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Nottingham is a city in England with many interesting buildings and structures. This page lists the tallest ones in the city. The very tallest structure in Nottingham is the Eastcroft Incinerator, which is like a giant chimney, standing 91 meters (299 feet) tall. But the tallest actual building is Victoria Centre Flats A, which is 75 meters (246 feet) high.

For a long time, St. Peter's Church was the tallest building in Nottingham. It was built way back in 1480 and stayed the tallest for 361 years! Many tall buildings, especially homes, were built in Nottingham during the 1960s. Some of these have been updated or taken down since then. Not many tall buildings have been built since the year 2000.

A wide view of Nottingham from Sharphill Wood in July 2022

Tallest Buildings and Structures Now

Here are the tallest buildings and structures in Nottingham that are still standing today, as of March 2022. They are all taller than 40 meters (131 feet).

Rank Name (other names) Image Height Floors Year Use Coordinates Notes
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 Eastcroft Energy from Waste Facility
(Eastcroft Incinerator)
Nottingham Eastcroft Light Maintenance Depot MMB 03 Incinerator Chimney.jpg 91 m 299 ft 1970 Chimney 52°56′47″N 1°08′07″W / 52.946379°N 1.135228°W / 52.946379; -1.135228
  • This has been the tallest structure in the city since 1970.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 Victoria Centre Flats A Victoria Centre Flats A 29112021 2.jpg 75 m 246 ft 26 1972 Homes 52°57′26″N 1°08′50″W / 52.957261°N 1.147263°W / 52.957261; -1.147263
  • This has been the tallest building in Nottingham since 1972.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 Mapperley radio mast Former Coppice Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 1197250.jpg 71 m 233 ft Transmitter (sends radio signals) 52°58′24″N 1°07′45″W / 52.9734550°N 1.129210058°W / 52.9734550; -1.129210058
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04= Pine View
(Buckland Court)
Radford high-rise (geograph 3132445).jpg 62 m 203 ft 21 1967 Homes 52°57′36″N 1°10′19″W / 52.960003°N 1.171941°W / 52.960003; -1.171941
  • This was the tallest building in Nottingham from 1967 to 1972.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04= Lenton radio mast Easter Park Commercial Park, Gregory Lane, Lenton, Nottingham - geograph.org.uk - 4810343.jpg 62 m 203 ft Transmitter 52°56′30″N 1°10′35″W / 52.941756°N 1.176364°W / 52.941756; -1.176364
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06= Bowman Telephone Exchange (BT) BTE Nottingham 25112021.jpg 61 m 200 ft 13 1978 Telephone Exchange
Office
52°57′22″N 1°08′27″W / 52.956094°N 1.140956°W / 52.956094; -1.140956
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06= UoN Chimney University Chimney - geograph.org.uk - 680930.jpg 61 m 200 ft 1968 Chimney 52°56′24″N 1°11′32″W / 52.939972°N 1.192139°W / 52.939972; -1.192139
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06= Burrows Court Burrows Court tower block stands sentinel (geograph 5042597) (cropped).jpg 61 m 200 ft 21 1967 Homes 52°57′24″N 1°07′34″W / 52.956642°N 1.126121°W / 52.956642; -1.126121
  • This building was updated in 1994 and again from 2018 to 2021.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06= Nottingham Council House Council-House-Nottingham.jpg 61 m 200 ft 1929 City Hall
Shops and Businesses
52°57′12″N 1°08′55″W / 52.953452°N 1.148558°W / 52.953452; -1.148558
  • This was the tallest building in Nottingham from 1929 to 1967.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 Aspire Jubilee Campus MMB «37 Aspire.jpg 60 m 197 ft 2008 Sculpture 52°57′06″N 1°11′05″W / 52.951549°N 1.184603°W / 52.951549; -1.184603
  • This is the tallest structure built in Nottingham in the 2000s.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 Southchurch Court Southchurch Court - geograph.org.uk - 1317834.jpg 59 m 194 ft 20 1969 Homes 52°54′42″N 1°10′16″W / 52.911688°N 1.170988°W / 52.911688; -1.170988
