List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

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

The BT Tower. At 152 metres, the tallest structure in Birmingham since its construction in 1966.

10 Holloway Circus. The tallest habitable building in Birmingham at 122 metres, completed in 2006.

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham ranks buildings and structures in the city of Birmingham by height.

Birmingham currently has six structures completed at a height of 100 metres or more and a further two towers above 100 metres under construction. At (8), this is the third highest number of high rises of any metropolitan area in the United Kingdom after Greater London (over 150) and Greater Manchester (20).

The first structure to reach a height of 100 metres was the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower constructed in 1908 and located in the Bournbrook area of the city.

However, further high-rise development in Birmingham did not begin until the post war development of the 1960s and 1970s as a means to house a high number of residents in and around the city core. During this period two further high rise buildings over 100 metres were constructed - the 152 metre BT Tower which remains the tallest structure in Central Birmingham to this day and the 100 metre Alpha Tower.

High rise development slowed during the 1980s and early 1990s, with few significant proposals coming to fruition. However the turn of the 21st century saw a renewed interested in high rise buildings in Central Birmingham with numerous tall proposals being brought forward. The 122 metre 10 Holloway Circus became the tallest habitable building in Birmingham when completed in 2006 and helped to begin a coherent cluster with the nearby BT Tower and Alpha Tower developments. However due to economic factors and a conservative policy towards tall buildings from Birmingham City Council, the majority of these proposals failed to come to fruition with examples such as the 201 metre Regal Tower and the 200 metre VTP tower never being built.

Unlike some other cities in the United Kingdom, Birmingham has historically had a strict attitude towards approval of high rise buildings. One reason for this is due to the fact Central Birmingham is located on a 110 metre sandstone ridge and as a result, the Civil Aviation Authority has previously imposed a maximum building height limit at 242 metres. Typically, all proposed high rise buildings therefore need consultation with Birmingham airport and any proposed skyscraper over 175 metres need further consultation with the CAA.

This cautious attitude has again abated somewhat in recent years with a number of tall buildings approved centred mainly in two distinct areas of the city - Westside and Eastside. These approved developments will join the central business district in creating a number of tower clusters in the city and include the first four official habitable skyscrapers in Birmingham.

In the Westside of Central Birmingham the 132 metre The Mercian residential tower is currently under construction and will become the tallest habitable building in Central Birmingham when completed in 2022. This could be surpassed by the approved nearby 193 metre 100 Broad Street residential tower which would overtake the BT Tower as the tallest building in the city. If built, this tower will become the third tallest building in the United Kingdom outside London, however with the site currently up for sale the viability of this project is currently unclear. Other significant developments in the Westside include the recently completed 102 metre The Bank Tower as well as the approved 117 metre 211 Broad Street and 100 metre Axis Square residential developments.

The Eastside of Central Birmingham will be home to the 155 metre approved One Eastside residential skyscraper due for completion in 2024. This tower will be joined by two more approved residential towers - the 123 metre tower in Glasswater locks and the 111 metre Exchange Square tower. However these two areas are not the only areas of Central Birmingham that will join the central core in significant developments moving into the 2020s. Digbeth will see a number of significant developments including the proposed 146 metre Irish Centre tower, the approved 113 metre Beorma Quarter residential tower as well as smaller developments including the proposed 98 metre Stone Yard tower.

Already home to a number of the city's tallest buildings, the central business district itself will also see a number of new developments in the coming years including the proposed 155 metre Octagon tower at the Paradise redevelopment site. If built the Octagon would become the world's tallest octagonal shaped residential building.

If all future proposals come to fruition, Birmingham will contain well over 140 buildings over 50 metres tall as well as 20 high rises above 100 metres and 4 skyscrapers above 150 metres. At (20), this is the third highest number of high rises over 100 metres in the United Kingdom either built, under construction or proposed after Greater London (over 250) and Greater Manchester (45).

The Westside area of the city is the most prominent location for tall proposals with 5 either built, under construction or proposed, followed by the Central Business District (4) and Eastside (3).

