 1 52°27′22″N 1°54′23″W / 52.4560452°N 1.9064000°W / 52.4560452; -1.9064000
Birmingham One Snowhill One Snowhill.jpg 57 187 12 2009 Mixed-use Colmore Business District 52°29′01″N 1°53′54″W / 52.483597°N 1.898223°W / 52.483597; -1.898223
Birmingham Brinklow Tower Tall buildings placeholder.png 57 187 20 1967 Residential Highgate 52°27′52″N 1°53′18″W / 52.4643086°N 1.8882822°W / 52.4643086; -1.8882822
Birmingham Studley Tower 57 187 20 1969 Residential 52°27′59″N 1°53′02″W / 52.4664166°N 1.8839696°W / 52.4664166; -1.8839696
Birmingham Wilmcote Tower 57 187 20 1967 Residential 52°27′53″N 1°53′13″W / 52.4647335°N 1.8869370°W / 52.4647335; -1.8869370
Birmingham Canterbury Tower Tall buildings placeholder.png 57 187 20 1967 Residential Ladywood 52°29′03″N 1°55′11″W / 52.4840490°N 1.9197337°W / 52.4840490; -1.9197337
Birmingham Durham Tower 57 187 20 1970 Residential 52°28′57″N 1°55′02″W / 52.4826164°N 1.9172444°W / 52.4826164; -1.9172444
Birmingham Salisbury Tower 57 187 20 1968 Residential 52°29′04″N 1°55′19″W / 52.4845430°N 1.9218801°W / 52.4845430; -1.9218801
Birmingham Century Tower Wickets Tower - Pershore Road, Edgbaston 57 187 20 1968 Residential Edgbaston 52°27′22″N 1°54′32″W / 52.456155°N 1.908839°W / 52.456155; -1.908839
Birmingham Wickets Tower 57 187 20 1967 Residential 52°27′22″N 1°54′26″W / 52.456043°N 1.907304°W / 52.456043; -1.907304
Birmingham Hodgson Tower Hodgson Tower Birmingham.jpg 57 187 20 1971 Residential Newtown 52°29′50″N 1°54′08″W / 52.4973356°N 1.9022816°W / 52.4973356; -1.9022816
Birmingham Pritchett Tower Tall buildings placeholder.png 57 187 20 1971 Residential Small Heath 52°28′19″N 1°52′09″W / 52.4718968°N 1.8692498°W / 52.4718968; -1.8692498
Birmingham Victor Tower Tall buildings placeholder.png 57 187 20 1969 Residential Nechells 52°29′41″N 1°52′20″W / 52.4946506°N 1.8722946°W / 52.4946506; -1.8722946
Coventry 14= City Village Block A City Village Coventry.jpg 57 187 20 2017 Student accommodation City Centre Downing Students Accommodation & Housing
Belgrade Plaza Phase 3
52°24′36″N 1°30′56″W / 52.4098620°N 1.5156734°W / 52.4098620; -1.5156734
Coventry Elliott's Yard Elliott's Yard Coventry.jpg 57 187 16 2021 Student accommodation Coventry University Gulson Road Block B 52°24′16″N 1°30′03″W / 52.4044697°N 1.5009691°W / 52.4044697; -1.5009691
Sandwell 2 West Plaza West Plaza West Bromwich.jpg 57 187 11 1965/2008 Mixed-use West Bromwich West Plaza Hotel
former Premier Inn West Bromwich
52°30′58″N 1°59′22″W / 52.5159792°N 1.9895508°W / 52.5159792; -1.9895508
Solihull 1 St Alphege Church St Alphege Church.jpg 57 187 1200- Place of Worship Town Centre 52°24′41″N 1°46′33″W / 52.4114985°N 1.7759665°W / 52.4114985; -1.7759665
108= Birmingham 81 Methodist Central Hall Methodist Central Hall, Corporation Street, Birmingham (geograph 3534105).jpg 56 185 3 1904 Mixed-use Eastside 52°29′01″N 1°53′34″W / 52.4836275°N 1.8928611°W / 52.4836275; -1.8928611
Wolverhampton 6= Campion House Campion House Wolverhampton.jpg 56 185 21 1969 Residential Heath Town 52°35′38″N 2°06′21″W / 52.5939647°N 2.1057640°W / 52.5939647; -2.1057640
Wolverhampton Longfield House Longfield House Wolvehampton.jpg 56 185 21 1972 Residential Heath Town 52°35′30″N 2°06′21″W / 52.5916358°N 2.1058241°W / 52.5916358; -2.1058241
Wolverhampton St. Cecilia's Tall buildings placeholder.png 56 185 20 1970 Residential Wednesfield Bover Court
Hickman Street RDA
52°35′55″N 2°05′24″W / 52.5986715°N 2.0898856°W / 52.5986715; -2.0898856
Wolverhampton William Bentley Court Hickman Street RDA.jpg 56 185 20 1966 Residential Wednesfield Hickman Street RDA 52°36′01″N 2°05′10″W / 52.6001472°N 2.0860778°W / 52.6001472; -2.0860778
Wolverhampton Wodensfield Tower 56 185 20 1966 Residential Wednesfield Hickman Street RDA 52°35′59″N 2°05′18″W / 52.5998206°N 2.0883196°W / 52.5998206; -2.0883196
114 Birmingham 82 The Church of St Augustine of Hippo St Augustine Edgbaston.jpg 56 185 1868 Place of Worship Edgbaston St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston 52°28′24″N 1°56′44″W / 52.4733785°N 1.9455186°W / 52.4733785; -1.9455186
115= Birmingham 83= Hive Hive Birmingham.jpg 55 179 15 2011 Residential Eastside Masshouse Block M 52°28′54″N 1°53′22″W / 52.481591°N 1.889355°W / 52.481591; -1.889355
Birmingham Three Brindleyplace Three Brindleyplace.jpg 55 180 13 1998 Mixed-use Westside 52°28′42″N 1°54′48″W / 52.478393°N 1.913238°W / 52.478393; -1.913238
Lichfield 2 St Mary's Church St Marys Lichfield 1 (Cropped).jpg 55 179 1870 Place of Worship / Mixed-use City Centre 52°37′57″N 1°47′33″W / 52.6325190°N 1.7925826°W / 52.6325190; -1.7925826
Rugby 3 St Andrew's Church St Andrew's Church, Rugby from north.jpg 55 182 1140- Place of Worship Town Centre 52°22′22″N 1°15′42″W / 52.3727223°N 1.2615734°W / 52.3727223; -1.2615734
Wyre Forest 1 Slingfield Mill Slingfield Mill Chimney, Kidderminster - geograph.org.uk - 1022793 Crop.jpg 55 180 1864 Chimney Kidderminster Weaver's Wharf 52°23′11″N 2°15′07″W / 52.3865015°N 2.2519457°W / 52.3865015; -2.2519457
117= Birmingham 85= Albany House Albany House.jpg 54 177 12 1962 Mixed-use Southside 52°28′30″N 1°53′53″W / 52.4749802°N 1.8979344°W / 52.4749802; -1.8979344
Birmingham The Colmore Building The Colmore Building.jpg 54 177 14 2008 Office Colmore Business District Colmore Plaza 52°29′01″N 1°53′45″W / 52.483665°N 1.895918°W / 52.483665; -1.895918
Birmingham Heritage Building Clock Tower BirminghamQueenElizabethHospitalMedicalSchool.jpg ~54 ~177 14 1938 Education Edgbaston University of Birmingham Medical School
The Old Queen Elizabeth Hospital
52°27′09″N 1°56′22″W / 52.4523831°N 1.9394365°W / 52.4523831; -1.9394365
Coventry 16 Bishop Gate Tower 1 Bishop Gate Tower 1 Coventry.jpg 54 177 17 2018 Residential City Centre Bishop Gate Phase 1 Block A 52°24′44″N 1°30′42″W / 52.4121375°N 1.5117265°W / 52.4121375; -1.5117265
121= Birmingham 88= 45 Church Street 45 Church St.jpg 53 173 14 2008 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′59″N 1°54′03″W / 52.48306915°N 1.900886°W / 52.48306915; -1.900886
Birmingham The Lansdowne Lansdowne Birmingham.jpg 53 173 18 2018 Residential Five Ways & Hagley Road 52°28′22″N 1°55′13″W / 52.472850°N 1.920262°W / 52.472850; -1.920262
Birmingham Opal Court Opal Court Birmingham.png 53 173 18 2007 Student accommodation Edgbaston Opal 1 52°28′01″N 1°54′02″W / 52.4668181°N 1.9005247°W / 52.4668181; -1.9005247
Birmingham St Martin's Place St Martin Place building from Broad Street.jpg 53 173 17 2020 Residential Westside 52°28′24″N 1°55′00″W / 52.4733789°N 1.9166714°W / 52.4733789; -1.9166714
Coventry 17= Arundel House Block B Arundel House Coventry (vertical).jpg 53 173 18 2020 Student accommodation Coventry University Canvas Coventry Arundel House
Nido Arundel House
52°24′21″N 1°30′10″W / 52.4057047°N 1.5028437°W / 52.4057047; -1.5028437
Coventry One Friargate Friargate Coventry.jpg 53 173 12 2017 Office City Centre Coventry City Council HQ 52°24′10″N 1°30′46″W / 52.4026945°N 1.5127925°W / 52.4026945; -1.5127925
Dudley 2 Church of St. Thomas Church of St Thomas.jpg 53 173 1815 Place of Worship Town Centre Church of St. Thomas the Apostle
Top Church
52°30′40″N 2°04′38″W / 52.5112067°N 2.0772798°W / 52.5112067; -2.0772798
Sandwell 3 Midland Metropolitan University Hospital Tall buildings placeholder.png 53 173 9 2021 Public facility Smethwick 52°29′27″N 1°56′57″W / 52.49093°N 1.94924°W / 52.49093; -1.94924
