List of tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool ranks skyscrapers and structures in Liverpool, England, by height (buildings in the wider Liverpool urban area are listed separately within the article). The tallest building in Liverpool is currently the 40-storey West Tower, which rises 140 metres (459 ft) on Liverpool's waterfront. It is also the joint 21st-tallest building in the United Kingdom.[1] Liverpool is a city undergoing mass regeneration and older buildings are being demolished to make way for new developments. During the mid-2000s, ten 1960s apartment blocks over 50 metres (164 ft) tall in the city were demolished.[2]
The history of tall buildings and structures in Liverpool began in 1911, with the completion of the Royal Liver Building, which stands at 295 feet (90 metres)[3] and was widely reported to be Britain's first skyscraper.[4] This period marked the pinnacle of Liverpool's economic success, when it regarded itself as the "second city" of the British Empire.[5][6] In 1965 its 54-year reign as the tallest building in Liverpool came to an end, with the completion of Radio City Tower. At 138 metres (453 ft) it was originally going to be a ventilation shaft but was later converted into a revolving restaurant and then in 2000 a radio station.[7] In 2008, Radio City Tower was topped by the Beetham Organization's West Tower by two metres.[8] However, this record could soon be broken by the proposed King Edward Tower at 170 metres (558 ft),[9] which would also become one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom outside London upon completion.[10]
There is also an ambitious proposal named Liverpool Waters which, if built, would include most of the city's tallest buildings, with numerous being over fifty storeys tall.[11] However, plans for this development so close to the main waterfront could affect the city's status as a World Heritage Site according to English Heritage.
The tallest building ever envisaged for Liverpool was the Otterspool Tower at 305 metres (1,001 ft) and 79 storeys. However, the centrepiece for a proposed 1980s 'garden festival' was never built.[12] As of 2015, the tallest building pending approval is the Shanghai Tower which will contain 50 storeys and be at least 200 metres (656 ft) tall if and when built.[13]
Contents
- 1 Tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool
- 2 Tallest buildings and structures by usage
- 3 Tallest under construction, approved and proposed in Liverpool
- 4 Tallest buildings and structures in the Liverpool Urban Area
- 5 Timeline of tallest buildings and structures
- 6 Gallery
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool
This list ranks the top 38 completed buildings and structures in Liverpool at least 45m tall, which excludes buildings under construction, proposed buildings and cancelled buildings.
An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Rank | Name (alternate names) | Image | Height | Floors | Year | Coordinates | Notes | |
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1 | West Tower (Beetham West Tower) |
140 m | 460 ft | 40 | 2008 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [8] | |
2 | Radio City Tower (St. John's Beacon, St. John's Tower) |
138 m | 453 ft | N/A | 1965 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [14] | |
3 | Liverpool Cathedral (Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool, Anglican Cathedral) |
101 m | 331 ft | N/A | 1978 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [15] | |
4= | Beetham Tower | 90 m | 300 ft | 27 | 2004 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [16] | |
4= | Royal Liver Building (The Liver Building, Royal Liver Assurance) |
90 m | 300 ft | 13 | 1911 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [17] | |
6 | Alexandra Tower | 88 m | 289 ft | 27 | 2008 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [18] | |
7 | Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King) |
87 m | 285 ft | N/A | 1967 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [19] | |
8 | Unity Residential | 86 m | 282 ft | 27 | 2007 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [20] | |
9 | New Hall Place (The Capital, Royal & SunAlliance Building) |
76 m | 249 ft | 13 | 1974 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [21] | |
10= | 1 Princes Dock | 73 m | 240 ft | 22 | 2006 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [22] | |
10= | Metropolitan House (City Tower, Post & Echo Building) |
73 m | 240 ft | 18 | 1974 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [23] | |
12 | Royal Liverpool University Hospital Boiler House | 67 m | 220 ft | N/A | 1978 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [24] | |
13 | Unity Commercial | 64 m | 210 ft | 16 | 2007 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [20] | |
14= | The Plaza (Sir John Moores Building) |
65 m | 213 ft | 18 | 1965 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [25] | |
14= | Port of Liverpool Building (MDHB Building, Dock Office) |
65 m | 213 ft | 7 | 1907 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [26] | |
16 | Welsh Presbyterian Church (Toxteth Cathedral) |
61 m | 200 ft | N/A | 1868 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [27] | |