Tallest buildings and structures
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
Un-built
Demolished
Timeline of tallest buildings and structures
Images for kids

Tallest buildings and structures

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

Rank	Name	Use	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year	District	Coordinates
1	BT Tower	Telecommunication	152	499	N/A	1966	Jewellery Quarter	52°29′01″N 1°54′15″W / 52.483547°N 1.904303°W / 52.483547; -1.904303
2	10 Holloway Circus	Hotel/Residential	122	397	39	2005	Southside	52°28′31″N 1°54′01″W / 52.475406°N 1.900164°W / 52.475406; -1.900164
3	103 Colmore Row	Office	108	354	26	2020	Colmore Business District
4	The Bank Tower 2	Residential	102	335	33	2019	Westside	52°28′33″N 1°54′50″W / 52.475903°N 1.913821°W / 52.475903; -1.913821
5=	Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower	Clock Tower	100	329	N/A	1908	Edgbaston	52°26′59″N 1°55′50″W / 52.449844°N 1.930674°W / 52.449844; -1.930674
5=	Alpha Tower	Office	100	328	28	1973	Westside	52°28′43″N 1°54′23″W / 52.478611°N 1.906389°W / 52.478611; -1.906389
7=	Orion Building	Residential	90	295	28	2007	City Centre	52°28′39″N 1°54′08″W / 52.477486°N 1.902353°W / 52.477486; -1.902353
	Clydesdale Tower	Residential	90	295	32	1972	Southside	52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W / 52.47449°N 1.90132°W / 52.47449; -1.90132
	Cleveland Tower	Residential	90	295	32	1971	Southside	52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W / 52.47449°N 1.90132°W / 52.47449; -1.90132
	Three Snowhill	Office	90	290	18	2019	Colmore Business District	52°29′05″N 1°53′58″W / 52.484700°N 1.899316°W / 52.484700; -1.899316
11=	The Rotunda	Residential	81	266	23	1965	City Centre	52°28′42″N 1°53′43″W / 52.478342°N 1.895389°W / 52.478342; -1.895389
11=	Allegro Exchange Square 1 Tower 3	Residential	81	266	23	2019	Eastside	52°28′57″N 1°53′30″W / 52.482441°N 1.891659°W / 52.482441; -1.891659
13=	Aston Place (Arena Central)	Residential	80	262	26	2019	Westside	52°28′41″N 1°54′20″W / 52.478097°N 1.905604°W / 52.478097; -1.905604
13=	Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant	Chimney	80	262	N/A	1996	Tyseley	52°27′34″N 1°50′36″W / 52.459382°N 1.843248°W / 52.459382; -1.843248
15=	Onyx, Lancaster Circus	Student Accommodation	76	250	24	2020	Gun Quarter
	Centre City Tower	Office	76	249	21	1975	Southside	52°28′34″N 1°53′55″W / 52.476017°N 1.898503°W / 52.476017; -1.898503
	Five Ways Tower	Office (vacant)	76	249	22	1979	Five Ways & Hagley Road	52°28′17″N 1°54′59″W / 52.471317°N 1.916328°W / 52.471317; -1.916328
18=	Hyatt Regency	Hotel	75	246	24	1990	Westside	52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W / 52.477933°N 1.908907°W / 52.477933; -1.908907
18=	Two Snowhill	Office	75	246	15	2013	Colmore Business District	52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W / 52.477933°N 1.908907°W / 52.477933; -1.908907
20	3 Arena Central	Office	73	239	14	2020	Westside
21	1 Snow Hill Plaza	Hotel	72	236	20	1973	Colmore Business District	52°29′05″N 1°53′54″W / 52.484831°N 1.898317°W / 52.484831; -1.898317
22	The Cube	Mixed-use	71	231	23	2010	Westside	52°28′30″N 1°54′25″W / 52.4750°N 1.9070°W / 52.4750; -1.9070
23=	Londonderry House	Residential/Car Park	70	230	21		City Centre	52°28′56″N 1°53′34″W / 52.482236°N 1.892894°W / 52.482236; -1.892894
	Colmore Gate	Office	70	230	15	1992	Colmore Business District	52°28′57″N 1°53′49″W / 52.482403°N 1.897078°W / 52.482403; -1.897078
	Quayside Tower	Office	70	230	18	1965	Westside	52°28′38″N 1°54′40″W / 52.477231°N 1.911008°W / 52.477231; -1.911008
26=	The McLaren Building	Office	69	226	21	1972	Eastside	52°28′55″N 1°53′32″W / 52.482072°N 1.892308°W / 52.482072; -1.892308
26=	One Hagley Road	Office	69	226	19	1974	Five Ways & Hagley Road	52°28′23″N 1°55′11″W / 52.473181°N 1.919614°W / 52.473181; -1.919614
28	The Bank Tower 1	Residential	68	223	22	2019	Westside
29	Midland Building	Office	67	220	17	1967	City Centre	52°28′36″N 1°54′01″W / 52.476578°N 1.900378°W / 52.476578; -1.900378
30	Bank House	Office	66	217	20	1967	Colmore Business District	52°28′49″N 1°53′51″W / 52.480397°N 1.897538°W / 52.480397; -1.897538
31	Brindley House	Mixed	65	213	18	1967	Jewellery Quarter	52°29′01″N 1°54′18″W / 52.483602°N 1.905036°W / 52.483602; -1.905036
32=	Fifty4 Hagley Road	Office	64	210	18	1976	Five Ways & Hagley Road	52°28′18″N 1°55′27″W / 52.471680°N 1.924188°W / 52.471680; -1.924188
	Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Broad Street - Cumberland House	Hotel	64	210	18	1964	Westside	52°28′30″N 1°54′50″W / 52.475069°N 1.913881°W / 52.475069; -1.913881
	Chamberlain Hall - The Vale	Student Accommodation	64	210	21	2015	Edgbaston	52°27′47″N 1°55′21″W / 52.463140°N 1.922594°W / 52.463140; -1.922594
35=	Centenary Plaza	Residential / Hotel	63	207	20	2002	Westside	52°28′36″N 1°54′25″W / 52.476567°N 1.906872°W / 52.476567; -1.906872
	Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 1	Public Facility	63	207	14	2010	Edgbaston	52°27′06″N 1°56′35″W / 52.451767°N 1.943083°W / 52.451767; -1.943083
	Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 2	Public Facility	63	207	14	2010		52°27′06″N 1°56′35″W / 52.451767°N 1.943083°W / 52.451767; -1.943083
	Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 3	Public Facility	63	207	14	2010		52°27′06″N 1°56′35″W / 52.451767°N 1.943083°W / 52.451767; -1.943083
39=	Muirhead Tower	University	62	203	15	1971	Edgbaston	52°27′06″N 1°55′46″W / 52.451727°N 1.929350°W / 52.451727; -1.929350
