List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom
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This list contains all types of structures 150 metres (490 ft) in height or more, which is the accepted criterion for a building to qualify as a skyscraper in the United Kingdom.
Entries in italics denote approximate figures.
Structures taller than 300 metres
Name | Pinnacle height | Image | Year | Primary use | Town | Construction type | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Skelton Mast | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
2001 | communication | Skelton, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°43′54.5″N 2°52′58.9″W / 54.731806°N 2.883028°W | Insulated against ground. | |
Belmont Mast | 351.65 m (1,153.7 ft) |
1965 | communication | Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire | guyed tubular steel mast | 53°20′9.07″N 0°10′19.11″W / 53.3358528°N 0.1719750°W | Originally 1,265 ft (386 m), modified height of 1,272 ft (388 m) was the tallest construction in the EU , and tallest tubular steel mast in the world.
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New Caldbeck Mast | 337.2 m (1,106 ft) |
2008 | communication | Caldbeck, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°46′24″N 3°5′26″W / 54.77333°N 3.09056°W | Replaced the original Caldbeck mast, which was dismantled in 2008. | |
Emley Moor Tower | 330.5 m (1,084 ft) |
1970 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | concrete tower | 53°36′43.4″N 1°39′51.89″W / 53.612056°N 1.6644139°W | Tallest freestanding structure in UK. Original 137 m (449 ft) tower built in 1956, replaced 1964. Second 385 m (1,263 ft) guyed tubular mast was built 1964 to replace the tower, but collapsed in 1969 due to icing and strong winds. | |
Durris Mast | 322.6 m (1,058 ft) |
1961 | communication | Durris, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°0′0″N 2°23′24″W / 57.00000°N 2.39000°W | Tallest structure in Scotland. | |
Arfon Mast | 317.4 m (1,041 ft) |
1962 | communication | Penygroes, Gwynedd | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°1′11.77″N 4°16′24.61″W / 53.0199361°N 4.2735028°W | Tallest structure in Wales. | |
Emley Moor Temporary Broadcasting Mast | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
2018 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | guyed lattice steel mast | 53°36′39.87″N 1°39′56.28″W / 53.6110750°N 1.6656333°W | Temporary mast, used for transmitting at Emley Moor during renovation of antenna system. | |
Winter Hill Mast | 309.5 m (1,015 ft) |
1965 | communication | Bolton, Greater Manchester | guyed tubular steel mast | 53°37′32.14″N 2°30′53.25″W / 53.6255944°N 2.5147917°W | Original 137 m (449 ft) tower built in 1956, replaced in 1964. DTT mast raised height to 315.4 m (1,035 ft), but was removed after digital switchover. | |
Waltham Mast | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
1968 | communication | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire | guyed tubular steel mast | 52°48′5.18″N 0°48′3.04″W / 52.8014389°N 0.8008444°W | Original mast built in 1966, collapsed before completion later that year. Replaced by a new mast with the same height. | |
The Shard | 309.6 m (1,016 ft) |
2012 | various | Southwark, London | skyscraper | 51°30′16.2″N 0°05′11.4″W / 51.504500°N 0.086500°W | Tallest building in Western Europe (Was the tallest building in the EU until Britain's departure on 31 January 2020). | |
Black Hill Mast | 306.6 m (1,006 ft) |
1961 | communication | Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°51′42.53″N 3°52′20.85″W / 55.8618139°N 3.8724583°W | Original 228 m (748 ft) mast built in 1957, replaced in 1961. | |
Bilsdale Mast | 311.5 m (1,022 ft) |
2023 | communication | Bilsdale, North Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°21′29″N 1°08′52″W / 54.35806°N 1.14778°W | Original 314 m (1,030 ft) mast built in 1969, burnt down in 2021, replaced in 2023. | |
Strabane Mast | 309.9 m (1,017 ft) |
1963 | communication | Strabane, County Tyrone | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°47′58″N 7°23′19″W / 54.79944°N 7.38861°W | Tallest structure in Ireland. | |