Warwick 2 Collegiate Church of St Mary St marys church warwick uk (cropped).jpg 53 174 1123 Place of Worship Town Centre 52°16′56″N 1°35′18″W / 52.2822572°N 1.5884318°W / 52.2822572; -1.5884318
130= Birmingham 92= Eight Brindleyplace Eight Brindleyplace.jpg 52 171 14 2002 Mixed-use Westside 52°28′37″N 1°54′48″W / 52.477001°N 1.913369°W / 52.477001; -1.913369
Birmingham Exchange Square 1, Tower 2 Allegro Exchange Square 1, Tower 2.jpg 52 170 16 2019 Residential Eastside Allegro Living Tower 2 52°28′56″N 1°53′27″W / 52.482326°N 1.890964°W / 52.482326; -1.890964
Birmingham St Alban the Martyr Saint Alban Church 1.jpg 52 170 1881 Place of Worship Highgate 52°27′57″N 1°53′20″W / 52.4658825°N 1.8888393°W / 52.4658825; -1.8888393
Coventry 19= Coventry Cathedral Coventry Cathedral (29788664491) (Cropped).jpg ~52 ~170 1962 Place of Worship City Centre The New Cathedral Church of Saint Michael 52°24′33″N 1°30′25″W / 52.409031°N 1.5068705°W / 52.409031; -1.5068705
Coventry Friars House Friars House.jpg ~52 ~170 11 1990 Office City Centre 52°24′12″N 1°30′48″W / 52.4034143°N 1.5132093°W / 52.4034143; -1.5132093
Coventry Study Inn Tower Study Inn Coventry (vertical).jpg 52 170 12 1989 Student accommodation City Centre AXA Insurances Building, AXA Assurance Building 52°24′38″N 1°30′43″W / 52.4105242°N 1.5120474°W / 52.4105242; -1.5120474
North Warwickshire 1 Church of St Peter and St Paul Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.jpg 52 170 1400– Place of Worship Coleshill 52°29′57″N 1°42′19″W / 52.4991065°N 1.7053512°W / 52.4991065; -1.7053512
Sandwell 4 Darley House Tall buildings placeholder.png 52 170 19 1969 Residential Oldbury 52°29′47″N 2°02′05″W / 52.4964763°N 2.0347142°W / 52.4964763; -2.0347142
Walsall 1 St Matthew's Church South aspect of St Matthew's Church Walsall (cropped).jpg 52 170 1200– Place of Worship Town Centre 52°34′57″N 1°58′39″W / 52.5824798°N 1.9775490°W / 52.5824798; -1.9775490
Wolverhampton 11 St. Luke's Church St Luke's C of E (Evangelical) Church, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton - geograph.org.uk - 522096.jpg 52 170 1861 Place of Worship Blakenhall 52°34′21″N 2°07′48″W / 52.5724793°N 2.1299356°W / 52.5724793; -2.1299356
140= Birmingham 95= Commonwealth Games Village Plot 7 Tall buildings placeholder.png 51 167 15 2022 Residential Perry Barr former BCU City North Campus 52°31′02″N 1°54′01″W / 52.5173142°N 1.9001861°W / 52.5173142; -1.9001861
Birmingham One Colmore Row One Colmore Row Portrait Cropped.jpg 51 167 12 2004 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′58″N 1°53′52″W / 52.482824°N 1.897771°W / 52.482824; -1.897771
Birmingham Premier Inn Exchange Square Premier Inn Birmingham City Centre.jpg 51 167 14 2022 Hotel Eastside Exchange Square Phase 2 52°28′54″N 1°53′32″W / 52.4816406°N 1.8922753°W / 52.4816406; -1.8922753
Coventry 22= Alpha House Dewey House Coventry.jpg 51 167 17 1963 Residential Barras Green 52°24′58″N 1°29′00″W / 52.4160722°N 1.4834494°W / 52.4160722; -1.4834494
Coventry Caradoc Hall 51 167 17 1969 Residential Potters Green 52°25′40″N 1°27′27″W / 52.4278845°N 1.4574489°W / 52.4278845; -1.4574489
Coventry Dewis House 51 167 17 1965 Residential Bell Green 52°26′10″N 1°28′21″W / 52.4362378°N 1.4723764°W / 52.4362378; -1.4723764
Coventry Falkener House 51 167 17 1968 Residential Foleshill 52°25′35″N 1°29′40″W / 52.4263421°N 1.4943407°W / 52.4263421; -1.4943407
Coventry Longfield House 51 167 17 1967 Residential Courthouse Green 52°25′54″N 1°28′57″W / 52.4316833°N 1.4823939°W / 52.4316833; -1.4823939
Coventry Meadow House 51 167 17 1967 Residential Spon End 52°24′29″N 1°31′15″W / 52.4079700°N 1.5209438°W / 52.4079700; -1.5209438
Coventry Nauls Mill House 51 167 17 1964 Residential Canal Basin 52°24′49″N 1°30′57″W / 52.4135722°N 1.5158902°W / 52.4135722; -1.5158902
Coventry Pioneer House 51 167 17 1966 Residential Hillfields 52°24′51″N 1°30′01″W / 52.4141308°N 1.5003141°W / 52.4141308; -1.5003141
Coventry Samuel Vale House 51 167 17 1969 Residential Canal Basin 52°24′50″N 1°30′49″W / 52.4137617°N 1.5136723°W / 52.4137617; -1.5136723
Coventry Thomas King House 51 167 17 1968 Residential Hillfields 52°24′48″N 1°29′55″W / 52.4132819°N 1.4985175°W / 52.4132819; -1.4985175
Coventry William Batchelor House 51 167 17 1966 Residential Canal Basin 52°24′48″N 1°30′38″W / 52.4133666°N 1.5105488°W / 52.4133666; -1.5105488
154= Birmingham 98= Aston University Main Building Aston uni campus1 (cropped).jpg 50 164 12 1953 Education Eastside 52°29′12″N 1°53′25″W / 52.4865690°N 1.8902465°W / 52.4865690; -1.8902465
Birmingham Campus Living Villages Bagot Street Student Residences Blocks A, B & C.jpg 50 164 17 2011 Student accommodation Gun Quarter Bagot Street Blocks A, B, C 52°29′20″N 1°53′34″W / 52.4889995°N 1.8927472°W / 52.4889995; -1.8927472
Birmingham The Charters The Charters Birmingham.jpg 50 164 9 ~1950 Mixed-use City Centre Centural House 52°28′45″N 1°54′03″W / 52.4792468°N 1.9006948°W / 52.4792468; -1.9006948
Birmingham Edgbaston Cricket Ground Edgbaston---Hollies-and-South-Stands (Cropped).jpg 50 164 2011 Sport Stadium Edgbaston Warwickshire County Cricket Ground
The County Ground
52°27′19″N 1°54′16″W / 52.4553800°N 1.9044234°W / 52.4553800; -1.9044234
Birmingham Edmund House Edmund House Birmingham.jpg 50 164 12 1970 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′53″N 1°54′07″W / 52.4812506°N 1.9019578°W / 52.4812506; -1.9019578
Birmingham Embassy House Embassy House Birmingham.jpg 50 164 11 1985 Office Colmore Business District 60 Church Street 52°28′58″N 1°54′05″W / 52.4828468°N 1.9014238°W / 52.4828468; -1.9014238
Birmingham Lakeside West Building Lakeside West.jpg 50 164 16 1999 Student accommodation Eastside Unite Students Lakeside Residences 52°29′00″N 1°53′26″W / 52.4834394°N 1.89043449°W / 52.4834394; -1.89043449
Birmingham Masshouse Plaza Masshouse Plaza.jpg 50 164 16 2006 Residential Eastside Masshouse Block I 52°28′53″N 1°53′26″W / 52.4815225°N 1.8904679°W / 52.4815225; -1.8904679
Birmingham One Martineau Place One Martineau Place, Birmingham.jpg 50 164 12 1959 Aparthotel City Centre Staybridge Suites Birmingham 52°28′49″N 1°53′44″W / 52.4803706°N 1.8956533°W / 52.4803706; -1.8956533
Birmingham Tricorn House Tricorn House.jpg 50 164 12 1976 Office Five Ways & Hagley Road 52°28′22″N 1°55′18″W / 52.4727749°N 1.9215807°W / 52.4727749; -1.9215807
Sandwell 5= Ashcroft House Ashcroft House Smethwick.jpg ~50 ~163 15 1970/2015 Residential Smethwick The Crofts 52°29′37″N 1°57′14″W / 52.4936264°N 1.9540019°W / 52.4936264; -1.9540019
Sandwell Birchcroft House Birchcroft House Smethwick.jpg ~50 ~163 15 1965/2015 Residential Smethwick The Crofts 52°29′33″N 1°57′17″W / 52.4925127°N 1.9546133°W / 52.4925127; -1.9546133
Sandwell Elmcroft House Elmcroft House Smethwick.jpg ~50 ~163 15 1966/2015 Residential Smethwick The Crofts 52°29′37″N 1°57′17″W / 52.4935087°N 1.9546298°W / 52.4935087; -1.9546298
Warwick 3= All Saints Church All Saints Parish Church, Royal Leamington Spa - geograph.org.uk - 27866 (Cropped).jpg 50 163 1869 Place of Worship Royal Leamington Spa 52°17′10″N 1°31′55″W / 52.2861201°N 1.5319291°W / 52.2861201; -1.5319291
Warwick Church of St Peter The Apostle St Peter the Apostle.jpg 50 163 1877 Place of Worship Royal Leamington Spa 52°17′18″N 1°32′12″W / 52.2883952°N 1.5367538°W / 52.2883952; -1.5367538
Wolverhampton 12 Church of St. John in the Square The Church of St. John in the Square, Wolverhampton - geograph.org.uk - 548809.jpg 50 163 1776 Place of Worship City Centre 52°34′53″N 2°07′42″W / 52.5812922°N 2.1282273°W / 52.5812922; -2.1282273