39=	Cobalt Square (Hagley House)	Office	62	203	17	1965	Five Ways & Hagley Road	52°28′21″N 1°55′21″W / 52.472493°N 1.922618°W / 52.472493; -1.922618
41=	Holiday Inn Express Birmingham City Centre	Hotel	61	201	18	2017	Westside	52°28′39″N 1°54′24″W / 52.477412°N 1.906697°W / 52.477412; -1.906697
	St Martin in the Bull Ring	Place of Worship	61	200	N/A	1855	City Centre	52°28′37″N 1°53′37″W / 52.477045°N 1.893508°W / 52.477045; -1.893508
	Trident House	Residential	61	200	19	1981	Westside	52°28′31″N 1°54′41″W / 52.475359°N 1.911472°W / 52.475359; -1.911472
	Jurys Inn	Hotel	61	200	18	1975	Westside	52°28′36″N 1°54′41″W / 52.476729°N 1.911498°W / 52.476729; -1.911498
45=	Library of Birmingham	Library	60	197	10	2013	Westside	52°28′47″N 1°54′31″W / 52.479772°N 1.908491°W / 52.479772; -1.908491
	James Watt and William Murdoch Residences	Residential	60	197	18	2010	Eastside	52°29′07″N 1°53′19″W / 52.485224°N 1.888473°W / 52.485224; -1.888473
	Mary Sturge and Harriet Martineau Residences	Residential	60	197	18	2013	Eastside	52°29′05″N 1°53′29″W / 52.484602°N 1.891371°W / 52.484602; -1.891371
	University Locks (No.1 Eastside Locks)	Student Accommodation	60	197	17	2016	Eastside	52°29′00″N 1°52′51″W / 52.483345°N 1.880894°W / 52.483345; -1.880894
49=	Briarley	Residential	59	194	21	1966	West Bromwich
	Temple Point	Office	59	194	14	1962	City Centre
	Lloyd House	Office	59	194	13	1964	Colmore Business District	52°29′02″N 1°53′51″W / 52.483769°N 1.897378°W / 52.483769; -1.897378
	Lyndon House	Office	59	194	17	1964	Five Ways & Hagley Road
	11 Brindleyplace	Office	59	194	13	2008	Westside	52°28′36″N 1°54′51″W / 52.476714°N 1.914253°W / 52.476714; -1.914253
54=	One Centenary Square	Office	58	190	11	2018	Westside	52°28′43″N 1°54′25″W / 52.4787°N 1.9070°W / 52.4787; -1.9070
	Park Regis Birmingham (formerly Auchinleck House)	Hotel	58	190	16	1964	Westside	52°28′22″N 1°55′01″W / 52.472875°N 1.916957°W / 52.472875; -1.916957
	Church of St Peter and St Paul	Place of Worship	58	190	N/A	1480	Aston	52°30′25″N 1°52′48″W / 52.507069°N 1.879999°W / 52.507069; -1.879999
	Barry Jackson Tower	Residential	58	190	20	1972	Aston
	Unite Students, Battery Park	Student accommodation	58	190	15	2019	Selly Oak	52°30′25″N 1°52′48″W / 52.507069°N 1.879999°W / 52.507069; -1.879999
59=	One Snowhill	Mixed	57	187	12	2009	Colmore Business District	52°29′01″N 1°53′54″W / 52.483597°N 1.898223°W / 52.483597; -1.898223
	City Centre House	Mixed	57	187	13	1965	City Centre	52°28′45″N 1°53′45″W / 52.479285°N 1.895968°W / 52.479285; -1.895968
	Pritchett Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1971	Small Heath
	Brinklow Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1967	Highgate
	Wilmcote Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1967
	Studley Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1969
	Salisbury Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1968	Ladywood
	Canterbury Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1967
	Durham Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1970
	Wickets Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1967	Edgbaston	52°27′22″N 1°54′26″W / 52.456043°N 1.907304°W / 52.456043; -1.907304
	Century Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1968	Edgbaston	52°27′22″N 1°54′32″W / 52.456155°N 1.908839°W / 52.456155; -1.908839
	Victor Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1969	Nechells
	Hodgson Tower	Residential	57	187	20	1971	Newtown
72	Methodist Central Hall	Mixed-use	56	185	3	1904	Eastside
73	The Church of St Augustine of Hippo	Place of Worship	56	185	3	1868	Edgbaston
74=	Three Brindleyplace	Mixed	55	180	13	1998	Westside	52°28′42″N 1°54′48″W / 52.478393°N 1.913238°W / 52.478393; -1.913238
74=	Hive	Residential	55	179	15	2011	Eastside	52°28′54″N 1°53′22″W / 52.481591°N 1.889355°W / 52.481591; -1.889355
76=	The Colmore Building	Office	54	177	14	2008	Colmore Business District	52°29′01″N 1°53′45″W / 52.483665°N 1.895918°W / 52.483665; -1.895918
76=	Albany House	Mixed	54	177	12	1962	Southside
78=	The Lansdowne	Residential	53	173	18	2018	Five Ways & Hagley Road	52°28′22″N 1°55′13″W / 52.472850°N 1.920262°W / 52.472850; -1.920262
	St Martin's Place	Residential	53	173	17	2020	Westside
	45 Church Street	Office	53	173	14	2008	Colmore Business District
	Opal Court	Residential	53	173	18	2007	Edgbaston
82=	Eight Brindleyplace	Mixed-use	52	171	14	2002	Westside	52°28′37″N 1°54′48″W / 52.477001°N 1.913369°W / 52.477001; -1.913369
	Church of St Alban the Martyr	Place of Worship	52	170	N/A	1881	Highgate
	Exchange Square 1, Tower 2	Residential	52	170	16	2019	Eastside	52°28′56″N 1°53′27″W / 52.482326°N 1.890964°W / 52.482326; -1.890964
85=	Axis	Office	51	167	12	1976	Westside	52°28′38″N 1°54′17″W / 52.477201°N 1.904860°W / 52.477201; -1.904860
85=	1 Colmore Row	Office	51	167	12	2004	Colmore Business District	52°28′58″N 1°53′52″W / 52.482824°N 1.897771°W / 52.482824; -1.897771
87=	Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 1	Chimney	50	164	N/A	1938	Kitts Green
	Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 2	Chimney	50	164	N/A	1938
	Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 3	Chimney	50	164	N/A	1938
	St Chad's Cathedral	Place of Worship	50	164	N/A	1841	Jewellery Quarter
	Masshouse Plaza	Residential	50	164	16	2006	Eastside
	Tricorn House	Office	50	164	12	1976	Five Ways & Hagley Road
	12 Calthorpe Road	Office	50	164	12	1962	Five Ways & Hagley Road
	Lakeside West Building	Student accommodation	50	164	16	1999	Eastside
	Bagot Street Blocks A, B, C	Student accommodation	50	164	17	2011	Gun Quarter
	St Michael's Church, Handsworth	Place of Worship	50	163	N/A	1855	Handsworth