Mendlesham Mast | 305.6 m (1,003 ft) |
1959 | communication | Mendlesham, Suffolk | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°14′4.36″N 1°6′26.39″E / 52.2345444°N 1.1073306°E | Tallest television mast in Europe at time of construction. | |
Lichfield Mast | 305.2 m (1,001 ft) |
1961 | communication | Tamworth, Staffordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°38′11.83″N 1°45′32.37″W / 52.6366194°N 1.7589917°W | Original 137 m (449 ft) tower built in 1956, replaced in 1961. | |
Mendip Mast | 305.0 m (1,000.7 ft) |
1967 | communication | St Cuthbert Out, Somerset | guyed tubular steel mast | 51°14′13.45″N 2°37′31.32″W / 51.2370694°N 2.6253667°W |
Structures 250 to 300 metres tall
Structures 200 to 250 metres tall
Structures 150 to 200 metres tall
Name | Pinnacle height | Image | Year | Primary Use | Town | Construction Type | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Citigroup Centre | 199.5 m (655 ft) | 2001 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′14.26″N 0°1′4.37″W / 51.5039611°N 0.0178806°W | ||
HSBC Tower |
199.5 m (655 ft) | 2002 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′19.5″N 0°1′2.72″W / 51.505417°N 0.0174222°W | ||
Didcot "A" Power Station |
199.5 m (655 ft) | 1968[21] | chimney | Didcot, Oxfordshire | concrete tower | 51°37′20.17″N 1°15′39.02″W / 51.6222694°N 1.2608389°W | Demolished on 9 February 2020.[22] | |
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station | 199 m (653 ft) | 1967[23] | chimney | Kegworth, Nottinghamshire | concrete tower | 52°52′1.11″N 1°15′23.93″W / 52.8669750°N 1.2566472°W | ||
Cottam Power Station |
198 m (650 ft) | 1968[24] | chimney | Retford, Nottinghamshire | concrete tower | 53°18′17.2″N 0°46′53.96″W / 53.304778°N 0.7816556°W | Demolished in 2024. | |
Kilroot power station |
198 m (650 ft) | 1981[25] | chimney | Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland | concrete tower | 54°43′28.25″N 5°46′2.15″W / 54.7245139°N 5.7672639°W | ||
Fawley Power Station | 198 m (650 ft) | 1969[26] | chimney | Fawley, Hampshire | concrete tower | 50°49′3.66″N 1°19′45.14″W / 50.8176833°N 1.3292056°W | Demolished on 31 October 2021.[27] | |
Ferrybridge "C" Power Station |
198 m (650 ft) | 1966[28] | chimney | Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire | concrete tower | 53°42′57.07″N 1°16′47.78″W / 53.7158528°N 1.2799389°W ; 53°42′55.45″N 1°16′52.34″W / 53.7154028°N 1.2812056°W | Twin chimneys. Demolished on 22 August 2021.[29] | |
Kingsnorth Power Station |
198 m (650 ft) | 1970[30] | chimney | Rochester, Kent | concrete tower | 51°25′6.25″N 0°36′13.79″E / 51.4184028°N 0.6038306°E | Demolished on 22 March 2018.[31] | |
North Hessary Tor Mast | 196.0 m (643.0 ft) | 1955 | communication | Princetown, Devon | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°33′0.84″N 4°0′29.9″W / 50.5502333°N 4.008306°W | ||
Samsung Heavy Industries 7 MW wind turbine prototype | 196 m (643 ft) | 2014 | wind turbine | Methil, Fife |
tower | 56°10′26″N 3°1′9″W / 56.17389°N 3.01917°W | ||
400 kV Thames Crossing | 190 m (620 ft) | electricity pylon |
River Thames, Swanscombe | lattice tower | 51°28′3.73″N 0°17′15.86″E / 51.4677028°N 0.2877389°E ; 51°27′43.77″N 0°18′19.33″E / 51.4621583°N 0.3053694°E | Consists of two equal height pylons, one on either bank of the River Thames. | ||
BT Tower | 188.4 m (618 ft) | 1964 | communication | Fitzrovia, London | concrete tower | 51°31′17.4″N 0°8′20.04″W / 51.521500°N 0.1389000°W | Formerly known as the Post Office Tower and had a revolving restaurant at the top. | |
Rowridge transmitting station, new mast | 187 m (614 ft) | 2009 | communication | Rowridge, Isle of Wight | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station , Mast Southwest |
183.2 m (601 ft) | ? | communication | Crimond, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°36′44.24″N 1°53′36.62″W / 57.6122889°N 1.8935056°W | ||
Kirk o' Shotts Mast | 183 m (600 ft) | 1952 | communication | Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°51′9.92″N 3°49′33.81″W / 55.8527556°N 3.8260583°W | Original height 228.6 metres (750 ft). | |
