Gunwharf Quays and a section of the Portsmouth skyline
Portsmouth's two tallest structures viewed from Portsmouth harbour

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
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 Greetham Street 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 Victory Portsmouth um 1900 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 HMS Warrior ensemble 59.5 195 6 1860 [13][circular reference]
14 14 Travelodge Stanhope Road Hotel Travellodge Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth Guildhall 20180617 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 Portsmouth University building 48 164 5 1908 [29]
29 =29 Brunel House Student Accommodation Brunel House, 42 The Hard, Portsmouth (March 2019) (2) 46 150 12 1968 [30](41m Roof + 5m plant room)
30 =29 Trafalgar Hall Student Accommodation University of Portsmouth Trafalgar Halls 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
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
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)
1130–1693 Portchester Castle - Great Tower Portchester castle 04.jpg 30 98
1693–1880 Portsmouth Cathedral 37 121
1887–1890 St Mary's Church, Portsea 51 167
1890–1912 Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth Guildhall 20180617 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

  1. ^ Spinnaker Tower
  2. ^ 1 Gunwharf Quays
  3. ^ "Topping Out at Crown Place Portsmouth". Osbourne. 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ Greetham Street
  5. ^ Ladywood House
  6. ^ "Royal Navy begins work to build new mega crane that will tower over Portsmouth Naval Base". The News. 14 February 2020.
  7. ^ Admiralty Tower
  8. ^ "We had a rare look inside Portsmouth's incinerator and recycling centre". The News. 19 February 2020.
  9. ^ Europa House
  10. ^ HMS Victory
  11. ^ Zurich House
  12. ^ Sarah Robinson House
  13. ^ HMS Warrior (1860)
  14. ^ "Plans for 152-bedroom hotel in Portsmouth revealed". Planet Radio. 24 March 2017.
  15. ^ Millgate House
  16. ^ "Stanhope House - Portsmouth". RGB Group.
  17. ^ "Guildhall History". Portsmouth Guildhall.
  18. ^ Barkis House
  19. ^ Nickleby House
  20. ^ Barnard Tower
  21. ^ Edgbaston House
  22. ^ Handsworth House
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ Leamington House
  25. ^ Tipton House
  26. ^ Horatia House
  27. ^ "Portsmouth's St Mary's Church tower to reopen". The News. 7 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018.
  28. ^ "Goliath Floating Crane Harry Pounds Scrapyard,Portsmouth | Portsmouth, Bay bridge, Travel". pinterest.
  29. ^ "Park Building - UOP, | Portsmouth, , Education". 18 September 2018.
  30. ^ https://www.google.com/search?q=brunel+house+portsmouth&tbm=isch#imgrc=4WeTX0SltHuD5M. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  31. ^ "Trafalgar Hall".
  32. ^ "Trafalgar Hall".
  33. ^ "Portsmouth Blade, Portsmouth".
  34. ^ a b c Lewis, Annie (9 September 2020). "New Portsmouth city centre tower block is given go-ahead". The News.
  35. ^ a b "Two new tower blocks given green light to be built in Portsmouth's city centre". The News. 22 June 2018.
  36. ^ Fatkin, Neil (3 December 2019). "'Striking' 13-storey University of Portsmouth building to be built on site of demolished swimming baths". The News.
  37. ^ Callingham, Fiona (27 June 2020). "Plans for new 20-storey residential block in Portsmouth come under fire for lack of affordable homes". The News.
  38. ^ 20th Century Naval Dockyards, Devonport and Portsmouth Characterisation Report, Naval Dockyards Society
  39. ^ 1983 – Dismantling of 240 ton Crane, Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust
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