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Image	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Image	Notes
1	The Mercian	Residential	132	433	42		Estimated completion: 2022
2	Exchange Square Phase 2, Tower	Residential	111	364	36		Estimated completion: 2022
3	Bloc Grand Central	Hotel	74	272	22		Estimated completion: 2022
4	One Centenary Way	Offices	68	223	13		Estimated completion: 2022
5	Snowhill Wharf	Residential	67	220	21		Estimated completion: 2022
6	Kent Street Baths	Residential	61	200	19		Estimated completion: 2022
7=	Exchange Square Phase 2, Hotel	Hotel	51	167	14		Estimated completion: 2022
7=	BCU Athletes Village, Plot 7	Mixed-use	51	167	15		Estimated completion: 2022
9	BCU Athletes Village, Plot 10	Mixed-use	49	157	14		Estimated completion: 2022
10	Lionel House	Residential	48	157	14		Estimated completion: 2021
11=	The Timber Yard	Residential	46	151	14		Estimated completion: 2021
11=	St Luke's, South Block A	Residential	46	151	15		Estimated completion: 2021
13	Enterprise Wharf, Holt Street	Office	45	148	11		Estimated completion: 2021
14=	Emporis, Coventry Road	Residential	37	121	12		Estimated completion: 2020
14=	True Birmingham	Student accommodation	37	121	11		Estimated completion: 2020

