List of tallest buildings and structures in Nottingham facts for kids

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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
Future Tall Buildings in Nottingham
Tallest Buildings That Were Never Built or Were Taken Down
- Tallest Buildings Never Built
- Tallest Buildings That Were Taken Down
Timeline of Nottingham's Tallest Structures
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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)	Height		Floors	Year	Use	Coordinates	Notes
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	Eastcroft Energy from Waste Facility (Eastcroft Incinerator)	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	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	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)	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	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)	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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)	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	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	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)	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	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	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	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)	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)	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	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	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	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	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	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)	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	This building was made for Lloyds Bank.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037=	Pitcher & Piano (The Unitarian Church)	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	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)	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	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	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	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	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	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)	Height		Floors	Use
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&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)	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Height		Floors	Coordinates
1480–1841	St. Peter's Church	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	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	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)	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)	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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