List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth
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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 Spinnaker Tower (170 m), which is also the tallest accessible structure in the United Kingdom outside London.
Tallest buildings and structures
An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Number | Rank | Name | Use | Image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Year | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Spinnaker Tower | Observation Tower | ![]() | 170 | 558 | 4 | 2005 | [1] |
2 | 2 | East Side Plaza Portsmouth (Lipstick Tower) | Residential | 101 | 333 | 26 | 2008 | [2] | |
3 | 3= | Crown Place | Student Accommodation | ![]() | 73 | 239 | 23 | 2018 | [3] |
4 | 3= | Greetham Street | Student Accommodation | ![]() | 73 | 239 | 24 | 2016 | [4] |
5 | 5 | Ladywood House | Residential | 72 | 236 | 24 | 1971 | [5] | |
6 | 5= | Mammoth Mega Crane | Industrial | 72 | 236 | 0 | 2019 | [6] | |
7 | 7 | Admiralty Tower | Residential | 69 | 223 | 22 | 2008 | [7] | |
8 | 8 | Portsmouth Energy Recovery Facility | Industrial | ![]() | 69 | 213 | NA | 2005 | [8] |
9 | 9 | Europa House | Student Accommodation | ![]() | 64 | 207 | 18 | 1969 | [9] |
10 | 10 | HMS Victory | Museum Attraction | ![]() | 62.5 | 205 | 5 | 1765 | [10][circular reference] |
11 | 11= | Catherine House (formerly Zurich House) | Student Accommodation | ![]() | 62 | 200 | 15 | 1973 | [11] |
12 | 11= | Sarah Robinson House | Residential | 62 | 200 | 21 | 1967 | [12] | |
13 | 13 | HMS Warrior | Museum | ![]() | 59.5 | 195 | 6 | 1860 | [13][circular reference] |
14 | 14 | Travelodge Stanhope Road | Hotel | ![]() | 59 | 194 | 11 | 2020 | 59.05 height to top of mast. 48.60m to top of building[14] |
15 | 15 | Millgate House | Residential | 57 | 187 | 21 | 1964 | [15] | |
16 | 16 | Stanhope House | Student Accommodation | ![]() | 56 | 184 | 19 | 2020 | [16] |
17 | 17 | Guildhall | Civic | ![]() | 53.5 | 176 | NA | 1890 | [17] |
18 | 18= | Barkis House | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | 1965 | [18] | |
19 | 18= | Nickleby House | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | 1965 | [19] | |
20 | 20= | Barnard Tower | Residential | 51 | 167 | 13 | [20] | ||
21 | 20= | Edgbaston House | Residential | 51 | 167 | 18 | 1966 | [21] | |
22 | 20= | Handsworth House | Residential | 51 | 167 | 18 | 1967 | [22] | |
23 | 20= | Leamington House (demolished[23]) | Residential | ![]() | 51 | 167 | 18 | 1966 | [24] |
24 | 20= | Tipton House | Residential | 51 | 167 | 18 | 1966 | [25] | |
25 | 20= | Horatia House (demolished[23]) | Residential | ![]() | 51 | 167 | 18 | 1965 | [26] |
26 | 20= | St Mary's Church, Portsea | Church building | ![]() | 51 | 167 | NA | 1887 | [27] |
27 | 27 | Goliath Floating Crane | Industrial | ![]() | 50 | 164 | NA | [28] | |
28 | 27 | Park Building UOP | Educational | ![]() | 48 | 164 | 5 | 1908 | [29] |
29 | =29 | Brunel House | Student Accommodation | 46 | 150 | 12 | 1968 | [30](41m Roof + 5m plant room) | |
30 | =29 | Trafalgar Hall | Student Accommodation | 46 | 150 | 15 | 2002 | [31] | |
31 | =29 | Main Ship building Hall | Industrial | ![]() | 46 | 150 | 1 | 2009 | [32] |
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
Under Construction
Name | Use | Image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Construction Ends | Notes |
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Approved
Name | Use | Image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Notes |
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The Blade | Student Accommodation | 110 | 361 | 33 | Scheme dead as of 2013.[33] | |