Approved

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Image	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Image	Notes
1	100 Broad Street	Residential	193	634	61		Approved in 2020
2	One Eastside	Residential	155	509	51		Approved in 2019
3	Great Charles Street	Residential	126	413	39		Approved in 2020
4	Glasswater Locks, Plot D	Residential	123	403	38		Approved in 2019
5	211 Broad Street	Apart hotel	117	383	36		Approved in 2020
6	Beorma Quarter Phase 2	Mixed-use	113	371	27		Approved in 2015
7	The Stone Yard, Block D	Residential	98	322	30		Approved in 2019
8	Monaco House, Tower 1	Residential	90	295	29		Approved in 2017
9	Connaught Square	Residential	88	289	27		Approved in 2017
10	Monaco House, Tower 2	Residential	80	262	26		Approved in 2017
11	75-79 Lancaster St	Student accommodation	77	253	24		Approved in 2020
12	Lunar Rise	Residential	75	246	25		Approved in 2018
13	JQ Rise	Residential	74	243	24		Approved in 2020
14	Post and Mail	Offices and residential	73	239	17		Approved in 2015
15=	Bristol Street Apartments	Residential	60	197	18		Approved in 2017
15=	Glasswater Locks, Plot F2	Residential	60	197	18		Approved in 2019
17	Residences Edgbaston, Block 1	Residential	57	188	18		Approved in 2019
18	The Eternal Wall	Monument / Landmark	52	170	1		Approved in 2020
19	One Eastside, Block B	Residential	51	168	15		Approved in 2019
20=	Nyx Hotel	Hotel	50	165	15		Approved in 2019
20=	The Stone Yard, Block B	Residential	50	165	15		Approved in 2020
22	Curzon Circle	Student accommodation	49	163	15		Approved in 2019
23	Soho Wharf, Block 1	Residential	47	157	14		Approved in 2020
24=	49-51 Holloway Head, Block C	Residential	46	154	15		Approved in 2017
24=	49-51 Holloway Head, Block D	Residential	46	154	15		Approved in 2017
26=	5 Centenary Square	Office	41	135	9		Approved in 2017
26=	New Garden Square, Block F2	Residential	41	135	14		Approved in 2020
26=	Residences Edgbaston, Block 2	Residential	41	135	13		Approved in 2019
29=	Maldron Suffolk Street A	Hotel	40	132	12		Approved in 2019
29=	Glasswater Locks, Plot F1	Residential	40	132	10		Approved in 2019
31	Maldron Suffolk Street B	Hotel	36	118	9		Approved in 2019
32=	The Stone Yard, Block A	Residential	35	115	10		Approved in 2020
32=	The Stone Yard, Block C	Residential	35	115	10		Approved in 2020
32=	Glasswater Locks, Plot E1	Residential	35	115	9		Approved in 2019
32=	Glasswater Locks, Plot E2	Residential	35	115	9		Approved in 2019
32=	Glasswater Locks, Plot E3	Residential	35	115	9		Approved in 2019
32=	Glasswater Locks, Plot E4	Residential	35	115	9		Approved in 2019