Masts of RNAS Inskip | 183 m (600 ft) | ? | communication | Inskip, Lancashire | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°49′46.51″N 2°49′48.65″W / 53.8295861°N 2.8301806°W ; 53°49′48.26″N 2°50′3.37″W / 53.8300722°N 2.8342694°W ; 53°49′54.06″N 2°50′14.65″W / 53.8316833°N 2.8374028°W ; 53°49′45.37″N 2°50′17.54″W / 53.8292694°N 2.8382056°W | ||
Stirling Transmitting Station | 183 m (600 ft) | communication | Stirling | guyed mast | 56°04′17.65″N 4°03′37.41″W / 56.0715694°N 4.0603917°W | Used for DECTRA-Navigation. | ||
Kidsdale Transmitting Station | 183 m (600 ft) | communication | Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway | guyed mast | 54°42′1.66″N 4°25′22.13″W / 54.7004611°N 4.4228139°W | Used for DECTRA-Navigation, demolished [when?] | ||
Tower 42 | 183 m (600 ft) | 1980 | office | City of London | skyscraper | 51°30′54.89″N 0°5′1.79″W / 51.5152472°N 0.0838306°W | Previously known as "The Nat West Tower". | |
Rugeley "B" Power Station |
183 m (600 ft) | 1970 | chimney | Rugeley, Staffordshire | concrete tower | 52°45′29.79″N 1°55′8.51″W / 52.7582750°N 1.9190306°W | Original chimney was replaced in 2009.[32] Replacement chimney was later demolished on 24 January 2021.[33] | |
Longannet Power Station |
183 m (600 ft) | 1969[34] | chimney | Longannet , Fife |
concrete tower | 56°02′54.86″N 3°40′57.24″W / 56.0485722°N 3.6825667°W | Demolished on 9 December 2021.[35] | |
Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station , Mast Southeast |
182.88 m (600.0 ft) | ? | communication | Crimond, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°36′23.28″N 1°52′49.48″W / 57.6064667°N 1.8804111°W | ||
30 St Mary Axe |
179.8 m (590 ft) | 2004 | office | City of London | skyscraper | 51°30′51.9″N 0°4′49.21″W / 51.514417°N 0.0803361°W | Also known as "The Gherkin" and "Swiss Re Centre". | |
Wrotham Mast | 176.6 m (579 ft) | 1981 | communication | Wrotham, Kent | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°19′14.52″N 0°17′15.87″E / 51.3207000°N 0.2877417°E | Carried first broadcasts of VHF FM radio in the UK. Replaced equal height mast on same site built in 1951.
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Redruth Mast | 173 m (568 ft) | 1962 | communication | Redruth, Cornwall | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°12′35.4″N 5°14′18.33″W / 50.209833°N 5.2384250°W | ||
Rowridge Mast | 172 m (564 ft) | 2010 | communication | Newport, Isle of Wight | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°40′35″N 1°22′7″W / 50.67639°N 1.36861°W | Replacement to original 149.6 metres (491 ft) mast. | |
Peterhead Power Station | 170.6 m (560 ft) | 1980[36] | chimney | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire | concrete tower | 57°28′39.77″N 1°47′24.81″W / 57.4777139°N 1.7902250°W | ||
Spinnaker Tower | 170 m (560 ft) | 2005 | observation | Portsmouth, Hampshire | concrete tower | 50°47′44.22″N 1°6′30.86″W / 50.7956167°N 1.1085722°W | Tallest structure in UK open to public outside London (though not to its pinnacle). | |
Blyth B Power Station | 170 m (560 ft) | 1962[37] | chimneys | Blyth, Northumberland | concrete tower | 55°8′33″N 1°31′39″W / 55.14250°N 1.52750°W | Twin chimneys, demolished on 7 December 2003.[38] | |
Oxford Mast | 169.0 m (554.5 ft)[39] | 1968 | communication | Oxford, Oxfordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°47′26.28″N 1°10′44.85″W / 51.7906333°N 1.1791250°W | ||
Beetham Tower | 168.9 m (554 ft) | 2006 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | 53°28′31.63″N 2°15′0.79″W / 53.4754528°N 2.2502194°W | Until 2018 the tallest building in the UK outside of London. Also known as "Hilton Tower". | |
Tilbury "B" Power Station | 168 m (551 ft) | 1968[40] | chimney | Tilbury, Essex | concrete tower | Twin chimneys, demolished on 28 September 2017.[41] | ||
Divis Mast B | 165.8 m (544 ft) | 2011 | communication | Hannahstown, County Antrim | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°36′28.22″N 6°00′28.41″W / 54.6078389°N 6.0078917°W | ||
Broadgate Tower | 165.0 m (541.3 ft) | 2008 | office | City of London | skyscraper | 51°31′15.84″N 0°4′46.32″W / 51.5210667°N 0.0795333°W | ||
