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This list of tallest buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove ranks skyscrapers and other structures by height in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom, that are at least 40 metres tall.

Central Brighton viewed from the Palace Pier in 2019, showing some of the tallest buildings in the city

Completed

This lists buildings in Brighton and Hove that are at least 40 m (130 ft) tall.

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

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft) 		Floors Year completed Primary use Notes
1 Brighton i360
162 (531) N/A 2016 Observation The tallest structure in all of Sussex, which it became in 2015, more than a year before it opened.[1]
2 Rampion Wind Farm
140 (460) N/A 2017 Wind farm The first wind farm off the south coast of England.[2][3]
3 Sussex Heights
102 (335) 24 1968 Residential The tallest building in all of Sussex. When completed in 1968 it "replaced the steeple of St Paul's, West Street as the most significant landmark of Brighton".[4]
4 Chartwell Court
66 (217) 18 1968 Residential Built on top of a car park (not included in floor count).
=5 Longley Place 63 (207) 18 2023 Residential
=5 Goldstone Hall 63 (207) 18 2023 Residential The tallest of five towers which are part of Brighton University's 'Big Build' project.[5]
=5 Theobald House
63 (207) 18 1966 Residential Built on top of a car park (not included in floor count). An 18-storey block with 110 flats; described in 1987 as "a gaunt tower out of sympathy and scale with its surroundings".[6]
8 Thomas Kemp Tower
59 (193) 15 ~1968 Hospital [7][8][9]
9 Hove Gardens 58 (190) 18 2023 Residential [10]
10 Whitehawk Hill transmitting station
55 (182) N/A 1959 Communication
=11 Bedford Towers
51 (168) 17 1967 Hotel/Residential
=11 Essex Place
51 (168) 17 1967 Residential [11]
=13 Moda, Hove Central 49 (160) 18 2024 Residential [12]
=13 Wiltshire House
49 (160) 17 1969 Residential
=13 Hereford Court
49 (160) 17 1969 Residential
=13 St John the Baptist's Church
49 (160) N/A 1854 Religion [13]
=17 Nettleton Court
46 (151) 15 1966 Residential [14]
=17 Dudeney Lodge 46 (151) 15 1966 Residential [15]
=19 Pelham Tower
44 (144) 11 1971 Education [16][17]
=19 St Bartholomew's Church
44 (144) N/A 1874 Religion
21 American Express Brighton 42 (137) 12 2012 Office [18][19]
22 Cavendish House
41 (135) 14 1967 Residential
23 The Booster
40 (130) N/A 2006 Ride [20]

Proposed

This lists proposed buildings in Brighton and Hove that are at least 40 m (130 ft) tall.

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

Rank Name Height
m (ft) 		Floors Primary use Notes
1 Brighton Marina Tower 127 (418) 40 Residential [21]
2 Aldrington Wharf (central tower) 74 (243) 20 Residential [22]
=3 Aldrington Wharf (eastern tower) 44 (144) 10 Residential [22]
=3 Aldrington Wharf (western tower) 44 (144) 10 Residential [22]

Demolished

This lists buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove that were at least 40 m (130 ft) tall and have since been demolished.

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft) 		Floors Year completed Year demolished Primary use Notes
1 Amex House
46 (151) 9 1977 2017 Office [23]
2 Brighton Wheel
45 (148) N/A 2011 2016 Ferris wheel

See also

References

  1. ^ "It's official: Brighton i360 tower is already the tallest structure in Sussex". britishairwaysi360.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "The south coast's first offshore wind farm". Rampion Offshore Wind. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "E.ON announces final 116 turbine design for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm". E.ON. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ^ Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design 1987, p. 89.
  5. ^ "Goldstone Hall, Mithras Student Village". Taylor Maxwell. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design 1987, p. 50.
  7. ^ "BH2021 03056 Royal Sussex County Hosp - amendment (1.4)" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council. p. 16. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Thomas Kemp Tower under construction, circa 1968". The Crucible. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. ^ "3Ts Redevelopment Newsletter" (PDF). April 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2022. to the top of the fifteen-storey Thomas Kemp Tower.
  10. ^ "Councillors approve £67m 18-storey Hove Gardens scheme for 216 flats". Brighton & Hove News. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Essex Place". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  12. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/livethemodalife_btr-livethemodalife-buildtorent-activity-6998915514957766656-XWcU
  13. ^ "St John the Baptist's Church, Church Road, Hove". 12 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023. The tower and spire [...] stood at a height of 160 feet
  14. ^ "High Rise Block Information Sheet NETTLETON COURT" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  15. ^ "High Rise Block Information Sheet DUDENEY LODGE" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Geograph:: Pelham Tower © Simon Carey cc-by-sa/2.0". Geograph. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Brighton College of Technology". Emporis. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  18. ^ "American Express ready to move into new office". The Argus. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  19. ^ "One John Street Brighton American Express" (PDF). EPR Architects. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  20. ^ "History". Brighton Pier. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Brighton Marina Tower". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  22. ^ a b c "Hundreds object to plan for 20-storey tower block on Hove coast road". Brighton & Hove News. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  23. ^ "AMEX HOUSE". SBS Demolition.

Bibliography

  • Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design (1987). A Guide to the Buildings of Brighton. Macclesfield: McMillan Martin. ISBN 1-869865-03-0.
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