&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 Tower Building, UoN University Park MMB 58 Tower Building.jpg 57.9 m 190 ft 17 1966 University 52°56′32″N 1°11′19″W / 52.942221°N 1.188617°W / 52.942221; -1.188617
&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 All Hallows Church, Gedling Gedling Church Steeple - geograph.org.uk - 510258.jpg 54.8 m 180 ft 1230 Church 52°58′37″N 1°04′50″W / 52.97699°N 1.08050°W / 52.97699; -1.08050
  • This church is just outside Nottingham city, but in a nearby town.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 Ash View
(Bampton Court)
Woodlands housing estate, Hartley Road (geograph 7422719).jpg 54.5 m 179 ft 18 1968 Homes 52°57′38″N 1°10′23″W / 52.960438°N 1.173084°W / 52.960438; -1.173084
&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015= Victoria Centre Flats B Victoria Centre Flats B 29112021.jpg 53.3 m 175 ft 18 1972 Homes 52°57′23″N 1°08′49″W / 52.956324°N 1.146999°W / 52.956324; -1.146999
&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015= All Saints' Church AllSaintsNottingham.JPG 53.3 m 175 ft 1864 Church 52°57′37″N 1°09′41″W / 52.960185°N 1.161265°W / 52.960185; -1.161265
&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 High Point
(Braidwood Court / The Pinnacle)
Noel Street and The Forest tram stop (geograph 2604221).jpg 52.7 m 173 ft 19 1970 Homes 52°57′59″N 1°10′06″W / 52.966283°N 1.168435°W / 52.966283; -1.168435
&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018= Unity Square Phase 1 Unity Square 02112021.jpg 50 m 160 ft 11 2022 Government Office 52°56′47″N 1°08′53″W / 52.946366°N 1.148105°W / 52.946366; -1.148105
&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018= Cranbrook House Cranbrook House 25112021.jpg 50 m 164 ft 14 1963 Homes 52°57′15″N 1°08′29″W / 52.954244°N 1.141358°W / 52.954244; -1.141358
&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018= City Hospital Chimney Valley Road Park – boules (geograph 7076011).jpg 50 m 164 ft 1969 Chimney 52°59′29″N 1°09′08″W / 52.991363°N 1.152244°W / 52.991363; -1.152244
  • This chimney is planned to be taken down starting in February 2024.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 Marco Island
(Royal Mail Building)
Marco Island 23052022.jpg 47.9 m 157 ft 15 2005 Homes
Shops and Businesses
Parking
52°57′20″N 1°08′31″W / 52.955655°N 1.142021°W / 52.955655; -1.142021
  • This building was built on the base of an older post office from 1939.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021= Oak View
(Mellors Court)
Radford- high-rise flats (geograph 6265413).jpg 46 m 151 ft 16 1968 Homes 52°57′36″N 1°10′22″W / 52.959899°N 1.172862°W / 52.959899; -1.172862
&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021= Mapperley Ridge DAB mast Transmission mast, Mapperley (geograph 7351842).jpg 46 m 151 ft Transmitter 52°58′35″N 1°07′57″W / 52.9763682°N 1.132584931°W / 52.9763682; -1.132584931
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023= IQ Newtown House Castle Place and Friar Lane (geograph 6972413).jpg 45.7 m 150 ft 14 1962 Homes
Shops and Businesses
52°57′06″N 1°09′12″W / 52.951766°N 1.153302°W / 52.951766; -1.153302
  • This building was updated in 2016.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023= Newton Building, NTU Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University 01.jpg 45.7 m 150 ft 10 1956 University 52°57′24″N 1°09′07″W / 52.956537°N 1.152034°W / 52.956537; -1.152034
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023= St Paul's Church, Daybrook St Pauls, Daybrook (geograph 857120).jpg 45.7 m 150 ft 1897 Church 53°00′02″N 1°08′17″W / 53.000613°N 1.137917°W / 53.000613; -1.137917
  • This church is outside the city boundary, but in a nearby area.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023= St Andrews Church St Andrews, Mansfield Road - geograph.org.uk - 1196444.jpg 45.7 m 150 ft 1871 Church 52°57′55″N 1°09′08″W / 52.965182°N 1.152196°W / 52.965182; -1.152196
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023= Nottingham Cathedral
(The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas)
St Barnabas Cathedral Church, Nottingham - geograph.org.uk - 997132.jpg 45.7 m 150 ft 1844 Church 52°57′17″N 1°09′26″W / 52.954677°N 1.157120°W / 52.954677; -1.157120
