List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth Facts for Kids

Gunwharf Quays and a section of the Portsmouth skyline

Portsmouth's two tallest structures viewed from Portsmouth harbour

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth ranks skyscrapers and structures in Portsmouth, England by height. Only structures taller than 150 feet (46 m) are listed below. The city's current tallest structure is the 558-foot-tall Emirates Spinnaker Tower (170 m), which is also the tallest accessible structure in the United Kingdom outside London.

Tallest buildings and structures
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

Tallest buildings and structures

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Rank	Name	Use	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Emirates Spinnaker Tower	Observation Tower	170	558	4	2005
2	East Side Plaza Portsmouth (Lipstick Tower)	Residential	101	333	26	2008
3=	Crown Place	Student Accommodation	73	239	23	2018
3=	Greetham Street	Student Accommodation	73	239	24	2016
5	Ladywood House	Residential	72	236	24	1971
6	Admiralty Tower	Residential	69	223	22	2008
7	Portsmouth Incinerator	Industrial	69	213	NA	2005
8	Europa House	Student Accommodation	64	207	18	1969
9=	Catherine House (formerly Zurich House)	Student Accommodation	62	200	15	1973
9=	Sarah Robinson House	Residential	62	200	21	1967
11	Travelodge Stanhope Road	Hotel	59	194	11	2020	59.05 height to top of mast. 48.60m to top of building
12	Millgate House	Residential	57	187	21	1964
13	Stanhope House	Student Accommodation	56	184	19	2020
14	Guildhall	Civic	53.5	176	NA	1890
15=	Barkis House	Residential	52	171	18	1965
15=	Nickleby House	Residential	52	171	18	1965
17=	Barnard Tower	Residential	51	167	13
17=	Edgbaston House	Residential	51	167	18	1966
17=	Handsworth House	Residential	51	167	18	1967
17=	Leamington House (due for demolition)	Residential	51	167	18	1966
17=	Tipton House	Residential	51	167	18	1966
17=	Horatia House (due for demolition)	Residential	51	167	18	1965
17=	St Mary's Church, Portsea	Church building	51	167	NA	1887
24	Goliath Floating Crane	Industrial	50	164	NA
25	Trafalgar Hall	Student Accommodation	46	150	15	2002

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under Construction

Name	Use	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Construction Ends	Notes
Portsmouth Point Tower 1	Mixed		67.65	222	19	2022
Portsmouth Point Tower 2	Mixed		50.5	166	16	2022

Approved

Name	Use	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Notes
The Blade	Student Accommodation	110	361	33	Scheme dead as of 2013.
Mammoth Mega Crane	Ship Repair	72	236	0	Expected finish Spring 21
56 Arundel Street Tower	Residential	72	236	22	Expected Start Summer 2021

Proposed

Name	Use	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Notes
12-28 Arundel Street Tower	Student Accommodation	93	285	27	Expected Start Summer 2021
Slindon Street	Mixed	TBC	TBC	20	Post Office Redevelopment
Victoria Building	Education	52	170	13	UOP Victoria Building design winner

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

The history of tall buildings in Portsmouth only really began in the 1960s and 1970s. The 170m Spinnaker Tower has been the tallest structure in the city since 2005.

Year tallest	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)
1693–1880	Portsmouth Cathedral	37	121
1887–1890	St Mary's Church, Portsea	51	167
1890–1912	[[Portsmouth Guildhall]	53.5	176
1912–1969	240/250-ton Arrol crane, HMNB Portsmouth	61	200
1969–1971	Europa House	63	207
1971–2005	Ladywood House	72	236
2005–	Emirates Spinnaker Tower	170	558

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