35–49 metres

This list ranks selected buildings and free-standing structures 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.

Updated December 2023

Rank Authority Auth. Rank Name Image Height Floors Year completed Primary Use District Alternative Name/s Coordinates Ref.
(m) (ft)
170= Birmingham 108= Compass Compass Birmingham.jpg 49 161 15 2022 Student accommodation Eastside 52°29′00″N 1°52′44″W / 52.4833487°N 1.8788908°W / 52.4833487; -1.8788908
Birmingham Ladywood House Ladywood House Birmingham.jpg 49 161 12 1970 Office City Centre 52°28′43″N 1°53′57″W / 52.4785939°N 1.8992460°W / 52.4785939; -1.8992460
Birmingham St. Michael's Church View over Handsworth (Elliott Brown).jpg 49 161 1855 Place of Worship Handsworth 52°30′02″N 1°55′27″W / 52.5004351°N 1.9242009°W / 52.5004351; -1.9242009
Coventry 33 Eaton House Eaton House Coventry.jpg ~49 ~161 13 1975 Office City Centre Greyfriars House 52°24′08″N 1°30′53″W / 52.4020998°N 1.5146830°W / 52.4020998; -1.5146830
Cannock Chase 2 Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph and St Etheldreda SS Joseph and Etheldreda Catholic Church, Rugeley - geograph.org.uk - 1538142 (Cropped).jpg 49 161 1868 Place of Worship Rugeley 52°45′32″N 1°56′00″W / 52.7588167°N 1.93338411°W / 52.7588167; -1.93338411
174= Birmingham 111= Bagot Street 2 Bagot Street Birmingham.jpg 48 158 17 2018 Student accommodation Gun Quarter Bagot Street Blocks D, E 52°29′20″N 1°53′35″W / 52.4888861°N 1.8929507°W / 52.4888861; -1.8929507
Birmingham Broadway House Broadway House Birmingham.jpg 48 158 10 1976 Mixed-use Westside 2 Broadway, Broadway Residences 52°28′25″N 1°55′05″W / 52.4736395°N 1.9179178°W / 52.4736395; -1.9179178
Birmingham Emporium Emporium Birmingham.jpg 48 158 15 2018 Student accommodation Eastside 52°28′54″N 1°53′20″W / 52.4817858°N 1.8887665°W / 52.4817858; -1.8887665
Birmingham Landrow Place Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 48 158 14 2021 Residential Jewellery Quarter Lionel House 52°28′56″N 1°54′21″W / 52.4820841°N 1.9057998°W / 52.4820841; -1.9057998
Coventry 34= Arundel House Block A Arundel House Coventry.jpg 48 158 16 2020 Student accommodation Coventry University Canvas Coventry Arundel House
Nido Arundel House
52°24′21″N 1°30′09″W / 52.4057317°N 1.5025038°W / 52.4057317; -1.5025038
Coventry City Club Apartments Canvas City Point Coventry.jpg 48 158 15 2019 Student accommodation City Centre Canvas Coventry City Club
Belgrade Plaza Phase 2 (Downing Students)
52°24′40″N 1°30′54″W / 52.4111542°N 1.5149728°W / 52.4111542; -1.5149728
180 Birmingham 115 Soho Wharf, Block 1 Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 47 154 14 2022 Residential Ladywood 52°29′12″N 1°55′45″W / 52.4867835°N 1.9291497°W / 52.4867835; -1.9291497
181= Birmingham 116= Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Clock Tower Big Brum (Cropped).jpg 46 151 5 1885 Civic Building City Centre Big Brum 52°28′49″N 1°54′14″W / 52.4802189°N 1.9037723°W / 52.4802189; -1.9037723
Birmingham Birmingham Central Mosque Birmingham Central Mosque.jpg 46 151 2 1969 Place of Worship Highgate 52°27′52″N 1°53′28″W / 52.4645694°N 1.8909850°W / 52.4645694; -1.8909850
Birmingham 49-51 Holloway Head, Block C Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 46 151 T/O Residential Southside
Birmingham 49-51 Holloway Head, Block D Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 46 151 T/O Residential Southside
Birmingham Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St Chad St Chads Cathedral 1.jpg 46 150 1841 Place of Worship Jewellery Quarter St Chad's Cathedral 52°29′07″N 1°53′56″W / 52.4853632°N 1.8987807°W / 52.4853632; -1.8987807
Birmingham The Timber Yard Timber Yard Birmingham.jpg 46 151 14 2022 Residential Southside 52°28′24″N 1°53′43″W / 52.4733419°N 1.8951443°W / 52.4733419; -1.8951443
Walsall 2 Tameway Plaza Tameway Tower Walsall - panoramio (Cropped).png 46 151 12 1979/2019 Residential City Centre Tameway Tower 52°35′03″N 1°58′42″W / 52.5841443°N 1.9783584°W / 52.5841443; -1.9783584
Warwick 5= Eden Court Lillington, Leamington Spa.jpg 46 151 15 1960 Residential Leamington Spa 52°18′01″N 1°30′35″W / 52.3003955°N 1.5096275°W / 52.3003955; -1.5096275
Warwick St Paul's Church St Paul's Church Leamington Spa.jpg 46 151 1874 Place of Worship Leamington Spa 52°17′38″N 1°31′43″W / 52.2939148°N 1.5287488°W / 52.2939148; -1.5287488
190= Birmingham 122= 127 Colmore Row 127 Colmore Row.jpg 45 148 10 2002 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′49″N 1°54′08″W / 52.4804110°N 1.9021537°W / 52.4804110; -1.9021537
Birmingham Canterbury House Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 45 148 12 Student Accommodation Jewellery Quarter 52°28′59″N 1°54′16″W / 52.4829513°N 1.9045507°W / 52.4829513; -1.9045507
Birmingham Enterprise Wharf Enterprise Wharf Birmingham.jpg 45 148 11 2022 Office Eastside 52°29′24″N 1°53′18″W / 52.4899961°N 1.8882763°W / 52.4899961; -1.8882763
Birmingham Fort Dunlop Fort Dunlop.jpg 45 148 7 1920s/2006 Mixed-use Erdington 52°30′35″N 1°48′43″W / 52.5097°N 1.8120°W / 52.5097; -1.8120
Birmingham QE Specialist Hospital Facility Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 45 148 7 2023 Public Facility Edgbaston
Birmingham Toybox The Toybox Birmingham.png 45 148 15 2019 Student accommodation Westside 52°28′23″N 1°54′43″W / 52.4729251°N 1.9118812°W / 52.4729251; -1.9118812
Birmingham Sirius Sirius Birmingham.jpg 45 148 15 2008 Residential City Centre 52°28′37″N 1°54′08″W / 52.4768114°N 1.9020942°W / 52.4768114; -1.9020942
Birmingham St. Edburgha's Church St Edburgha's Church and the Trust School, Yardley - geograph.org.uk - 719452.jpg 45 148 1461 Place of Worship Yardley Yardley Old Church 52°28′28″N 1°48′11″W / 52.4745783°N 1.8029203°W / 52.4745783; -1.8029203
Birmingham St Mary's Church Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 45 148 1861 Place of Worship Selly Oak 52°26′17″N 1°56′46″W / 52.4381248°N 1.9459756°W / 52.4381248; -1.9459756
Coventry 36 Bishop Gate Tower 3 Bishop Gate Tower 2.jpg 45 148 14 2018 Student accommodation City Centre Bishop Gate Phase 1 Block C 52°24′45″N 1°30′39″W / 52.4123624°N 1.5107811°W / 52.4123624; -1.5107811
Nuneaton and Bedworth 1 Bedworth Water Tower Bedworth Water Tower (Cropped).jpg 45 148 6 1898 Water Tower Bedworth 52°28′34″N 1°28′45″W / 52.4761037°N 1.4791781°W / 52.4761037; -1.4791781
201= Birmingham 131= The Mailbox Mailbox at Night (Cropped).jpg 44 144 6 1970 Mixed-use Westside 52°28′36″N 1°54′12″W / 52.4765519°N 1.9033815°W / 52.4765519; -1.9033815
Birmingham University College Birmingham, Summer Row Campus Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 44 144 11 1967 Education City Centre 52°28′53″N 1°54′24″W / 52.4814722°N 1.9065432°W / 52.4814722; -1.9065432
Sandwell 8 Thompson Gardens Thompson Gardens Smethwick.jpg 44 144 15 1961/2008 Residential West Bromwich Thompson House 52°29′18″N 1°58′44″W / 52.4884595°N 1.9788268°W / 52.4884595; -1.9788268
Warwick 7= Leamington Spa Town Hall Leamington Spa Town Hall, May 19.jpg 44 144 5 1884 Civic building Leamington Spa 52°17′21″N 1°32′07″W / 52.2892201°N 1.5351532°W / 52.2892201; -1.5351532
Warwick Warwick Castle Warwick Castle - Caesar's Tower 2016.jpg 44 144 c.1360 Castle Warwick Ceaser's Tower 52°16′48″N 1°35′07″W / 52.2800948°N 1.5851828°W / 52.2800948; -1.5851828
206= Birmingham 133= Equipoint Equipoint Birmingham.jpg 43 141 12 1968/2021 Residential Yardley Swan Office Centre, The Swan 52°27′45″N 1°48′57″W / 52.4625443°N 1.8159132°W / 52.4625443; -1.8159132
Birmingham Westside One Westside One Birmingham.jpg 43 141 15 2002 Residential City Centre Elizabeth House 52°28′37″N 1°54′08″W / 52.4768114°N 1.9020942°W / 52.4768114; -1.9020942
Coventry 37= Paradise Student Village Tower 1 AXO Paradise Village Coventry.jpg 43 141 14 2018 Student accommodation Coventry University AXO Student Living Paradise Street Block A 52°24′13″N 1°30′08″W / 52.4037039°N 1.5021616°W / 52.4037039; -1.5021616
Coventry Parkside Infinity Tower 2 Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 43 141 14 2021 Student accommodation Coventry University UNINN Parkside Phase 2 52°24′14″N 1°30′26″W / 52.4038422°N 1.5073302°W / 52.4038422; -1.5073302
Solihull 2 Resorts World Birmingham Resorts World Shopping and Leisure Complex (geograph 5867197).jpg 43 141 7 2015 Leisure & Entertainment Bickenhill Resorts World NEC 52°26′55″N 1°43′06″W / 52.4485198°N 1.7183110°W / 52.4485198; -1.7183110
Wolverhampton 13 Holy Trinity Church Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 43 141 1852 Place of Worship Heath Town 52°35′47″N 2°06′12″W / 52.5962675°N 2.1032558°W / 52.5962675; -2.1032558
212= Birmingham 135= No. 1 Colmore Square No.1 Colmore Square.jpg 42 138 10 2003 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′57″N 1°53′47″W / 52.4825921°N 1.8964916°W / 52.4825921; -1.8964916
Birmingham UNITE Staniforth House Staniforth House.png 42 138 14 2018 Student accommodation Gun Quarter 52°29′17″N 1°53′32″W / 52.4879314°N 1.8922684°W / 52.4879314; -1.8922684
Birmingham The Wesleyan Welseyan Birmingham.jpg 42 138 9 1992 Student accommodation Colmore Business District 52°28′59″N 1°53′48″W / 52.4831738°N 1.8966494°W / 52.4831738; -1.8966494
Coventry 39= Bishop Gate Tower 2 Bishop Gate Tower 3.jpg 42 138 13 2018 Student accommodation City Centre Bishop Gate Phase 1 Block B 52°24′44″N 1°30′40″W / 52.4122512°N 1.5111780°W / 52.4122512; -1.5111780
Coventry City Point Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 42 138 14 2019 Student accommodation City Centre Canvas Coventry City Point
Belgrade Plaza Phase 2 (Downing Students)
52°24′40″N 1°30′58″W / 52.4109832°N 1.5159991°W / 52.4109832; -1.5159991
Coventry Copper Towers Block 1 Copper Towers Coventry.png 42 138 14 2022 Student accommodation City Centre Vita Student Warwick Road, Tower A 52°24′14″N 1°30′46″W / 52.4037590°N 1.5128893°W / 52.4037590; -1.5128893
Tamworth 1 Church of St Editha Tamworth - panoramio (13).jpg 42 138 c.1369 Place of Worship Tamworth 52°37′09″N 1°36′46″W / 52.6190611°N 1.6127601°W / 52.6190611; -1.6127601