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023= St. Peter's Church StPetersNottingham.jpg 45.7 m 150 ft 1480 Church 52°57′08″N 1°08′55″W / 52.952260°N 1.148517°W / 52.952260; -1.148517
  • This was the tallest building in Nottingham from 1480 until 1821.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 Nottingham One Tower Nottingham One Tower 02112021.jpg 45.6 m 150 ft 14 2014 Homes
Office
52°56′57″N 1°08′32″W / 52.949182°N 1.142128°W / 52.949182; -1.142128
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030= Kingston Court Kingston Ct 25112021.jpg 45.1 m 148 ft 16 1966 Homes 52°57′07″N 1°08′02″W / 52.952016°N 1.133915°W / 52.952016; -1.133915
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030= Colwick Woods Court Colwick Road and Colwick Woods Court - geograph.org.uk - 1618887.jpg 45.1 m 148 ft 16 1966 Homes 52°57′03″N 1°07′07″W / 52.950875°N 1.118489°W / 52.950875; -1.118489
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030= Woodthorpe Court Woodthorpe Ct 02122021 2.jpg 45.1 m 148 ft 16 1965 Homes 52°59′01″N 1°08′13″W / 52.983679°N 1.137077°W / 52.983679; -1.137077
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030= Winchester Court Winchester Ct 02122021.jpg 45.1 m 148 ft 16 1965 Homes 52°58′58″N 1°08′12″W / 52.982709°N 1.136757°W / 52.982709; -1.136757
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030= Bentinck Court Bentinck Ct 25112021.jpg 45.1 m 148 ft 16 1965 Homes 52°57′09″N 1°08′09″W / 52.952629°N 1.135947°W / 52.952629; -1.135947
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030= Manvers Court Manvers Ct 25112021.jpg 45.1 m 148 ft 16 1964 Homes 52°57′07″N 1°08′07″W / 52.951944°N 1.135365°W / 52.951944; -1.135365
&&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036 Colwick Wood radio mast Colwick Wood Mast - geograph.org.uk - 2318.jpg 45 m 148 ft 1995 Transmitter 52°57′11″N 1°06′43″W / 52.9530147°N 1.11198794°W / 52.9530147; -1.11198794
&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037= Market Square House Market House, Beastmarket Hill, Nottingham - geograph.org.uk - 4113779.jpg 44.5 m 146 ft 12 1966 Office
Shops and Businesses
52°57′12″N 1°09′06″W / 52.953226°N 1.151686°W / 52.953226; -1.151686
&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037= Pitcher & Piano (The Unitarian Church) On the way to work - geograph.org.uk - 4674952.jpg 44.5 m 146 ft 2 1876 Restaurant/Pub 52°57′03″N 1°08′43″W / 52.950911°N 1.145220°W / 52.950911; -1.145220
  • This used to be a church called the High Pavement Unitarian Chapel.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039 The Litmus Building Litmus Building 23052022.jpg 44 m 144 ft 14 2007 Homes 52°57′24″N 1°08′37″W / 52.956746°N 1.143654°W / 52.956746; -1.143654
&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040= Global Point
(Academy Heights / Kaplan Residences)
Global Point Nottingham 29112021.jpg 43 m 141 ft 14 2014 Homes
Shops
Restaurant
52°57′11″N 1°09′12″W / 52.953116°N 1.153461°W / 52.953116; -1.153461
&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040= E.ON Trinity House E-on Office Building - geograph.org.uk - 3811138.jpg 43 m 141 ft 9 2012 Office 52°57′23″N 1°09′00″W / 52.956485°N 1.150024°W / 52.956485; -1.150024
&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040= Leonardo Hotel Leonardo Hotel Nottingham Dec 2022.jpg 43 m 141 ft 13 2005 Hotel 52°56′54″N 1°08′26″W / 52.948444°N 1.140655°W / 52.948444; -1.140655
&&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043 Britannia Hotel Britannia Hotel Nottingham 29112021.jpg 42.6 m 140 ft 14 1969 Hotel 52°57′08″N 1°09′14″W / 52.952352°N 1.153812°W / 52.952352; -1.153812
&&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044 Queens Medical Centre Chimney Queen's Medical Centre - geograph.org.uk - 1853605.jpg 42 m 138 ft 1971 Chimney 52°56′45″N 1°11′05″W / 52.945736°N 1.184647°W / 52.945736; -1.184647
&&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 The Vantage Nottingham Vantage 02112021.jpg 40 m 130 ft 14 2021 Rental Apartments
Public Parking
Fitness Centre
52°56′44″N 1°09′08″W / 52.945610°N 1.152340°W / 52.945610; -1.152340