Tacolneston Mast | 165.0 m (541.3 ft) | 1956 | communication | Norwich, Norfolk | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°31′3.89″N 1°8′19.38″E / 52.5177472°N 1.1387167°E | Replaced by 206.1 m (676 ft) mast in 2011.[citation needed] | |
Ridge Hill Mast | 164.6 m (540 ft) | 1968 | communication | Ledbury, Herefordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°59′50.89″N 2°32′23.51″W / 51.9974694°N 2.5398639°W | ||
Huntshaw Cross Mast | 163.7 m (537 ft) | communication | Great Torrington, Devon | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°58′45.48″N 4°5′55.49″W / 50.9793000°N 4.0987472°W | |||
Sudbury "A" Mast | 163 m (535 ft)[42] | communication | Sudbury, Suffolk | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°0′15.54″N 0°47′9.08″E / 52.0043167°N 0.7858556°E | |||
British Airways i360 |
162 m (531 ft) | 2016 | observation | Brighton | steel tower | |||
Eitshal Mast | 161.3 m (529 ft) | 1976 | communication | Stornoway, Isle of Lewis | guyed steel lattice mast | 58°10′45.11″N 6°35′6.52″W / 58.1791972°N 6.5851444°W | ||
Chatton Mast | 161.0 m (528.2 ft)[43] | communication | Alnwick, Northumberland | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°31′54.98″N 1°50′3.01″W / 55.5319389°N 1.8341694°W | |||
Aberthaw Power Station | 160 m (520 ft) | 1971[44] | chimney | Gileston, Vale of Glamorgan | concrete tower | 51°23′34.32″N 3°24′16.64″W / 51.3928667°N 3.4046222°W | ||
Blackpool Tower | 158 m (518 ft) | 1894 | observation | Blackpool, Lancashire | lattice tower | 53°48′57.09″N 3°3′18.44″W / 53.8158583°N 3.0551222°W | ||
Deansgate Square East Tower | 158 m (518 ft) | 2019 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | |||
Moorside Edge Mast 1 |
158 m (518 ft) | 1982 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°38′9.15″N 1°53′41.67″W / 53.6358750°N 1.8949083°W | Consists of two masts of the same height. | |
Moorside Edge Mast 2 |
158 m (518 ft) | 1982 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°38′5.39″N 1°53′38.1″W / 53.6348306°N 1.893917°W | ||
Forth Road Bridge | 156 m (512 ft) | 1964 | bridge | Firth of Forth, East Scotland | steel tower | 56°0′21.74″N 3°24′14.33″W / 56.0060389°N 3.4039806°W ; 55°59′48.91″N 3°24′15.67″W / 55.9969194°N 3.4043528°W | ||
One Churchill Place | 156 m (512 ft) | 2004 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′18.47″N 0°0′51.62″W / 51.5051306°N 0.0143389°W | ||
Humber Bridge | 155.5 m (510 ft) | 1981 | bridge | River Humber , Yorkshire/Lincolnshire |
concrete towers | 53°42′51.49″N 0°27′2.19″W / 53.7143028°N 0.4506083°W ; 53°42′5.98″N 0°26′58.42″W / 53.7016611°N 0.4495611°W | ||
Haverfordwest Mast | 154.4 m (507 ft) | communication | Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°53′57.11″N 4°51′59.13″W / 51.8991972°N 4.8664250°W | |||
Manningtree Mast | 154.4 m (507 ft) | communication | Manningtree, Essex | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°55′26.1″N 1°5′9.74″E / 51.923917°N 1.0860389°E | |||
Burghead Medium Wave Mast | 154.2 m (506 ft) | 1936 | communication | Burghead, Moray | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°41′53.04″N 3°28′11.19″W / 57.6980667°N 3.4697750°W | Insulated against ground. | |
Elizabeth Tower | 154 m (505 ft) | 2022 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | |||
Peterborough Mast | 153.9 m (505 ft) | 2006 | communication | Morborne, Cambridgeshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°30′27.59″N 0°20′35.48″W / 52.5076639°N 0.3431889°W | Original mast was built in 1959 but was destroyed by fire in 2004. | |
275 kV Forth Crossing, Tower South | 153.9 m (505 ft) | electricity pylon | Airth, Falkirk | lattice tower | 56°04′4.42″N 3°44′52.65″W / 56.0678944°N 3.7479583°W | |||
Burghead Long Wave Mast | 153.6 m (504 ft) | 1936 | communication | Burghead, Moray | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°41′57.9″N 3°28′4.78″W / 57.699417°N 3.4679944°W | Insulated against ground. | |
25 Bank Street | 153 m (502 ft) | 2003 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′11.55″N 0°1′15.42″W / 51.5032083°N 0.0209500°W | ||