219= Birmingham 138= Belgrave Village, Block B Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 41 135 13 T/O Residential Balsall Heath
Birmingham Corkfield, Block 2 Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 41 135 13 2022 Residential Edgbaston Residences Edgbaston, Block 2 52°27′22″N 1°54′23″W / 52.4560452°N 1.9064000°W / 52.4560452; -1.9064000
Birmingham New Garden Square, Block F2 Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 41 135 14 T/O Residential Five Ways & Hagley Road Residences Edgbaston, Block 2
Bromsgrove 2 St Batholemew's Church St Bartholomew's Church - 2 - geograph.org.uk - 1353475 (Cropped).jpg 41 135 1776 Place of Worship Tardebigge 52°19′13″N 2°00′28″W / 52.3203166°N 2.0077731°W / 52.3203166; -2.0077731
Solihull 3 Solihull Retirement Village Solihull Retirement Village.jpg 41 135 13 2020 Residential Shirley Extra Care Retirement Village 52°24′55″N 1°49′46″W / 52.4153871°N 1.8295191°W / 52.4153871; -1.8295191
224= Birmingham 141= 12 Calthorpe Road Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 40 132 11 1962 Office Five Ways & Hagley Road Shell Mex House
Former Birmingham HSBC Offices
52°28′16″N 1°55′08″W / 52.4710259°N 1.9187931°W / 52.4710259; -1.9187931
Birmingham Crossway Crossway Birmingham.jpg 40 132 10 1981 Office Jewellery Quarter Civic House
156 Great Charles Street
52°28′52″N 1°54′20″W / 52.4811716°N 1.9055207°W / 52.4811716; -1.9055207
Birmingham Exchange Building Exchange Building Bimingham.jpg 40 132 12 1967 Mixed-use City Centre HSBC Bank New Street
Premier Inn New Street Station
52°24′15″N 1°59′48″W / 52.4042559°N 1.9965951°W / 52.4042559; -1.9965951
Birmingham Hollymoor Hospital Water Tower Hollymoor Hospital Water Tower (Richard Law).jpg 40 132 1905 Water Tower Northfield 52°24′15″N 1°59′48″W / 52.4042559°N 1.9965951°W / 52.4042559; -1.9965951
Birmingham Matthew Boulton College Matthew Boulton College Birmingham.jpg 40 132 8 2005 Education Eastside Birmingham Metropolitan College Matthew Boulton Campus 52°28′59″N 1°53′22″W / 52.4830152°N 1.8893594°W / 52.4830152; -1.8893594
Birmingham Setl Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 40 131 12 T/O Residential Jewellery Quarter formerly Cornwall House
Birmingham Cathedral Church of St Philip Cathedral Church of St Philip in Birmingham (Roger Kidd).jpg 40 131 1715 Place of worship Colmore Business District 52°28′52″N 1°53′57″W / 52.4810921°N 1.8992330°W / 52.4810921; -1.8992330
Birmingham University of Birmingham Health Innovation Campus Phase 1 Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 40 131 7 2023 Education Edgbaston
Coventry 42 St Osburg's Church Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 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 / 52.4110750°N 1.5194964°W / 52.4110750; -1.5194964
Sandwell 9 West Bromwich Town Hall West Bromwich Town Hall (Cropped).jpg 40 130 1875 Civic Building West Bromwich 52°31′15″N 1°59′54″W / 52.5207082°N 1.9982186°W / 52.5207082; -1.9982186
234= Birmingham 149= One Chamberlain Square Two Chamberlain Square (1).jpg 39 128 8 2020 Office City Centre Paradise 52°28′49″N 1°54′17″W / 52.4803654°N 1.9046991°W / 52.4803654; -1.9046991
Birmingham Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre.jpg 39 128 12 1962 Hotel City Centre Albany Hotel, Smallbrook Street Hotel 52°28′32″N 1°53′56″W / 52.4756458°N 1.8989325°W / 52.4756458; -1.8989325
Wolverhampton 14 TheStudios24 Park by Ring Road St Andrew's, Wolverhampton - geograph.org.uk - 3757585 (cropped).jpg 39 128 13 1960's/2019 Residential Chapel Ash Construction House
former Carillion Head Office
52°35′12″N 2°08′03″W / 52.5865618°N 2.1342565°W / 52.5865618; -2.1342565
237= Birmingham 151= Altura Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 38 125 12 2020 Student accommodation Westside Bath Court 52°28′19″N 1°54′48″W / 52.4719646°N 1.9134651°W / 52.4719646; -1.9134651
Birmingham bCentral Queens College Chambers Birmingham.jpg 38 125 12 1904/1976 Residential City Centre Queens College Chambers 52°28′45″N 1°54′13″W / 52.4790655°N 1.9036515°W / 52.4790655; -1.9036515
Birmingham Crowne Plaza Hotel Crowne Plaza Hotel, Birmingham - DSC08755.JPG 38 125 12 1973 Hotel Westside 52°28′39″N 1°54′22″W / 52.4775703°N 1.9060303°W / 52.4775703; -1.9060303
Birmingham Penworks House The Penworks.jpg 38 125 11 2013 Student accommodation Gun Quarter iQ Penworks House, Moland Street Student Residences 52°29′19″N 1°53′28″W / 52.48847642°N 1.891152°W / 52.48847642; -1.891152
Birmingham Two Chamberlain Square One Chamberlain Square (1).jpg 38 125 8 2019 Office City Centre Paradise 52°28′48″N 1°54′17″W / 52.4799994°N 1.9046298°W / 52.4799994; -1.9046298
Coventry 43= City Village Block B City Village, Bond Street, Coventry (geograph 5568444) (Cropped).jpg 38 125 9 2017 Student accommodation City Centre Downing Students Accommodation & Housing
Belgrade Plaza Phase 3
52°24′36″N 1°30′56″W / 52.4098620°N 1.5156734°W / 52.4098620; -1.5156734
Coventry Severn Trent Centre Severn Trent Centre.jpg 38 125 9 2010 Office City Centre Severn Trent Headquarters 52°24′17″N 1°30′24″W / 52.4046196°N 1.5067581°W / 52.4046196; -1.5067581
Sandwell 10 St Paul's Church St Paul's Church Wednesbury (Chris Allen).png 38 125 1874 Place of Worship Wednesbury St Paul's & St Luke's 52°33′46″N 2°00′19″W / 52.5628289°N 2.0052251°W / 52.5628289; -2.0052251
Cannock Chase 3= Holiday Inn Birmingham North Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 38 125 12 2007 Hotel Cannock 52°40′25″N 2°01′31″W / 52.6736048°N 2.0251669°W / 52.6736048; -2.0251669
Cannock Chase Lakeside Plaza Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 38 125 12 2006 Office Cannock 52°40′17″N 2°02′03″W / 52.6714611°N 2.0340495°W / 52.6714611; -2.0340495
245= Birmingham 156= Birmingham Oratory BirminghamOratoryDome.jpg 37 121 1909 Place of Worship Five Ways & Hagley Road 52°28′20″N 1°55′45″W / 52.4722846°N 1.9291377°W / 52.4722846; -1.9291377
Birmingham Jennens Court Colleges and Universities (8728856688) (Cropped).jpg 37 121 13 2009 Student accommodation Eastside Etna House 52°28′57″N 1°53′19″W / 52.4825688°N 1.8886056°W / 52.4825688; -1.8886056
Birmingham St Agatha's Church St Agatha's Church 2.jpg 37 121 1901 Place of Worship Sparkbrook 52°27′40″N 1°52′25″W / 52.4611048°N 1.8736754°W / 52.4611048; -1.8736754
Birmingham true Birmingham TrueBirmngham.png 37 121 11 2020 Student accommodation Southside 52°28′31″N 1°53′43″W / 52.4751765°N 1.8952198°W / 52.4751765; -1.8952198
Coventry 45 Paradise Student Village Tower 2 AXO Paradise Village Coventry.jpg 37 121 12 2018 Student accommodation Coventry University AXO Student Living Paradise Street Block B 52°24′13″N 1°30′08″W / 52.4037039°N 1.5021616°W / 52.4037039; -1.5021616
Sandwell 11 Sandwell College Central Campus Central Campus, Sandwell College, West Bromwich (Cropped).png 37 121 8 2012 Education West Bromwich 52°30′52″N 1°59′29″W / 52.5145031°N 1.9915080°W / 52.5145031; -1.9915080
Solihull 4= Birmingham Airport Air Traffic Control Tower Air Traffic Control Tower, Birmingham Airport.jpg 37 121 7 2013 Tower Bickenhill 52°26′49″N 1°44′55″W / 52.4469779°N 1.7485330°W / 52.4469779; -1.7485330
Solihull Resorts World Arena Genting Arena.jpg 37 121 1980/2009 Indoor Arena Bickenhill NEC Arena
LG Arena
Genting Arena
52°26′54″N 1°43′14″W / 52.4484171°N 1.7204631°W / 52.4484171; -1.7204631
Walsall 3 The New Art Gallery Walsall Walsall art gallery (cropped).jpg 37 120 2000 Art Gallery City Centre 52°35′09″N 1°59′11″W / 52.5857256°N 1.9862685°W / 52.5857256; -1.9862685
Wolverhampton 15= Mander House Mander House.jpg 37 120 10 1968 Office City Centre 52°35′07″N 2°07′40″W / 52.5852603°N 2.1278652°W / 52.5852603; -2.1278652
Wolverhampton St Peter's Church St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton - geograph.org.uk - 555358.jpg 37 120 c.1350 Place of Worship City Centre 52°35′12″N 2°07′42″W / 52.5867132°N 2.1283735°W / 52.5867132; -2.1283735
256= Birmingham 160= Erdington Abbey Church Erdington Abbey Birmingham.png 36 118 1850 Place of Worship Erdington Church of Saints Thomas and Edmund of Canterbury 52°31′42″N 1°50′11″W / 52.5283164°N 1.8362561°W / 52.5283164; -1.8362561
Birmingham One Swallow Street One Swallow Street Birmingham.jpg 36 118 12 2016 Residential City Centre 52°28′44″N 1°54′09″W / 52.4787928°N 1.9025281°W / 52.4787928; -1.9025281
Birmingham Rutland House Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 36 118 11 1970 Office Colmore Business District 52°28′57″N 1°54′03″W / 52.4823813°N 1.9007697°W / 52.4823813; -1.9007697
Birmingham WOLO House Tall buildings placeholder Horizontal.png 36 118 11 1959 Office Colmore Business District Britannia House
50 Great Charles Street
52°28′58″N 1°54′09″W / 52.4828794°N 1.9026113°W / 52.4828794; -1.9026113
Coventry 46 Copper Towers Block 2 Copper Towers Coventry.png 36 118 12 2022 Student accommodation City Centre Vita Student Warwick Road, Tower B 52°24′14″N 1°30′46″W / 52.4037590°N 1.5128893°W / 52.4037590; -1.5128893
Stratford-upon-Avon 2 Royal Shakespeare Theatre Tower StratfordTheatreAndObsevationTower stratford-computers.co.uk (Cropped).jpg 36 118 2010 Observation Tower Waterside 52°11′26″N 1°42′14″W / 52.1906111°N 1.7037986°W / 52.1906111; -1.7037986
261= Birmingham 164= House of Fraser Birmingham (35635875896).jpg 35 115 9 1955– Mixed-use City Centre Rackhams 52°28′51″N 1°53′46″W / 52.4808732°N 1.8961051°W / 52.4808732; -1.8961051
Birmingham Royd House Royd House Birmingham.jpg 35 115 12 2005 Residential City Centre Westside 2 52°28′34″N 1°54′06″W / 52.4761239°N 1.90160148°W / 52.4761239; -1.90160148
Birmingham Selfridges Building Selfridges Building, Birmingham (2012) (Cropped).jpg 35 115 4 2003 Retail City Centre BullRing 52°28′41″N 1°53′31″W / 52.4780458°N 1.8919534°W / 52.4780458; -1.8919534
Lichfield 3 Toslon's Mill Tolson Mill Fazeley.jpg 35 115 1886/2020 Residential Fazeley 52°36′51″N 1°42′03″W / 52.6142090°N 1.7008807°W / 52.6142090; -1.7008807

