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.
Rank | Name | Use | Image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Year | Notes |
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1 | Spinnaker Tower | Observation Tower | 170 | 558 | 4 | 2005 | [1] | |
2 | East Side Plaza Portsmouth | Residential | 101 | 331 | 26 | 2008 | [2] | |
3 | Ladywood House | Residential | 72 | 236 | 24 | 1971 | [3] | |
4 | Admiralty Tower | Residential | 68 | 223 | 22 | 2008 | [4] | |
5 | Europa House | Office | 63 | 207 | 18 | 1969 | [5] | |
6 | Zurich House | Office | 61 | 200 | 12 | 1973 | [6] | |
7= | Sarah Robinson House | Residential | 57 | 187 | 21 | [7] | ||
7= | Millgate House | Residential | 57 | 187 | 21 | [8] | ||
9= | Barkis House | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | [9] | ||
9= | Nickleby House | Residential | 52 | 171 | 18 | [10] | ||
11= | Barnard Tower | Residential | 51 | 167 | 13 | [11] | ||
11= | Edgbaston House | Residential | 51 | 167 | 18 | [12] | ||
11= | Handsworth House | Residential | 51 | 167 | 18 | [13] | ||
11= | Leamington House | Residential | 51 | 167 | 18 | [14] | ||
11= | Tipton House | Residential | 51 | 167 | 18 | [15] | ||
11= | Horatia House | Residential | 51 | 167 | 18 | [16] | ||
17= | Trafalgar Hall | Residential | 46 | 151 | 15 | 2003 | [17] | |
17= | Trimast/Sails of the South | Monument | 46 | 151 | N/A | 2001 | [18] |
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
Approved
Name | Use | Image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Notes |
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Number One Portsmouth | Hotel | 102 | 335 | 26 | [19] | |
The Blade | Student Accommodation | 101 | 331 | 33 | [20] | |
Pompey Village Block A | Residential | 55 | 180 | 18 | [21] | |
Brunel House | Hotel/Residential/Student Accommodation | 130 | 427 | 42 | [22] |
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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1693–1969 | Portsmouth Cathedral | 37 | 121 | |
1969–1971 | Europa House | 63 | 207 | |
1971–2005 | Ladywood House | 72 | 236 | |
2005– | Spinnaker Tower | 170 | 558 |
References
- ↑ Spinnaker Tower
- ↑ 1 Gunwharf Quays
- ↑ Ladywood House
- ↑ Admiralty Tower
- ↑ Europa House
- ↑ Zurich House
- ↑ Sarah Robinson House
- ↑ Millgate House
- ↑ Barkis House
- ↑ Nickleby House
- ↑ Barnard Tower
- ↑ Edgbaston House
- ↑ Handsworth House
- ↑ Leamington House
- ↑ Tipton House
- ↑ Horatia House
- ↑ Trafalgar Hall
- ↑ Trimast
- ↑ Number One Portsmouth
- ↑ Portsmouths High Rise Blade
- ↑ Pompey Village Block A
- ↑
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