17= | Mann Island Building 3 | 60 m | 200 ft | 13 | 2011 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [28] | |
17= | George's Dock Ventilation Building for Queensway Tunnel | 60 m | 200 ft | 6 | 1934 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [29] | |
17= | North John Street Ventilation Station | 60 m | 200 ft | N/A | 1935 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [30] | |
17= | Liverpool Big Wheel | 60 m | 200 ft | N/A | 2009 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [31] | |
21 | Liverpool John Lennon Airport Control Tower | 55 m | 180 ft | N/A | 2002 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [32] | |
22 | Church of Our Lady and St. Nicholas (Liverpool Parish Church, the Sailors' Church, Landmark Tower) |
53 m | 174 ft | N/A | 1868 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [33] | |
23 | One Park West Block B | 52 m | 171 ft | 17 | 2009 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [34] | |
24= | Silkhouse Court | 50 m | 160 ft | 15 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [35] | ||
24= | Mann Island Building 2 | 50 m | 160 ft | 13 | 2011 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [36] | |
24= | Wellington Building | 50 m | 160 ft | 12 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [37] | ||
27= | Mann Island Building 1 | 49 m | 161 ft | 13 | 2011 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [38] | |
27= | St. Mary's Church | 49 m | 161 ft | N/A | 1856 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [39] | |
27= | Church of Saint Francis Xavier | 49 m | 161 ft | N/A | 1848 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [40] | |
30= | Candia Towers | 47 m | 154 ft | 16 | 1967 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [41] | |
30= | Crete Towers | 47 m | 154 ft | 16 | 1967 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [42] | |
30= | Marwood Towers | 47 m | 154 ft | 16 | 1965 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [43] | |
30= | View 146 Tower 1 (Millburn Heights) |
47 m | 154 ft | 16 | 1965 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [44] | |
30= | Royal Liverpool University Hospital | 47 m | 154 ft | 12 | 1978 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [45] | |
35= | View 146 Tower 2 (Bryford Heights) |
46 m | 151 ft | 16 | 1965 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [46] | |
35= | One Park West Block A | 46 m | 151 ft | 15 | 2009 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [47] | |
37= | The Strand Travelodge | 45 m | 148 ft | 11 | 2012 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [48] | |
37= | Municipal Building | 45 m | 148 ft | 3 | 1866 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [49] |
Tallest buildings and structures by usage
- Tallest residential building
West Tower - 140 m (460 ft)
- Tallest observation tower
Radio City Tower - 138 m (453 ft)
- Tallest religious building
Liverpool Cathedral - 101 m (331 ft)
- Tallest commercial building
Royal Liver Building - 90 m (300 ft)
- Tallest chimney stack
Royal Liverpool University Hospital Boiler House - 67 m (220 ft)
- Tallest church spire
Welsh Presbyterian Church - 61 m (200 ft)
- Tallest ferris wheel
Liverpool Big Wheel - 60 m (200 ft)
- Tallest air traffic control tower
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Control Tower - 55 m (180 ft)
- Tallest hospital
Royal Liverpool University Hospital - 47 m (154 ft)
- Tallest hotel
The Strand Travelodge - 45 m (148 ft)
- Tallest government building
Municipal Buildings - 45 m (148 ft)
- Tallest museum or gallery
Victoria Gallery & Museum - 40 m (130 ft)
- Tallest monument
Wellington's Column - 40 m (130 ft)
- Tallest retail building
Site 6 Paradise Street - 37 m (121 ft)
- Tallest water tower
Everton water tower - 26 m (85 ft)
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed in Liverpool
Below are sub-sections for the tallest under construction, approved and proposed buildings and structures in Liverpool. Cancelled projects such as the Otterspool Tower, Brunswick Quay, the Fourth Grace Towers and Lime Street Gateway are not included.[50]
Under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in Liverpool (over 45m).
Name | Height | Floors | Year (est.) |
Coordinates | Notes | |
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Central Station Tower 1 | 76 m | 249 ft | 25 | β | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [51] |
Central Station Tower 2 | 61 m | 200 ft | 20 | β | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [52] |
Approved
This lists buildings that have been approved in Liverpool (over 45m).
Name | Height | Floors | Year (est.) |
Notes | |
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Plot 3a Princes Dock | 105 m | 344 ft | 33 | β | [53] |
Greenburgs Tower | 76 m | 249 ft | 25 | β | [54] |
30 Pall Mall | 72 m | 236 ft | 18 | β | [55] |
Queens Dock Tower | 67 m | 220 ft | 22 | β | [56] |
The Quarter Phase 3 | 67 m | 220 ft | 22 | β | [57][58] |
New World Square Tower Building | 57 m | 187 ft | 18 | β | [59][60] |
740 Great George Street | 46 m | 151 ft | 15 | β | [61] |
Columbus Quay | 46 m | 151 ft | 15 | β | [62] |
Stanley Park Stadium | 45 m | 148 ft | N/A | β | [63] |
Proposed
This lists buildings that have only been proposed to be built in Liverpool (over 45m).