Other tall buildings and structures

This is a list of selected buildings and free-standing structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area that are likely to stand at least 35 metres (115 ft) tall but for which no height-specific documentation or reliable supporting reference is currently available. The buildings are not ranked but are instead listed in alphabetical order by metropolitan or regional authority.

Currently updating

Rank Authority Auth. Rank Name Est. Height Floors Year completed Primary Use District Alternative Name/s Coordinates Gen. ref.
(m) (ft)
Birmingham All Saints Church 35+ 115+ 1860– Place of Worship Kings Heath 52°25′59″N 1°53′38″W / 52.4331°N 1.8938°W / 52.4331; -1.8938
Birmingham Charles House 35+ 115+ 9 1939 Office Jewellery Quarter 148 Great Charles Street 52°28′54″N 1°54′17″W / 52.4817612°N 1.9046490°W / 52.4817612; -1.9046490
Birmingham Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif 35+ 115+ 7 1996 Place of Worship Small Heath Ghamkol Sharif Masjid 52°27′54″N 1°51′32″W / 52.4649945°N 1.8587932°W / 52.4649945; -1.8587932
Birmingham Church of SS Mary and Ambrose 35+ 115+ 1898 Place of Worship Edgbaston 52°27′31″N 1°54′14″W / 52.4585°N 1.9038°W / 52.4585; -1.9038
Birmingham Edgbaston Waterworks Tower 35+ 115+ 6 1870 Works Tower Edgbaston Edgbaston Pumping Station 52°28′33″N 1°56′01″W / 52.4758°N 1.9336°W / 52.4758; -1.9336
Birmingham Green Lane Masjid 35+ 115+ 5 1902 Place of Worship Small Heath former Green Lane Public Library and Baths 52°28′23″N 1°51′52″W / 52.4731251°N 1.8645457°W / 52.4731251; -1.8645457
Birmingham Lozells Central Mosque 35+ 115+ 4 1984/2018 Place of Worship Lozells 52°30′11″N 1°54′49″W / 52.5029987°N 1.9137068°W / 52.5029987; -1.9137068
Birmingham Millennium Apartments 35+ 115+ Residential Jewellery Quarter 52°29′00″N 1°54′19″W / 52.4832573°N 1.9052320°W / 52.4832573; -1.9052320
Birmingham St Andrew's Church 35+ 115+ 1909 Place of Worship Handsworth 52°30′50″N 1°56′11″W / 52.5139692°N 1.9364054°W / 52.5139692; -1.9364054
Birmingham St Anne's Church, Digbeth 35+ 115+ 1849 Place of Worship Digbeth 52°28′22″N 1°53′04″W / 52.4727224°N 1.8844461°W / 52.4727224; -1.8844461
Birmingham St Anne's Church, Moseley 35+ 115+ 1874 Place of Worship Moseley 52°27′03″N 1°53′30″W / 52.4508348°N 1.8916472°W / 52.4508348; -1.8916472
Birmingham St Cyprian's Church 35+ 115+ 1878 Place of Worship Hay Mills 52°27′47″N 1°50′27″W / 52.4629456°N 1.8409096°W / 52.4629456; -1.8409096
Birmingham St John's Church 35+ 115+ 1888 Place of Worship Sparkhill 52°27′15″N 1°51′57″W / 52.45418°N 1.86575°W / 52.45418; -1.86575
Birmingham St Nicolas Church 35+ 115+ 1475 Place of Worship Kings Norton 52°24′31″N 1°55′44″W / 52.40862°N 1.92892°W / 52.40862; -1.92892
Birmingham St Paul's Church 35+ 115+ 1823 Place of Worship Jewellery Quarter 52°29′07″N 1°54′21″W / 52.4853°N 1.9058°W / 52.4853; -1.9058
Birmingham St Stephen's Church 35+ 115+ 1871 Place of Worship Selly Park 52°26′37″N 1°55′22″W / 52.4434928°N 1.9228159°W / 52.4434928; -1.9228159
Birmingham St Thomas' Church 35+ 115+ 1829 Monument Westside St Thomas' Peace Garden, The Peace Gardens 52°28′24″N 1°54′23″W / 52.4732707°N 1.9064404°W / 52.4732707; -1.9064404
Birmingham Summerfield Community Centre and Job Preparation Unit 35+ 115+ 5 1878 Civic Building Summerfield former Dudley Road Board School 52°29′03″N 1°56′25″W / 52.48403°N 1.94025°W / 52.48403; -1.94025
Birmingham Witton Cemetery Chapel 35+ 115+ 1863 Place of Worship Witton 52°31′30″N 1°52′43″W / 52.5249°N 1.878697°W / 52.5249; -1.878697
Dudley Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Church 35+ 115+ 1864 Place of Worship Stourbridge 52°27′16″N 2°08′42″W / 52.4544940°N 2.1450976°W / 52.4544940; -2.1450976
Dudley St John the Baptist Church 35+ 115+ 1083– Place of Worship Halesowen 52°27′01″N 2°03′02″W / 52.4503050°N 2.0506503°W / 52.4503050; -2.0506503
Lichfield St Peter's Church 35+ 115+ 1874 Place of Worship Little Aston 52°36′04″N 1°51′56″W / 52.6011480°N 1.8656219°W / 52.6011480; -1.8656219
North Warwickshire All Saints Church 35+ 115+ 1883 Place of Worship Seckington 52°39′50″N 1°37′00″W / 52.6637941°N 1.6167011°W / 52.6637941; -1.6167011
Redditch St Stephen's Church 35+ 115+ 1855 Place of Worship Town Centre 52°18′25″N 1°56′28″W / 52.3070198°N 1.9410687°W / 52.3070198; -1.9410687
Redditch Redditch Water Tower 35+ 115+ Water Tower Headless Cross 52°17′34″N 1°56′44″W / 52.2927862°N 1.9454761°W / 52.2927862; -1.9454761
Sandwell Solvay Solutions UK Limited 35+ 115+ Chimney Langley Green 52°29′38″N 2°00′48″W / 52.4938366°N 2.0133811°W / 52.4938366; -2.0133811
Sandwell St Michael and Holy Angels Church 35+ 115+ 1907 Place of Worship West Bromwich 52°31′08″N 1°59′41″W / 52.5187856°N 1.9946698°W / 52.5187856; -1.9946698
Solihull St Peter's Church 35+ 115+ 1140– Place of Worship Bickenhill 52°26′21″N 1°43′30″W / 52.4390466°N 1.7251267°W / 52.4390466; -1.7251267
Walsall Walsall Council House 35+ 115+ 6 1905 Civic building Town Centre 52°35′09″N 1°58′48″W / 52.5858°N 1.9801°W / 52.5858; -1.9801
Warwick All Saints Church 35+ 115+ 1864 Place of Worship Sherbourne 52°14′54″N 1°37′03″W / 52.2482993°N 1.6174395°W / 52.2482993; -1.6174395
Warwick Church of St Mary the Virgin 35+ 115+ 1250– Place of Worship Lapworth 52°20′16″N 1°45′44″W / 52.3377725°N 1.7621887°W / 52.3377725; -1.7621887
Warwick St Nicholas Church 35+ 115+ 1780– Place of Worship Town Centre 52°16′55″N 1°34′54″W / 52.2818669°N 1.5816152°W / 52.2818669; -1.5816152
Wolverhampton St George's Church 35+ 115+ 1830 Place of Worship (Disused) City Centre 52°39′50″N 1°37′00″W / 52.6637941°N 1.6167011°W / 52.6637941; -1.6167011
Wolverhampton St Mark's Church 35+ 115+ 1849 Office Chapel Ash 52°35′04″N 2°08′13″W / 52.5844177°N 2.1370711°W / 52.5844177; -2.1370711
Rugby Rugby School Chapel 35+ 115+ 1872 Education / Place of Worship Town Centre 52°22′13″N 1°15′51″W / 52.3702872°N 1.2640746°W / 52.3702872; -1.2640746
Rugby Ashlawn Water Tower 35+ 115+ 1934 Water Tower Overslade Rugby Water Tower 52°21′01″N 1°15′17″W / 52.3501551°N 1.2546488°W / 52.3501551; -1.2546488
Rugby St Mark's Church 35+ 115+ c.1350– Place of Worship Bilton 52°21′40″N 1°17′06″W / 52.3611874°N 1.2851020°W / 52.3611874; -1.2851020

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 10 December 2023

Rank Authority Auth. Rank Name Alternative name(s) Function Height Floors District Estimated
completion
Ref.
(m) (ft)
1= Birmingham 1= Octagon Paradise Phase 2 Residential 155 509 49 Westside 2024
Birmingham One Eastside Residential 155 509 51 Eastside 2025
3 Birmingham 3 MODA Great Charles Street Residential 126 413 39 Jewellery Quarter 2025
4 Birmingham 4 Glasswater Locks, Plot D Residential 124 406 38 Eastside 2026
5 Birmingham 5 Beorma Tower Beorma Quarter Phase 2 Mixed-use 113 371 27 City Centre 2025
6 Walsall 1 Encyclis EfW Plant Walsall Energy from Waste Plant Chimney 102 335 Bloxwich 2025
7= Birmingham 6 Crown Place 75-79 Lancaster St Student accommodation 100 328 33 Gun Quarter 2024
Sandwell 1 Enfinium Kelvin EfW Plant Chimney 100 328 West Bromwich 2025
9 Birmingham 7 Lower Essex Square Residential 98 322 27 Southside 2025
10 Birmingham 8 Vita Student Suffolk Street Student accommodation 92 302 29 Southside 2025
11 Birmingham 9 Smith's Gardens Camp Hill Gardens
Sulzer Camp Hill
Residential 90 295 26 Bordesley 2025
12= Birmingham 10= Bloc Grand Central Hotel 74 272 22 City Centre Stalled
Birmingham Lancaster Wharf Residential 74 243 24 Gun Quarter 2025
14 Birmingham 12 Glasswater Locks, Plot F2 Residential 60 197 18 Eastside 2025
15 Coventry 1 Bishops Gate Tower 5 Bishopgate Phase 2 Mixed-use 56 185 18 City Centre 2023
16= Birmingham 13= Great Charles Street, Block B1 Residential 51 168 16 Jewellery Quarter 2025
Birmingham One Eastside, Block B Residential 51 168 15 Eastside 2024
18 Birmingham 15 Boulevard Southside Affinity Living Southside
St Luke's, South Block A
Residential 46 151 15 Southside 2024
19 Birmingham 16 Three Chamberlain Square Paradise Phase 2 Office 44 144 10 City Centre 2024
20 Birmingham 17 Glasswater Locks, Plot F1 Residential 40 132 10 Eastside 2025
21 Birmingham 18 Great Charles Street, Block B2 Residential 37 121 11 Jewellery Quarter 2025
22= Birmingham 19= Curzon Street Station High Speed Rail (HS2) terminal Transport 35 115 Eastside 2027
Birmingham Glasswater Locks, Plot E1 Residential 35 115 9 Eastside 2025
Birmingham Glasswater Locks, Plot E2 Residential 35 115 9 Eastside 2025
Birmingham Glasswater Locks, Plot E3 Residential 35 115 9 Eastside 2025
Birmingham Glasswater Locks, Plot E4 Residential 35 115 9 Eastside 2025