Proposed

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Image	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Image	Notes
1	Octagon	Residential	155	510	49		Proposed in 2020
2	Irish Centre Tower, Digbeth	Residential	146	479	48		Proposed in 2020
3	Martineau Galleries, Plot 2c	Residential	126	413	35		Outline planning approval in 2020
4	The Square, Broad Street	Residential	111	364	35		Proposed in 2020
5	Upper Trinity Street, Block H	Mixed-use	102	337	32		Proposed in 2020
6	Axis Square, Building 3	Office	100	328	23		Proposed in 2017
7	Former 'The Trees' Public House, Bristol Road	Student Accommodation	98	322	31		Proposed in 2020
8	31-33 Essex Street	Residential	95	312	28		Proposed in 2020
9	Sherlock Street	Mixed-use	92	302	30		Proposed in 2020
10	Sulzer, 193 Camp Hill	Residential	90	295	26		Refused, appeal pending
11=	Pricip Street Tower	Residential	80	262	25		Proposed in 2020
11=	Martineau Galleries, Plot 5	Office	80	262	17		Outline planning approval in 2020
13	Martineau Galleries, Plot 4c	Residential	74	243	20		Outline planning approval in 2020
14	Martineau Galleries, Plot 6	Office	69	226	14		Outline planning approval in 2020
15	Axis Square, Building 1	Office	64	210	14		Proposed in 2017
16	Martineau Galleries, Plot 7	Office	62	203	13		Outline planning approval in 2020
17=	Martineau Galleries, Plot 3c	Residential/hotel	60	197	16		Outline planning approval in 2020
17=	Martineau Galleries, Plot 1	Office	60	197	12		Outline planning approval in 2020
19	Martineau Galleries, Plot 3f	Residential/hotel	59	194	16		Outline planning approval in 2020
20	Upper Trinity Street, Block J	Residential	57	187	19		Proposed in 2020
21	Martineau Galleries, Plot 2b	Residential	54	177	14		Outline planning approval in 2020
22=	Martineau Galleries, Plot 4b	Residential	53	174	14		Outline planning approval in 2020
22=	Upper Trinity Street, Block A	Residential	53	174	16		Proposed in 2020
24	Upper Trinity Street, Block B	Residential	51	168	15		Proposed in 2020
25	Upper Trinity Street, Block C	Residential	49	162	15		Proposed in 2020
26	Martineau Galleries, Plot 4d	Residential	47	155	11		Outline planning approval in 2020
27	Martineau Galleries, Plot 3d	Residential/hotel	46	151	12		Outline planning approval in 2020
28	Axis Square, Building 4	Office	43	141	9		Proposed in 2017
29=	40 Kent Street	Mixed-use	40	131	12		Proposed in 2018
29=	Martineau Galleries, Plot 3e	Residential/hotel	40	131	10		Outline planning approval in 2020
31	Martineau Galleries, Plot 3b	Residential/hotel	37	121	9		Outline planning approval in 2020
32=	Upper Trinity Street, Block E	Residential	35	115	11		Proposed in 2020
32=	St James House, Extension	Hotel	35	115	11		Proposed in 2020