12-28 Arundel Street Tower | Student Accommodation | 87 | 285 | 28 | Expected Start Autumn 2023[34] | |
56 Arundel Street Tower | Residential | 72 | 236 | 22 | Expected Start Summer 2023[34] | |
Portsmouth Point Tower 1 | Hotel | 67.55 | 222 | 19 | Expected Start Unknown[35] [34] | |
Victoria Building | Education | 52 | 170 | 13 | Expected Start Autumn 2023 UOP Victoria Building design winner[36] | |
Portsmouth Point Tower 2 | Residential | 50.5 | 166 | 16 | Expected Start Unknown[35] |
Proposed
Name | Use | Image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Notes |
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Slindon Street | Mixed | 62 - TBC | TBC | 20 | Post Office Redevelopment[37] | |
Debenhams Portsmouth | Mixed | 120 (including a 15-20 metre high spire on top) | 393 | 38 | Planning Submitted in December 2022 |
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 | Image | Height (m) | Height (ft) |
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1130–1693 | Portchester Castle - Great Tower | ![]() | 30 | 98 |
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[38] | ![]() | 61 | 200[39] |
1969–1971 | Europa House | ![]() | 63 | 207 |
1971–2005 | Ladywood House | 72 | 236 | |
2005– | Spinnaker Tower | ![]() | 170 | 558 |
References
- ^ Spinnaker Tower
- ^ 1 Gunwharf Quays
- ^ "Topping Out at Crown Place Portsmouth". Osbourne. 19 April 2018.
- ^ Greetham Street
- ^ Ladywood House
- ^ "Royal Navy begins work to build new mega crane that will tower over Portsmouth Naval Base". The News. 14 February 2020.
- ^ Admiralty Tower
- ^ "We had a rare look inside Portsmouth's incinerator and recycling centre". The News. 19 February 2020.
- ^ Europa House
- ^ HMS Victory
- ^ Zurich House
- ^ Sarah Robinson House
- ^ HMS Warrior (1860)
- ^ "Plans for 152-bedroom hotel in Portsmouth revealed". Planet Radio. 24 March 2017.
- ^ Millgate House
- ^ "Stanhope House - Portsmouth". RGB Group.
- ^ "Guildhall History". Portsmouth Guildhall.
- ^ Barkis House
- ^ Nickleby House
- ^ Barnard Tower
- ^ Edgbaston House
- ^ Handsworth House
- ^ a b Callingham, Fiona (18 February 2019). "Portsmouth tower blocks Leamington House and Horatia House to be torn down as concrete is too weak and repair work would cost £86m". The News.
- ^ Leamington House
- ^ Tipton House
- ^ Horatia House
- ^ "Portsmouth's St Mary's Church tower to reopen". The News. 7 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Goliath Floating Crane Harry Pounds Scrapyard,Portsmouth | Portsmouth, Bay bridge, Travel". pinterest.
- ^ "Park Building - UOP, | Portsmouth, , Education". 18 September 2018.
- ^ https://www.google.com/search?q=brunel+house+portsmouth&tbm=isch#imgrc=4WeTX0SltHuD5M.
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- ^ "Trafalgar Hall".
- ^ "Portsmouth Blade, Portsmouth".
- ^ a b c Lewis, Annie (9 September 2020). "New Portsmouth city centre tower block is given go-ahead". The News.
- ^ a b "Two new tower blocks given green light to be built in Portsmouth's city centre". The News. 22 June 2018.
- ^ Fatkin, Neil (3 December 2019). "'Striking' 13-storey University of Portsmouth building to be built on site of demolished swimming baths". The News.
- ^ Callingham, Fiona (27 June 2020). "Plans for new 20-storey residential block in Portsmouth come under fire for lack of affordable homes". The News.
- ^ 20th Century Naval Dockyards, Devonport and Portsmouth Characterisation Report, Naval Dockyards Society
- ^ 1983 – Dismantling of 240 ton Crane, Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust
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