Approved, proposed and emergent

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: January 2024

Rank Authority Auth. Rank Name Alternative name(s) Function Height Floors District Year
approved
Ref.
(m) (ft)
1 Birmingham 1 Boulton Tower Curzon Wharf, Tower 1 Residential 172 564 53 Eastside 2023
2= Birmingham 2= HUB 2 Snowhill Plaza Residential 151 495 48 City Core 2023
Birmingham SBQ 3 Smallbrook Queensway 3 Residential 151 495 48 Southside 2023
4 Birmingham 4 Ora Tower Brindley Drive 1
Project Drive
former Paradise Circus Car Park
Residential 148 486 46 Westside 2023
5 Birmingham 5 Tower Leaf Irish Centre Tower Residential 146 479 48 Digbeth 2021
6 Birmingham 6 Watt Tower Curzon Wharf, Tower 2 Student accommodation ~134 ~440 41 Eastside 2023
7 Birmingham 7 Garrison Circus Block D Mixed-use 122 400 37 Digbeth 2024
8 Birmingham 8 211 Broad Street Super Slender Tower Aparthotel 117 383 36 Westside 2020
9 Birmingham 9 100 Broad Street Residential 103 338 32 Westside 2024
10 Birmingham 10 Upper Trinity Street, Block H Mixed-use 102 337 32 Digbeth 2021
11 Birmingham 11 Queens Hospital Tower Student accommodation 101 331 33 Westside 2024
12 Birmingham 12 The Stone Yard, Block D Residential 98 322 30 Digbeth 2020
13 Birmingham 13 New Monaco Tower 1 formerly Monaco House Residential 90 295 29 Southside 2021
14 Birmingham 14 Connaught Square Residential 88 289 27 Digbeth 2017
15 Birmingham 15 Princip Street Tower Residential 82 269 26 Gun Quarter 2021
16= Birmingham 16= Hay Hall Energy Recovery Facility Hay Hall Bio Power Facility Chimney 80 262 Tyseley 2019
Birmingham New Monaco Tower 2 formerly Monaco House Residential 80 262 26 Southside 2021
18 Birmingham 18 Hoskin's Yard Lunar Rise Residential 75 246 25 Digbeth 2018
19 Birmingham 19 Smithfield Lofts The Pressworks Office 70 228 23 Digbeth 2023
20 Coventry 1 Paradise Street, Block B Residential 65 213 20 City Centre 2023
21 Birmingham 20 The Five former Ladywood Social Club Residential 61 200 17 Ladywood 2021
22 Birmingham 21 One Ratcliff Square Paradise Phase 2 Hotel 57 187 17 City Centre 2021
23 Birmingham 22 Upper Trinity Street, Block J Residential 57 187 19 Digbeth 2021
24 Coventry 2 The Butts Student Residences Student accommodation 55 178 19 City Centre 2021
25 Birmingham 23 Garrison Circus Block C Mixed-use 54 177 15 Digbeth 2024
26= Birmingham 24= Former 'The Trees' Public House Student accommodation 53 174 17 Southside 2023
Birmingham Upper Trinity Street, Block A Residential 53 174 16 Digbeth 2021
Birmingham Queensgate Square Residential 53 174 15 Westside 2024
Sandwell 1 Wellbeing Tower former Kings Cinema Residential ~53 ~172 15 West Bromwich 2022
30= Birmingham 27 Ora 2 Brindley Drive 2
Project Drive
former Paradise Circus Car Park
Residential 52 171 15 Westside 2022
North Warks. 1 The Eternal Wall The Wall of Answered Prayer Monument 52 170 Coleshill 2020
32 Birmingham 28 Upper Trinity Street, Block B Residential 51 168 15 Digbeth 2021
33= Birmingham 29= Nyx Hotel Hotel 50 165 15 Westside 2019
Birmingham The Stone Yard, Block B Residential 50 165 15 Digbeth 2020
Birmingham The Metalworks Adderley Street, Plot 1 Residential 50 165 15 Bordesley 2021
36= Birmingham 32= Commonwealth Games Village Plot 10 former BCU City North Campus Mixed-use 49 161 14 Perry Barr 2022
Birmingham Upper Trinity Street, Block C Residential 49 162 15 Digbeth 2021
38= Birmingham 34= 5 Centenary Square Office 48 158 12 Westside 2020
Birmingham Neighbourhood Heights Morville Street Apartments Residential 48 158 14 Ladywood 2021
Coventry 3 Paradise Street, Block A Residential 48 158 13 City Centre 2023
41 Sandwell 2 PJ House London Street Residential 47 154 14 Smethwick 2022
42 Birmingham 36 VOCO St James Hotel (refurb and extension) 12 Calthorpe Road Mixed-use 46 151 13 Five Ways & Hagley Road 2024
43= Birmingham 37= ICOB Masjid Rahmania Community and Education Centre Quadria Trust Mosque Place of worship ~44 ~144 7 Sparkbrook 2020
Birmingham Lead Works Aparthotel 44 144 12 Westside 2023
45= Birmingham 39= Oasis Southside Mixed-use 42 138 12 Southside 2022
Birmingham Lee Bank Business Centre (refurb and extension) 55 Holloway Head
Projekt 55
Mixed-use 42 138 11 Westside 2021
47 Solihull 1 The Lantern 64-66 Station Road Mixed-use 40 131 11 Town Centre 2022
48 Birmingham 41 Southside Residences 16 Kent Street Residential 39 128 12 Southside 2023
49 Birmingham 42 Smithfield House Aparthotel 38 125 12 Digbeth 2021
50 Solihull 2 Westgate 21 Office 36 118 8 Town Centre 2021
51= Birmingham 43= 2 Brindleyplace (refurb and extension) Office 35 115 8 Westside 2023
Birmingham 40 Upper Gough Street, Building 1 Office 35 115 9 Westside 2021
Birmingham New Garden Square, Building 1 Office 35 115 8 Five Ways & Hagley Road 2018
Birmingham The Stone Yard, Block A Residential 35 115 10 Digbeth 2020
Birmingham The Stone Yard, Block C Residential 35 115 10 Digbeth 2020
Birmingham Upper Trinity Street, Block E Residential 35 115 11 Digbeth 2021
Coventry 4 Abbott's Park, Plot 3A Gas Works, Block 3A Residential 35 116 11 City Centre 2023

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.

Updated January 2024

Rank Authority Auth. Rank Name Alternative name(s) Function Height Floors District Year
approved
Ref.
(m) (ft)
1 Birmingham 1 SBQ 2 Smallbrook Queensway 2 Residential 180 591 56 Southside 2023
2 Birmingham 2 SBQ 1 Smallbrook Queensway 1 Residential 142 466 44 Southside 2023
3 Birmingham 3 Martineau Galleries, Plot 2c Residential 126 413 35 City Centre 2020
4= Birmingham 4 Adderley Street, Plot 2 former Digbeth Central Bus Garage Mixed-use 83 272 25 Bordesley 2021
Wolverhampton 1 Brewers Yard, Plot 1A Mixed-use 83 272 23 Springfield 2023
6 Birmingham 5 Martineau Galleries, Plot 5 Office 80 262 17 City Centre 2020
7 Birmingham 6 Martineau Galleries, Plot 4c Residential 74 243 20 City Centre 2020
8 Wolverhampton 2 Brewers Yard, Tower 2 Mixed-use 72 236 25 Springfield 2023
9 Birmingham 7 Martineau Galleries, Plot 6 Office 69 226 14 City Centre 2020
10 Coventry 1 City Centre South, Block D Mixed-use ~67 ~220 ~21 City Centre 2022
11 Coventry 2 Abbott's Park, Plot 1 Gas Works, Block 1 Residential 66 217 21 City Centre 2023
12= Birmingham 8= BCU Eastside, Plot A Mixed-use 62 203 14 Eastside 2023
Birmingham Martineau Galleries, Plot 7 Office 62 203 13 City Centre 2020
14 Coventry 3 City Centre South, Block B Mixed-use ~61 ~200 ~19 City Centre 2022
15= Birmingham 10= Martineau Galleries, Plot 3c Residential / Hotel 60 197 16 City Centre 2020
Birmingham Martineau Galleries, Plot 1 Office 60 197 12 City Centre 2020
17 Birmingham 12 Martineau Galleries, Plot 3f Residential / Hotel 59 194 16 City Centre 2020
18 Coventry 4 Bishop Street Block B former Coventry Evening Telegraph Student accommodation 57 187 19 City Centre 2018
19 Birmingham 13 Martineau Galleries, Plot 2b Residential 54 177 14 City Centre 2020
20 Birmingham 14 Martineau Galleries, Plot 4b Residential 53 174 14 City Centre 2020
21 Birmingham 15 Three Congreve Square Paradise Phase 3 Mixed-use ~53 ~174 12 City Centre 2013
22= Coventry 5 City Centre South, Block C Mixed-use ~50 ~164 ~16 City Centre 2022
Wolverhampton 3 Brewers Yard, Plot 1B Mixed-use 50 164 13 Springfield 2023
24 Birmingham 16 One Congreve Square Paradise Phase 3 Mixed-use ~49 ~161 11 City Centre 2013
25= Birmingham 17= Adderley Street, Plot 5 former Digbeth Central Bus Garage Mixed-use 48 158 13 Bordesley 2021
Birmingham Adderley Street, Plot 6 former Digbeth Central Bus Garage Mixed-use 48 158 13 Bordesley 2021
Birmingham New Bond Street, Zone 1A Residential 48 158 15 Bordesley 2021
Birmingham New Bond Street, Zone 2C Residential 48 158 15 Bordesley 2021
29= Birmingham 21 Martineau Galleries, Plot 4d Residential 47 155 11 City Centre 2020
Coventry 6 Abbott's Park, Plot 2A Gas Works, Block 2A Residential 47 154 15 City Centre 2023
31 Birmingham 22 Martineau Galleries, Plot 3d Residential / Hotel 46 151 12 City Centre 2020
32 Birmingham 23 Adderley Street, Plot 3 former Digbeth Central Bus Garage Mixed-use 44 144 12 Bordesley 2021
33= Birmingham 24 BCU Eastside, Plot C Mixed-use 42 138 8 Eastside 2023
Coventry 7 Abbott's Park, Plot 2B Gas Works, Block 2B Residential 42 138 13 City Centre 2023
35 Birmingham 25 Two Centenary Way Paradise Phase 3 Mixed-use ~41 ~134 9 City Centre 2013
36 Birmingham 26 Martineau Galleries, Plot 3e Residential / Hotel 40 131 10 City Centre 2020
37 Birmingham 27 Martineau Galleries, Plot 3b Residential / Hotel 37 121 9 City Centre 2020

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.