Un-built

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

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Year	Image	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Year	Image	Notes
1	VTP200	Observation Tower	200	656	10	2010
2	Arena Central Tower	Office	175	574	50	2007		The Arena Central project was originally masterplanned by HOK International in 1998. The plan called for a landmark 50-storey tower of around 245 metres (805 feet) in height, always intended to be built as one of the latter phases of the scheme. In the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack and after considering market forces, the developers removed 15-storeys from the planned tower. Superseded by the V Building.
2	The Birmingham Pinnacle	Observation Tower	175	574		2008		The Pinnacle was proposed as Europe's first vertical theme park. It would have provided a range of theme park rides, an observation deck, restaurants, shops, bars and leisure facilities. Superseded by VTP200.
4	Bull Ring Tower	Office	160	525	35	1990		Developed by London and Edinburgh Trust and designed by Chapman Taylor were plans that surfaced continuously between 1987 and 1990 for the redevelopment of the Bull Ring Shopping Centre in Birmingham and the demolition of the Rotunda. In the place of the Rotunda was to stand a 160 metre tall office block, a Post Modern design with Art Deco hints of a similar manner to One Liberty Place in Philadelphia. The recession at the start of the 1990s however saw the plans fail to come to fruition and the Rotunda was later listed and restored.
5	V Building	Residential	152	499	51			Proposed in 2006. A new but smaller scheme has been proposed in its place.
6	Post and Mail Scheme (Tower 1 Scheme C)	Office	150	492	35	2010
7	Rough Diamond Hotel Tower	Hotel	120	394
	Rough Diamond Office Tower	Office	120	394
	Rough Diamond Residential Tower	Residential	120	394
10	No 1 Snow Hill Plaza	Office	118	387	29	2011		1 Snow Hill Plaza was to be constructed on the site of the Kennedy Tower, however these proposals were dropped following the collapse of the developer, Kenmore. The building that stands on the site has now been renovated and turned into a new Holiday Inn Express indicating that the proposal for a new office building is permanently dead.

Demolished

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

Rank	Name	Use	Completed	Demolished	Height		Floors	Image	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	Completed	Demolished	metres	feet	Floors	Image	Notes
1	103 Colmore Row	Office	1976	2017	80	262	23		Building demolished during 2016-2017
2	Birmingham Post and Mail HQ	Office	1964	2005	67	222	16		The building was designed by John Madin and was one of his key modernist buildings. It was demolished in the 2005 to make way for Colmore Plaza, which stands at 54 metres (177 ft).
3	Stephenson Tower	Residential	1967	2011	63	207	20		Demolished in the summer of 2011 as part of site clearance for the redeveloped New Street railway station
4	Wheel of Birmingham	Ferris Wheel	2004	2006	62	203			The wheel normally comes back every Christmas season between November and January, along with an ice rink
5	Dalton Tower	Residential	1971	2011	61	200	21		Demolished on 8 May 2011 as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.
6	Lawrence Tower	Residential	1971	2011	59	194	21		Demolished on 8 May 2011 as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.
7	Clyde Tower	Residential	1967	2006	59	194	20		Demolished 5 February 2006
8	Stafford Tower	Residential	1971	2014	58	190	21		Demolished on 27 April 2014 as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.
9=	Sapphire Tower	Residential	1971	2016	57	187	20		Demolished December 2016.
9=	Warstone Tower	Residential	1967	2019	57	187	20		Demolished December 2019.
9=	Holbrook Tower	Residential	1968	2018	57	187	20		Demolished March 2018.
12=	Cornwall Tower	Residential	1970	2014	52	171	18		Demolished 26 October 2014
12=	Norfolk Tower	Residential	1971	2014	52	171	18		Demolished 2017
12=	Normansell Tower	Residential	1972	2012	52	171	18		Demolished 2 September 2012

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

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

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

Name	Location	Years as tallest	Height metres / ft	Floors	Reference
St Philip's Cathedral	Colmore Row	1725–1777 (52 years)	01.040 / 131	03.0N/A
Church of SS Peter and Paul	Aston	1777–1855 (78 years)	02.057.9 / 190	04.0N/A
St Martin in the Bull Ring	The Bull Ring	1855–1908 (53 years)	02.061 / 200	04.0N/A
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower	University of Birmingham	1908–1966 (58 years)	02.0100 / 329	04.0N/A
BT Tower	Jewellery Quarter	1966 – present	02.0152 / 498	04.0N/A

Images for kids

Viewed from the west, Birmingham's skyline is dominated by the newly constructed Mercian tower. (January 2022).
The view from Snowhill to the north west features BT Tower, the tallest structure in the region. (April 2015).
Map of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area showing its built-up areas, morphological boundaries and catchment zones.

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:

List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.