Name | Height | Floors | Year (est.) |
Notes | |
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Shanghai Tower | 200 m | 660 ft+ | 50 | 2025 | [13] |
King Edward Tower | 170 m | 560 ft | 54 | 2014 | [64][65] |
Kings Dock Tower 1 | 67 m | 220 ft | 22 | β | [66][67] |
Kings Dock Tower 2 | 49 m | 161 ft | 16 | β | [68] |
Liverpool Waters
Liverpool Waters is a large scale Β£5.5bn development that has been proposed by the company Peel Holdings in the Vauxhall and dockland areas of Liverpool. The development is expected to create 21m sq ft of new commercial and residential floor space and consist of upwards of fifty buildings, with many over fifty storeys high. There is a sister project on the other side of the Mersey called Wirral Waters.[69][70] At 50 storeys, the tallest of all buildings included within the proposal is named Shanghai Tower (as to pay homage to Liverpool's historical and present links to the Chinese city), it will include a five star hotel and over 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) of mixed use floor space.[71][72] Developers have stated that the project may take fifty years before it is finished. The proposals are presently at the planning stage and are subject to public acceptance.[73]
Controversy
Liverpool's status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has been threatened with withdrawal by English Heritage[74] if plans for Liverpool Waters goes ahead, claiming that the development would risk "overwhelming the defining characteristics of the area with opposing ones". A spokesperson for English Heritage said: "We believe that it is possible to come up with a creative and imaginative scheme of regeneration for the area without necessarily having these tall buildings (at Clarence Dock) that is still economically viable and diminishes the impact."[75] Development company Peel have refused the removal of any skyscrapers from the Liverpool Waters project, however.[76] In 2011 the proposed site was visited by UNESCO inspectors who then advised the World Heritage Committee whether the cityβs status, which was awarded in 2004, should go on the βat riskβ register.[77] Following the visit, UNESCO decided to "inscribe Liverpool β Maritime Mercantile City (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) on the List of World Heritage in Danger, with the possibility of deletion of the property from the World Heritage List, should the current project be approved and implemented."[78]
Tallest buildings and structures in the Liverpool Urban Area
The list below contains the tallest buildings and structures in the Liverpool Urban Area. This term is used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to denote the urban area around Liverpool.[79]
Rank | Name | Area | Height | Floors | Year | Notes | |
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1 | The Triad | Bootle | 89 | 292 | 23 | 1974 | [80] |
2 | Magdalen House | Bootle | 67 | 220 | 18 | [81] | |
3 | Northbank East Tower | Seacombe | 64 | 210 | 21 | [82] | |
4 | Strand House | Bootle | 62 | 203 | 22 | 1968 | [83] |
5= | The Cliff 1 | Wallasey | 52 | 171 | 17 | 1962 | [84] |
5= | The Cliff 2 | Wallasey | 52 | 171 | 17 | 1962 | [85] |
7 | Stella Nova | Bootle | 51 | 167 | 15 | 2009 | [86] |
8= | Salisbury House | Bootle | 49 | 161 | 15 | 1968 | [87] |
8= | Daniel House | Bootle | 49 | 161 | 15 | [88] | |
10= | St Martins House | Bootle | 46 | 151 | 13 | [89] | |
10= | Oxford House | Bootle | 46 | 151 | 16 | 1968 | [90] |
10= | Stanley House | Bootle | 46 | 151 | 16 | 1968 | [91] |
10= | Mersey House | Bootle | 46 | 151 | 16 | 1968 | [92] |
10= | Irlam House | Bootle | 46 | 151 | 16 | 1968 | [93] |
10= | Montgomery House | Seaforth | 46 | 151 | 15 | [94] | |
10= | Alexander House | Seaforth | 46 | 151 | 15 | [95] | |
10= | Churchill House | Seaforth | 46 | 151 | 15 | [96] | |
10= | Willow House | Seaforth | 46 | 151 | 15 | [97] | |
10= | Dean House | Seaforth | 15 | ||||
10= | Chapel House | Seaforth | 15 | ||||
10= | Vine House | Seaforth | 46 | 151 | 15 | [98] |
Timeline of tallest buildings and structures
Liverpool's skyline has been built up mostly in the last 10 years. The Royal Liver Building held the title of tallest structure in Liverpool for 54 years until Radio City Tower was completed in 1965. Radio City Tower was finally beaten in 2008 by West Tower.
Year tallest | Name | Image | Height | Floors | Coordinates | Notes | |
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1815β1868 | Church of Our Lady and St. Nicholas' Tower | 53 m | 174 ft | N/A | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [99] | |
1868β1907 | Welsh Presbyterian Church | 61 m | 200 ft | N/A | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [100] | |
1907β1911 | Port of Liverpool Building | 65 m | 213 ft | 7 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [101] | |
1911β1965 | Royal Liver Building | 90 m | 300 ft | 13 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [17] | |
1965β2008 | Radio City Tower | 120 m | 390 ft | N/A | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [14] | |
2008βpresent | West Tower | 140 m | 460 ft | 40 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [8] |
Gallery
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Liverpool city centre.jpg
Liverpool city centre in late-2008 viewed from Liverpool Cathedral, the financial district and historic waterfront can be seen to the left, whilst the most prominent structure to the right is St. John's Beacon
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