Updated January 2024

Rank Authority Auth. Rank Name Alternative name(s) Function Height Floors District Year of
submission
Ref.
(m) (ft)
1 Birmingham 1 The Essington Glassworks Residential 145 476 47 Westside 2023
2 Birmingham 2 Trifecta Residences Residential 133 463 40 Southside 2023
3 Birmingham 3 New Garden Square Phase 2, Tower Residential 115 378 37 Five Ways & Hagley Road 2024
4 Birmingham 4 Cambrian Wharf Canalside Block Student accommodation 110 361 34 Westside 2023
5 Birmingham 5 High Street/Clyde Street Bordesley former Safestyle building Residential 108 354 34 Westside 2023
6 Birmingham 6 Colmore Gate (Refurb and extension) Office 99 325 26 Colmore Business District 2023
7 Birmingham 7 Duddeston Viaduct Building Digbeth Regeneration, Plot V1-10 Mixed-use 57 187 15 Digbeth 2020
8 Birmingham 8 Cambrian Wharf Courtyard Block Student accommodation 54 177 14 Westside 2023
9 Birmingham 9 Warners Fields, Plot C4 Rea Street South Mixed-use ~51 ~167 15 Digbeth 2023
10 Birmingham 10 Former Goods Yard, Pershore Street Student accommodation 50 164 15 Southside 2023
11 Birmingham 11 Warners Fields, Plot C2 Rea Street South Mixed-use 49 162 15 Digbeth 2023
12 Birmingham 12 The Drapery (refurb and extension) 120 Edmund Street Office 44 144 11 Colmore Business District 2023
13 Birmingham 13 Warners Fields, Plot A2 Rea Street South Mixed-use 43 141 13 Digbeth 2023
14 Birmingham 14 Western Business Park, Block 6 Residential 38 115 12 Winson Green 2022
15 Birmingham 15 Icknield Square, Plot B1 Residential 35 115 10 Ladywood 2023

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.

Updated January 2024

Rank Authority Auth. Rank Name Alternative name(s) Function Height Floors District Year
published
Ref.
(m) (ft)
1 Birmingham 1 Perryian Works 1 Lancaster Circus ~64 Gun Quarter 2023
2 Birmingham 2 Goods Station, Tower 1 Mixed-use ~110 ~361 Westside 2023
3 Birmingham 3 Goods Station, Tower 2 Mixed-use ~100 ~328 Westside 2023
4= Birmingham 4= Five Ways House and Tower Mixed-use 32 Five Ways & Hagley Road 2023
Birmingham Smithfield Tower Mixed-use 32 Smithfield 2022
6= Birmingham 6= Former Goods Yard Pershore Street, Phase 1C Mixed-use ~90 ~295 ~30 Southside 2023
Birmingham Aston University Campus Plot 11 Gateway Tower Student accommodation ~30 Eastside 2020
8 Coventry 1 Parkside Tower 1 Mixed-use 28 City Centre 2021
9 Coventry 2 Parkside Tower 2 Mixed-use 22 City Centre 2021
10 Coventry 3 "Twisting" Tower Student accommodation 60 197 20 City Centre 2021
11 Birmingham 8 Aston University Campus Plot 12 Student accommodation ~20 Eastside 2020
12= Birmingham 9= Smithfield Area 2, Unit 1 Residential 16 Smithfield 2022
Birmingham Smithfield Area 3, Unit 1 Mixed-use 16 Smithfield 2022
14= Birmingham 11= Aston University Campus Plot 1 Student accommodation ~15 Eastside 2020
Birmingham Aston University Campus Plot 13 Student accommodation ~15 Eastside 2020
Birmingham The Races former Perry Barr Greyhound Track Residential ~15 Perry Barr 2023
Wolverhampton 1 Cornhill Tower Mixed-use ~15 City Centre 2018
18 Birmingham 11 New Birmingham Children's Hospital Public Facility 10 City Core 2020

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 withdrawn.

Rank Authority Auth. Rank Name Function Height Floors District Year
proposed
Notes Ref.
(m) (ft)
1 Birmingham 1 Regal Tower Mixed-use 201 659 56 Westside 2007
2 Birmingham 2 VTP200 Observation Tower 200 656 10 Eastside 2010
3 Birmingham 3 100 Broad Street Residential 193 634 61 Westside 2020
4= Birmingham 4= 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.
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.
6 Birmingham 6 Act One. Chung Ying Plaza Mixed-use 170 558 52 Southside 2022 Withdrawn in 2023.
7 Birmingham 7 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.
8 Birmingham 8 103 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.
9 Birmingham 9 V Building Residential 152 499 51 Westside 2006 Superseded by Aston Place.
10 Birmingham 10 Post and Mail Scheme (Tower 1 Scheme C) Office 150 492 35 Colmore Business District 2010
11 Birmingham 11 Snow Hill Tower Residential 137 449 43 Colmore Business District 2006 Superseded by Three Snowhill
12= Birmingham 12= New Street Station 'Gateway Plus' Tower 1 Mixed-use 130 427 30 City Centre 2006
Birmingham New Street Station 'Gateway Plus' Tower 1 Mixed-use 130 427 30 City Centre 2006
14= Birmingham 14= Rough Diamond Hotel Tower Hotel 120 394 Jewellery Quarter 2005
Birmingham Rough Diamond Office Tower Office 120 394 Jewellery Quarter 2005
Birmingham Rough Diamond Residential Tower Residential 120 394 Jewellery Quarter 2005
17 Birmingham 17 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.
18 Birmingham 18 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.
19 Birmingham 19 Lancaster Circus Tower, West Midlands Fire Station Mixed-use 108 354 30 Eastside 2011
20 Birmingham 20 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.
21 Birmingham 21 Axis Square, Building 3 Office 100 328 23 Westside 2018 The tallest of four office buildings to receive planning permission on the site of the former Axis Building, before the site was sold on. The Axis Square development is expected to be superseded by The Goods Station, a mixed-use development by Urban regeneration specialist, Vita Group.

Demolished

This list ranks buildings and free-standing 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 Auth. Rank Name Function Height Floors District Year
built
Year
demolished
Notes Ref.
(m) (ft)
Cannock Chase 1 Rugeley B Power Station Chimney Chimney 183 600 Rugeley 1970 2021 Demolished on 24 January 2021.
Cannock Chase 2= Rugeley B Power Station Tower 1 Cooling Tower 117 384 Rugeley 1970 2021 Demolished on 6 June 2021.
Cannock Chase Rugeley B Power Station Tower 2 Cooling Tower 117 384 Rugeley 1970 2021 Demolished on 6 June 2021.
Cannock Chase Rugeley B Power Station Tower 3 Cooling Tower 117 384 Rugeley 1970 2021 Demolished on 6 June 2021.
Cannock Chase Rugeley B Power Station Tower 4 Cooling Tower 117 384 Rugeley 1970 2021 Demolished on 6 June 2021.
1 Birmingham 1 Birmingham Battery and Metal Co. Chimney 85 279 Selly Oak 1871 2000 Demolished in September 2000.
2 Birmingham 2 National Westminster Tower Office 80 262 23 Colmore Business District 1976 2017 Demolished to make way for 103 Colmore Row.
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.
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.
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.
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.
3 Birmingham 3 Edgbaston House Office 69 226 18 Five Ways & Hagley Road 1976 2018 Demolished to make way for New Garden Square.
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 2005 to make way for Colmore Plaza, which stands at 54 metres (177 ft).
Sandwell 1= Aiken House Residential 67 222 24 Smethwick 1970 1992
Sandwell Hamilton House Residential 67 222 24 Smethwick 1970 2007 Demolished on 18 March 2007.
7= Coventry 1= Massey Ferguson Tower Office 64 210 20 Tile Hill 1966 2012 Demolished on 8 July 2012.
Coventry Priory Hall Residential 64 210 20 City Centre 1966 2018
Coventry Webster Hemming & Sons Brickworks Chimney 64 210 Foleshill c.1870 2016 Demolished in July 2016 to make way for Paragon Park housing development.
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.
Coventry 4 Civic Centre Building Four Office 63 207 14 City Centre 1971 2019
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.
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.
Coventry 5 Coventry Point Office 61 200 14 City Centre 1975 2020
Sandwell 3= Malthouse Point Residential 61 200 21 Smethwick 1969 1997 Demolished on 18 May 1997.
Sandwell Sandfield Point Residential 61 200 21 Smethwick 1969 1997 Demolished on 18 May 1997.
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.
Birmingham Clyde Tower Residential 59 194 20 Aston 1967 2006 Demolished on 5 February 2006.
Sandwell 5= Blades House Residential 59 194 21 West Bromwich 1966 1995 Demolished on 19 November 1995.
Sandwell Dugdale House Residential 59 194 21 West Bromwich 1966 1995 Demolished on 19 November 1995.
Walsall 1 Churchill House Residential 59 194 21 Yew Tree 1966 1996 Demolished on 17 November 1996.
22= Birmingham 10= Calthorpe House Office 58 190 17 Five Ways & Hagley Road 1968 2008 Demolished on 9 March 2008.
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.
Dudley 1= Byron House Residential 58 190 20 Halesowen 1968 1999 Demolished on 25 July 1999.
Dudley Kipling House Residential 58 190 20 Halesowen 1968 1999 Demolished on 25 July 1999.
Dudley Millfield Court Residential 58 190 20 Eve Hill 1969 1999 Demolished on 18 July 1999.
Dudley Prince of Wales Court Residential 58 190 20 Eve Hill 1969 1999 Demolished on 18 July 1999.
28= Birmingham 12= Bayley Tower Residential 57 187 20 Hodge Hill 1967 2011 Demolished 2011.
Birmingham Brooks Tower Residential 57 187 20 Aston 1971 2002 Demolished on 4 August 2002.
Birmingham Charlecote Tower Residential 57 187 20 Southside fka Lee Bank 1965 2000 Demolished on 29 October 2000 to make way for Village Park Central.
Birmingham Chatsworth Tower Residential 57 187 20 Southside fka Lee Bank 1966 2002 Demolished on 27 October 2002 to make way for Village Park Central.
Birmingham Chillinghome Tower Residential 57 187 20 Hodge Hill 1967 2004 Demolished on 21 November 2004.
Birmingham Concorde Tower Residential 57 187 20 Castle Vale 1968 2000 Demolished 2000.
Birmingham Flint Tower Residential 57 187 20 Edgbaston 1971 2004 Demolished on 8 February 2004.
Birmingham Haddon Tower Residential 57 187 20 Southside fka Lee Bank 1967 2006 Demolished on 23 July 2006 to make way for Village Park Central.
Birmingham Holbrook Tower Residential 57 187 20 Hodge Hill 1968 2018 Demolished March 2018.
Birmingham Longleat Tower Residential 57 187 20 Southside fka Lee Bank 1968 2000 Demolished on 29 October 2000 to make way for Village Park Central.
Birmingham Princethorpe Tower Residential 57 187 20 Hockley 1970 2003 Demolished on 17 August 2003.
Birmingham Sapphire Tower Residential 57 187 20 Aston 1971 2016 Demolished December 2016.
Birmingham Stoneycroft Tower Residential 57 187 20 Hodge Hill 1967 2011 Demolished 2011.
Birmingham Warstone Tower Residential 57 187 20 Hodge Hill 1967 2019 Demolished December 2019.
Birmingham Wiggin Tower Residential 57 187 20 Aston 1967 2002 Demolished on 4 August 2002.
43= Sandwell 7= Croxhall Tower Residential 56 184 20 Smethwick 1965 1993 Demolished on 4 April 1993.
Sandwell Mill Tower Residential 56 184 20 Smethwick 1963 1993 Demolished on 4 April 1993.
45 Birmingham 27 No. 12 Gasholder, Windsor Street Gas Holder 55 180 Nechells 1877/1934 2022
46 South Staffordshire 1 SI Group UK Chimney 55 180 Four Ashes c.1960 2013 Demolished in June 2013.
47 Wolverhampton 1 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Chimney 55 180 Oxley 1927 2008 Demolished on 29 June 2008.
48 Coventry 6 Station Tower Office 54 178 15 City Centre 1972 2016
49= Birmingham 28= Cornwall Tower Residential 52 171 18 Hockley 1970 2014 Demolished on 26 October 2014.
Birmingham Dorset Tower Residential 52 171 18 Hockley 1971 2010 Demolished 2010.
Birmingham Norfolk Tower Residential 52 171 18 Hockley 1971 2017 Demolished 2017.
Birmingham Normansell Tower Residential 52 171 18 Aston 1972 2012 Demolished on 2 September 2012.
53= Birmingham 32= Axis Building Office 51 167 12 Westside 1976 2022 Demolition commenced August 2022.
Birmingham Longbridge Car Plant Chimney 51 168 Longbridge 1995 2020 Demolished December 2020.
55= Birmingham 34= Arconic Aluminium Chimney 1 Chimney 50 165 Kitts Green 1938 2018 Demolished May 2018.
Birmingham Arconic Aluminium Chimney 2 Chimney 50 165 Kitts Green 1938 2018 Demolished May 2018.
Birmingham Arconic Aluminium Chimney 3 Chimney 50 165 Kitts Green 1938 2018 Demolished May 2018.
Birmingham Eden Tower Residential 50 165 18 Edgbaston 1964 2014 Demolished March 2014.
Birmingham No. 13 Gasholder, Windsor Street Gas Holder 50 165 Nechells 1885 2022
Birmingham No. 14 Gasholder, Windsor Street Gas Holder 50 165 Nechells 1885 2022
Coventry 7 Courtaulds Chimney 50 164 Little Heath 1924 2010 Demolished in March 2010.
South Staffordshire 2 SI Group UK Chimney 50 164 Four Ashes c.1960 2013 Demolished in February 2013.