40 Bank Street | 153 m (502 ft) | 2003 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′9.44″N 0°1′10.58″W / 51.5026222°N 0.0196056°W | ||
Sandale Mast | 153 m (502 ft) | 1957 | communication | Wigton, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°44′56.94″N 3°8′26.64″W / 54.7491500°N 3.1407333°W | ||
Croydon Tower | 152.6 m (501 ft) | 1962 | communication | Norwood, London | lattice tower | 51°24′35.4″N 0°5′8.58″W / 51.409833°N 0.0857167°W | Original 61 m (200 ft) tower built in 1955, replaced in 1962. | |
Darvel Mast | 152.4 m (500 ft) | communication | Darvel, East Ayrshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°34′45.97″N 4°17′23.19″W / 55.5794361°N 4.2897750°W | |||
Forfar Mast | 152.4 m (500 ft) | communication | Forfar, Angus | guyed steel lattice mast | 56°33′26.24″N 2°50′36.66″W / 56.5572889°N 2.8435167°W | |||
Membury Mast | 152.4 m (500 ft) | 1965 | communication | Hungerford, Berkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°29′5.64″N 1°33′31.85″W / 51.4849000°N 1.5588472°W | ||
Washford Masts | 152 m (499 ft) | 1933 | communication | Washford, Somerset | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°09′40.22″N 3°20′56.64″W / 51.1611722°N 3.3490667°W ; 51°09′41.78″N 3°20′48.85″W / 51.1616056°N 3.3469028°W | ||
BT Tower (Birmingham) |
152 m (499 ft) | 1965 | communication | Birmingham, West Midlands | concrete tower | 52°29′0.68″N 1°54′15.4″W / 52.4835222°N 1.904278°W | ||
Cockenzie Power Station |
152 m (499 ft) | 1966[45] | chimney | Cockenzie, East Lothian |
concrete tower | 55°58′4.86″N 2°58′22.89″W / 55.9680167°N 2.9730250°W ; 55°58′7.4″N 2°58′18.84″W / 55.968722°N 2.9719000°W | Twin chimneys, demolished on 26 September 2015.[46] | |
Westerglen Mast | 152 m (499 ft) | 1980 | communication | Falkirk, Stirlingshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°58′33″N 3°48′58.8″W / 55.97583°N 3.816333°W | ||
Carmel Mast | 151.9 m (498 ft) | communication | Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°49′6.65″N 4°4′2.73″W / 51.8185139°N 4.0674250°W | |||
Hannington Mast | 151.9 m (498 ft) | 1969 | communication | Hannington, Hampshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°18′28.73″N 1°14′40.99″W / 51.3079806°N 1.2447194°W | ||
10 Upper Bank Street | 151 m (495 ft) | 2003 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′10.64″N 0°1′0.43″W / 51.5029556°N 0.0167861°W | ||
Blaenplwyf Mast | 150.5 m (494 ft) | communication | Aberystwyth, Ceredigion | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°21′38.46″N 4°6′9″W / 52.3606833°N 4.10250°W |
Other notable tall structures
A separate list also exists for the tallest of each architectural example or class.
- Salisbury Cathedral at 123 m (404 ft) – tallest church spire in the United Kingdom[47]
- Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, Birmingham at 100 m (330 ft) – tallest free-standing clock tower in the world[48]
- Monument to the Great Fire of London, London at 61.57 m (202.0 ft) – tallest isolated stone column in the world[49]
- Olympic Park, London at 115 m (377 ft) – tallest free standing public work of art in the United Kingdom[50]
- Hyperia, Thorpe Park at 72 m (236 ft) - tallest rollercoaster in the United Kingdom[51]
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage
- List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom by settlement
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Cardiff
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Croydon
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Glasgow
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Greater Manchester
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Leeds
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool
- List of tallest buildings and structures in London
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Salford
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Sheffield
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Southampton
- List of tallest buildings in Yorkshire
- List of tallest structures in the world
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