Future Tall Buildings in Nottingham

Here are some tall buildings that are either being built, have been approved, or are planned for Nottingham.

Buildings Being Built Now

This section lists buildings over 40 meters (131 feet) that are currently under construction in Nottingham.

Rank Name (other names) Image Height Floors Year Use Coordinates Notes
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 Island Quarter Hotel   73.15 m 240.0 ft 20 2023 Hotel
Rental Apartments
  • The foundations for this building are already in place.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 Hotel Indigo / Staybridge Suite   70 m 230 ft 18 2023 Hotel
  • The foundations for this building are already in place.

Buildings Approved for Construction

This lists buildings over 40 meters (131 feet) that have been given permission to be built in Nottingham, but construction hasn't started yet.

Rank Name (other names) Height Floors Year Use Coordinates Notes
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 Three Wilford Road 105 m 344 ft 23 2024 Homes
Rental Apartments
52°56′45″N 1°09′08″W / 52.9459°N 1.1521°W / 52.9459; -1.1521
  • The area is being prepared for building.
  • If finished by 2024, this will be Nottingham's tallest building ever!
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 Unity Square Phase 2 60 m 200 ft 15 2023 Office
Government Office
52°56′47″N 1°08′57″W / 52.9463°N 1.1491°W / 52.9463; -1.1491
  • The area is being prepared for building.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 London Road Centre 48 m 157 ft 13 2023 Office
Restaurant
52°56′36″N 1°08′21″W / 52.9432°N 1.1391°W / 52.9432; -1.1391
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04= Arkwright Street 45 m 148 ft 13 2023 Homes
Office
52°56′42″N 1°08′50″W / 52.9450°N 1.1473°W / 52.9450; -1.1473
  • The area is being prepared for building.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04= Island Quarter Apartments 45 m 148 ft 18 Rental Apartments
Shops
  • The area is being prepared for building.

Proposed Buildings

This lists buildings over 40 meters (131 feet) that have been suggested but haven't been approved for building yet.

Rank Name (other names) Height Floors Year Use Coordinates Notes
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 Glasshouse Street 121.92 m 400.0 ft 43 2025 Rental Apartments
Homes
52°57′30″N 1°08′48″W / 52.9583°N 1.1467°W / 52.9583; -1.1467 If built, this will be the tallest building in Nottingham, even taller than the Eastcroft Incinerator chimney!
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 1–4 Queen's Road 68 m 223 ft 26 2023 Rental Apartments
Hotel
52°56′49″N 1°08′27″W / 52.9470°N 1.1407°W / 52.9470; -1.1407
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 Guildhall Hotel 45 m 148 ft 15 Hotel 52°57′25″N 1°09′02″W / 52.9569°N 1.1505°W / 52.9569; -1.1505

Tallest Buildings That Were Never Built or Were Taken Down

This section looks at tall buildings in Nottingham that were planned but never built, or those that used to be tall but have since been demolished.

Tallest Buildings Never Built

This lists plans for buildings in Nottingham over 40 meters (131 feet) that were either rejected or cancelled.

Rank Name (other names) Image Height Floors Use Notes
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 Whyte Tower 1
(Lower Parliament Street Tower 1)
  151 m 495 ft 54 Homes
Hotel
Office
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 Christian Centre   93 m 305 ft Church
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 No. 1 Brook Street Tower 1   80 m 260 ft 25 Homes
Shops and Businesses
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 Whyte Tower 2   78 m 256 ft 25 Office
Hotel
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 No. 1 Brook Street Tower 2   46.8 m 154 ft 12 Homes
Shops and Businesses

Tallest Buildings That Were Taken Down

This list shows the tallest buildings in Nottingham (at least 40 meters or 131 feet high) that have been demolished.