Timeline of the tallest

This is a list of the tallest surviving buildings and free-standing 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.

     Was the tallest building or structure in the city or district authority upon completion.      Currently the tallest building or structure in the city or district authority.

Period (AD) Architectural style Authority Name Function Image Height Year
completed
Notes Ref.
(m) (ft)
410 – 1066 Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon c. 410 – c. 1066 Wolverhampton St Peter's High Cross Monument Wolverhampton Saxon Pillar St Peter's Gardens (Cropped).jpg ~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.
1066 – 1485 Medieval Norman
(English Romanesque)
c. 1066 – c. 1189 Warwick St Mary's Church, Stoneleigh Place of worship Church of the Virgin Mary in Stoneleigh 6g06.JPG ~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.
Fortified c. 1066 – c. 1485 Warwick Warwick Castle Castle Warwick Castle - Caesar's Tower 2016.jpg 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 United Kingdom.
Early English Gothic c. 1189 – c. 1307 Birmingham St Laurence's Church Place of worship Church of St Laurence, Northfield - church yard.jpg ~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.
Decorated Gothic c. 1307 – c. 1377 Wolverhampton St Peter's Church Place of worship St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton - geograph.org.uk - 555358.jpg 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.
Perpendicular Gothic c. 1377 – c. 1547 Coventry The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael Ruin Coventry Cathedrals.jpg 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.
Vernacular c. 1450 – c. 1630 Sandwell Oak House, West Bromwich House and museum Oak House rear (3215480435).jpg ~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.
1485–1603 Tudor Early Tudor (transitional) c. 1485 – c. 1560 Stratford-upon-Avon Coughton Court Country house Coughton Court east view.jpg ~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.
Fortified (Tudor) c. 1485 – c. 1603 Warwick Leicester's Gatehouse Castle Kenilworth Castle4 (Cropped).jpg 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.
Elizabethan c. 1547 – c. 1603 Stratford-upon-Avon Charlecote Park Country house Charlecote Park - kitchen and servant's hall.jpg ~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.
1603 – 1714 Stuart Jacobean c. 1603 – c. 1630 Birmingham Aston Hall Prodigy House / Museum Aston Hall.jpg ~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.
Post-medieval Gothic (incl. Gothic Survival; Gothic-Renaissance) c.1600 – c.1820 Warwick Collegiate Church of St Mary Place of worship Church of St Mary, Warwick, crop.jpg 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.
Early English Classical (incl. Cromwellian) c.1625 – c.1660 Redditch Norgrove Court Country House Front elevation of Norgrove Court - geograph.org.uk - 824851.jpg ~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.
Carolean
(Restoration)
c.1660 – c.1690 Stratford-upon-Avon Ragley Hall Country House Ragley Hall from the south-west 2006.jpg ~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.
English Baroque c.1690 – c.1730 Birmingham Cathedral Church of St Philip Place of worship Cathedral Church of St Philip in Birmingham (Roger Kidd).jpg 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.
1714 – 1837 Georgian Neo-Palladian c.1715 – c.1760 Bromsgrove Hagley Hall Country House Hagley Hall (Philip Halling).jpg ~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.
Georgian Neoclassical c.1750 – c.1840 Wolverhampton Church of St John in the Square Place of worship Church of St John, Wolverhampton.jpg 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.
Early Gothic Revival (incl. 'Strawberry Hill' Gothic; Gothick) c.1750 – c.1810 Nuneaton and Bedworth Arbury Hall Country House Arbury Hall 01.jpg ~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.
Regency (Classical Revival) c.1810 – c.1840 Warwick Parade, Royal Leamington Spa Residential The Parade, Leamington 1.JPG ~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.
Greek Neoclassical c.1810 – c.1880 Birmingham St Thomas' Church Ruin St Thomas' Church Birmingham (Cropped).jpg ~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.
Regency (Medieval Revival) c.1810 – c.1840 Birmingham St Mary's College, Oscott Education Oscott.jpg ~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.
1837 – 1901 Victorian Romanesque Revival c.1840 – c.1925 Nuneaton and Bedworth Bedworth Water Tower Water Tower Bedworth Water Tower (Cropped).jpg 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.
Victorian Gothic Revival (incl. Early English; Decorated; Perpendicular) c.1840 – c.1900 Birmingham St Martin in the Bull Ring Place of worship St Martins in the Bullring.jpg 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.
Renaissance Revival (incl. Italianate; Neo-Baroque) c.1850 – c.1890 Birmingham Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Civic building Big Brum (Cropped).jpg 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'.
High Victorian Gothic (Ruskinian Gothic) (incl. French and Italian styles) c.1850 – c.1880 Wolverhampton St Luke's Church Place of worship St Luke's C of E (Evangelical) Church, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton - geograph.org.uk - 521845.jpg 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.
Eclectic c.1860 – c.1910 Birmingham Methodist Central Hall Hall Looking down Corporation St at the courts.jpg 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.
British Arts and Crafts movement (incl. British Queen Anne Revival) c.1870 – c.1940 Birmingham St Agatha's Church Place of worship St Agatha's Church 2.jpg 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.
Tudor Revival (incl. Old English; Mock Tudor; Tudorbethan) c.1890 – c.1920 Coventry Old Council House Government The Council House, Coventry (Cropped).jpg ~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.
1901 – 1910 Edwardian Edwardian Classicism (incl. Edwardian Baroque) c.1901 – c.1914 Birmingham Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower Education The University of Birmingham Clocktower - geograph.org.uk - 444013.jpg 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.
1910 – 2000 Modern Industrial c.1910 – c.1950 South Staffordshire Baggeridge Brick Chimney Chimney Baggeridge Country Park near Sedgley - geograph.org.uk - 2682986 (Cropped).jpg 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.
Art Deco c.1920 – c.1940 Birmingham Heritage Building (Queen Elizabeth Hospital) Education Birmingham Medical School Building (Cropped).jpg ~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.
Functionalist c.1930 – c.1980 Birmingham BT Tower Communications Tower BT Tower Birmingham 2011.jpg 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.
International Style c.1930 – c.1980 Birmingham McLaren Building Office McLaren Building, Bham.jpg 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.
Brutalist c.1950 – c.1980 Birmingham Centre City Tower Office Centre City Tower Birmingham.jpg 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.
Late Modernist c.1950 – c.1980 Birmingham Alpha Tower Office Inside the Library of Birmingham - Level LG - Alpha Tower (9875303764).jpg 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.
Structural Expressionist
(High-tech)
c. 1960 – present Birmingham International Convention Centre (ICC) Conference facility The ICC - interior (3673391098).jpg ~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 stanchions, 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.
1970 – present Postmodern International Postmodern c. 1970 – c. 2000 Birmingham Colmore Gate Office Colmore Gate Birmingham.jpg 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.
New Classical (Neotraditional; Neohistoric) c.1970 – Present Birmingham Three Brindleyplace Mixed-use Central Square Brindleyplace.jpg 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.
Deconstructive c.1980 – Present Birmingham The Cube Mixed-use The Cube 04.jpg 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.
2000 – Present Contemporary Sustainable c.2000 – Present Coventry Lanchester Library Education Lanchester Library, Coventry University.jpg ~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.
Biomorphic c.2000 – Present Birmingham Selfridges Building Retail Blob Birmingham.jpg ~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.
Modular c.2000 – Present Wolverhampton Victoria Hall Student accommodation Victoria Hall Wolverhampton (Roger Kidd).jpg 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.
Neofuturist c.2000 – Present Birmingham Bournville College Education Bournville College 1 (16154970464).jpg 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.
Neomodern c.2000 – Present Birmingham The Mercian Residential Broad Street Birmingham.jpg 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.

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