This list contains all types of structures in height or more, which is the accepted criterion for a building to qualify as a

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in the

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. Entries in ''italics'' denote approximate figures.

Structures taller than 300 metres

Structures 250 to 300 metres tall

Structures 200 to 250 metres tall

Structures 150 to 200 metres tall

Other notable tall structures

A separate

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also exists for the tallest of each architectural example or class. *

Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and is the seat of the Bishop of Salisbury. The buil ...

() – tallest church spire in the United Kingdom *

Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, or colloquially Old Joe, is a clock tower and campanile located in Chancellor's court at the University of Birmingham, in the suburb of Edgbaston. It is the tallest free-standing clock tower in the wo ...

, Birmingham () – tallest free-standing clock tower in the world *

Monument to the Great Fire of London The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a fluted Doric column in London, England, situated near the northern end of London Bridge. Commemorating the Great Fire of London, it stands at the jun ...

, London () – tallest isolated stone column in the world *

ArcelorMittal Orbit The ArcelorMittal ''Orbit'' (often referred to as the Orbit Tower or its original name, ''Orbit'') is a sculpture and observation tower in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. It is Britain's largest piece of public art, an ...

Olympic Park, London Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London. It was purpose-built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, situated adjacent to the Stratford City deve ...

() – tallest free standing public work of art in the UK

List of tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage This is a list of the tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage. Tallest buildings Tallest castles *Estimated height Tallest commercial buildings The tallest partly commercial building - containing the highest offic ...

List of tallest buildings by United Kingdom settlement This is a list of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom by settlement. The article includes all cities and towns with a population over List of metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom, 100,000. This list is based on criteria set out by the ...

List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham This list of the tallest buildings and structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area, West Midlands ranks buildings and free-standing structures by height, based on standard height measurements that include spires and architectural details b ...

* List of tallest buildings in Bristol *

List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh ranks buildings in the Scottish city of Edinburgh by height. There are few high-rise buildings in Edinburgh. The tallest buildings in the city are churches and suburban tower blocks. ...

List of tallest buildings and structures in Cardiff This is a list of the tallest buildings in Cardiff that are in height and above in the capital of Wales. They include buildings ranging from the ornate civic centre to the historic Cardiff Castle and Llandaff Cathedral. The city's growth i ...

List of tallest buildings and structures in Croydon This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Croydon ranks buildings and structures in the London Borough of Croydon, England by height. The borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London, has a population of 330,5 ...

* List of tallest buildings and structures in Glasgow *

List of tallest buildings in Leeds This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Leeds ranks skyscrapers, structures and towers in the city of Leeds, England by height. Leeds is a major UK city and regional capital with a city population of 757,700, and a Metro populatio ...

* List of tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool *

List of tallest buildings and structures in London St Paul's Cathedral, built in 1710, was the tallest building in London at until it was overtaken in 1963 by the Millbank Tower at , which in turn was overtaken by the BT Tower which topped out at tall in 1964. In the 1960s and 1970s several h ...

List of tallest buildings and structures in Manchester This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Greater Manchester ranks buildings in Greater Manchester by height. , Greater Manchester has sixteen towers completed at a height of 100 metres or more and a further eleven towers above ...

List of tallest buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne ranks skyscrapers and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, by height and doesn't include structures in neighbouring Gateshead. Only structures taller than are l ...

List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth ranks skyscrapers and structures in Portsmouth, England by height. Only structures taller than are listed below. The city's current tallest structure is the , which is also the t ...

List of tallest buildings and structures in Salford This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Salford ranks buildings in the city and metropolitan borough of Salford by height. As of 2023, Salford has three towers completed at a height of or more and a further three towers above 1 ...

List of tallest buildings in Sheffield This list ranks building and structures in Sheffield, England, by height. Completed structures This list ranks externally complete buildings and free-standing structures in the Sheffield City Region that stand at least tall. This includes bui ...

List of tallest buildings and structures in Southampton This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Southampton ranks skyscrapers and structures in Southampton, England. Only structures taller than are listed, although there are a further 17 towers in the city between 40m and 45m. The cit ...

List of tallest buildings in Yorkshire Yorkshire has many tall buildings, the current tallest building is Altus House in Leeds. Sheffield also has tall buildings and there are many planned to be built elsewhere. York has a low-rise skyline like other Yorkshire cities, York's talle ...

List of tallest structures in the world The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at . Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower), oil platforms, electricity t ...

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