Rank Name (other names) Image Height Floors Completed Demolished Use Coordinates Notes
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01= Evans Court   61 m 200 ft 20 1971 1985 Homes 52°59′01″N 1°10′57″W / 52.983611°N 1.1825°W / 52.983611; -1.1825
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01= Auburn Court   61 m 200 ft 20 1971 1985 Homes 52°58′58″N 1°10′55″W / 52.982778°N 1.181944°W / 52.982778; -1.181944
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01= Wicklow Court   61 m 200 ft 20 1971 1985 Homes 52°59′01″N 1°11′03″W / 52.983611°N 1.184167°W / 52.983611; -1.184167
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01= Mill Court   61 m 200 ft 20 1971 1985 Homes 52°59′02″N 1°11′07″W / 52.983889°N 1.185278°W / 52.983889; -1.185278
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 Holy Trinity Church Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham.png 54 m 177 ft 1841 1958 Church 52°57′22″N 1°08′56″W / 52.956111°N 1.148889°W / 52.956111; -1.148889
  • This was the tallest building in Nottingham from 1841 until 1929.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06= Willoughby Court Vanished filling station - geograph.org.uk - 1044338.jpg 48.1 m 158 ft 17 1967 2015 Homes 52°56′58″N 1°10′22″W / 52.949562°N 1.172836°W / 52.949562; -1.172836
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06= Newgate Court Newgate Court - geograph.org.uk - 1981553.jpg 48.1 m 158 ft 17 1967 2016 Homes 52°57′04″N 1°10′22″W / 52.951145°N 1.172764°W / 52.951145; -1.172764
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06= Lenton Court Vanished filling station - geograph.org.uk - 1044338.jpg 48.1 m 158 ft 17 1967 2013 Homes 52°57′01″N 1°10′23″W / 52.950361°N 1.173155°W / 52.950361; -1.173155
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06= Digby Court Vanished filling station - geograph.org.uk - 1044338.jpg 48.1 m 158 ft 17 1967 2014 Homes 52°56′59″N 1°10′19″W / 52.949776°N 1.172003°W / 52.949776; -1.172003
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06= Abbey Court Vanished filling station - geograph.org.uk - 1044338.jpg 48.1 m 158 ft 17 1967 2014 Homes 52°57′02″N 1°10′20″W / 52.950619°N 1.172340°W / 52.950619; -1.172340
&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 Highcross Court   43.3 m 142 ft 15 1966 2012 Homes 52°57′34″N 1°10′10″W / 52.959339°N 1.169399°W / 52.959339; -1.169399

Timeline of Nottingham's Tallest Structures

This table shows which building or structure was the tallest in Nottingham over different periods in history.

Year tallest Name Image Height Floors Coordinates Notes
1480–1841 St. Peter's Church StPetersNottingham.jpg 45.7 m 150 ft 52°57′08″N 1°08′55″W / 52.952260°N 1.148517°W / 52.952260; -1.148517
1841–1929 Holy Trinity Church Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham.png 54 m 177 ft 52°57′22″N 1°08′56″W / 52.956111°N 1.148889°W / 52.956111; -1.148889
1929–1967 Nottingham Council House Council-House-Nottingham.jpg 61 m 200 ft 52°57′12″N 1°08′55″W / 52.953452°N 1.148558°W / 52.953452; -1.148558
1967–1970 Pine View
(Buckland Court)
Radford high-rise (geograph 3132445).jpg 62 m 203 ft 21 52°57′36″N 1°10′19″W / 52.960003°N 1.171941°W / 52.960003; -1.171941
1970–present Eastcroft Energy from Waste Facility
(Eastcroft Incinerator)
Nottingham Eastcroft Light Maintenance Depot MMB 03 Incinerator Chimney.jpg 91 m 299 ft 52°56′47″N 1°08′07″W / 52.946379°N 1.135228°W / 52.946379; -1.135228

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