Wenvoe Mast

List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom

A list of the tallest structures in the United Kingdom. The list contains all types of structures, 150 m in height or more. 150 m is the accepted criterion for a building to qualify as a skyscraper in the United Kingdom

Entries in italics denote approximate figures.

Structures taller than 300 metres

Name	Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Remarks
Belmont Mast	1965	communication	Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire	guyed tubular steel mast	Tallest construction in the EU, planning application current to reduce to 1,154 ft.
Skelton Mast	2001	communication	Skelton, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast
Caldbeck Mast (replacement)	2008	communication	Caldbeck, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast	To replace original Caldbeck mast, which will be dismantled when replacement comes into service later in 2008
Emley Moor Tower	1970	communication	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	concrete tower	Tallest freestanding structure in UK. Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1964. Second 385 m (1265 ft) guyed tubular mast was built 1964 to replace the tower, but collapsed 1969 due to icing and strong winds
Durris Mast	1961	communication	Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Arfon Mast	1962	communication	Penygroes, Gwynedd	guyed steel lattice mast
Winter Hill Mast	1965	communication	Bolton, Greater Manchester	guyed tubular steel mast	Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1964
Waltham Mast	1968	communication	Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire	guyed tubular steel mast	Original mast built 1966, collapsed before completion later that year. Same height as replacement
Bilsdale Mast	1971	communication	Helmsley, North Yorkshire	guyed tubular steel mast
Black Hill Mast	1961	communication	Airdrie, North Lanarkshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Original 228 m (750 ft) mast built 1957, replaced 1961
Caldbeck Mast (original)	1961	communication	Caldbeck, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast	To be dismantled when new Caldbeck mast comes into service later in 2008
Strabane Mast	1963	communication	Strabane, Co Tyrone	guyed steel lattice mast
Mendlesham Mast	1959	communication	Mendlesham, Suffolk	guyed steel lattice mast	Tallest television mast in Europe at time of construction
Lichfield Mast	1961	communication	Tamworth, Staffordshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1961
Mendip Mast	1967	communication	Wells, Somerset	guyed tubular steel mast

Structures 250 to 300 metres tall

Name	Pinnacle height	Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Remarks
Wenvoe Mast		1985	communication	Vale of Glamorgan	guyed steel lattice mast	Original mast built 1952, replaced 1985. Extended by 23m with new antenna system (Feb' 2008)
Drax power station		1969	chimney	Selby, North Yorkshire	concrete tower

Structures 200 to 250 metres tall

Name	Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Remarks
Sutton Coldfield Mast	1983	communication	Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands	guyed steel lattice mast	Original mast built 1949, replaced 1983.
Grain Power Station	1979	chimney	Isle of Grain, Kent	concrete tower
Mounteagle Mast	1961	communication	Fortrose, Ross-shire	guyed steel lattice mast
Sandy Heath Mast	1965	communication	Sandy, Bedfordshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Burghead Mast	1936	communication	Burghead, Moray	guyed steel lattice mast
Caradon Hill Mast	1961	communication	Liskeard, Cornwall	guyed steel lattice mast
Inverkip Power Station	1970	chimney	Inverkip, Inverclyde	concrete tower	Tallest free-standing structure in Scotland
Presely Mast	1962	communication	Narberth, Pembrokeshire	guyed steel lattice mast
One Canada Square	1991	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper	Tallest inhabited building in UK
Stockland Hill Mast	1961	communication	Honiton, Devon	guyed steel lattice mast
Moel-y-Parc Mast	1963	communication	Caerwys, Flintshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Angus Mast	1965	communication	Dundee, Angus	guyed steel lattice mast
Rumster Forest Mast	1965	communication	Wick, Caithness	guyed steel lattice mast
Ashkirk Mast	1963	communication	Selkirk, Scottish Borders	guyed steel lattice mast
Chillerton Down Mast	1958	communication	Newport, Isle of Wight	guyed steel lattice mast
Black Mountain Mast	1959	communication	Belfast, Northern Ireland	guyed steel lattice mast
Burnhope Mast	1958	communication	Burnhope, County Durham, County Durham	guyed steel lattice mast
Dover Mast	1960	communication	Dover, Kent	guyed steel lattice mast
Selkirk Mast	1961	communication	Selkirk, Scottish Borders	guyed steel lattice mast
St. Hilary Mast	1957	communication	Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan	guyed steel lattice mast
Holme Moss Mast	1984	communication	Holmfirth, West Yorkshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Original 229 m (750 ft) mast built 1951, replaced 1984
Crystal Palace Tower	1950	communication	Norwood, London	lattice tower
Littlebrook "D" Power Station	1981	chimney	Dartford, Kent	concrete tower
Wenvoe Temporary Mast	2006	communication	Vale of Glamorgan	guyed steel lattice mast	Temporary Structure while original mast modified
Droitwich Mast 1	1934	communication	Droitwich, Worcestershire	guyed steel lattice mast	Consists of two masts of the same height
Droitwich Mast 2	1934	communication	Droitwich, Worcestershire	guyed steel lattice mast	Consists of two masts of the same height
Ironbridge Power Station	1970	chimney	Telford, Shropshire	concrete tower	Also known as Buildwas Power Station
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station	1971	chimney	Warrington, Cheshire	concrete tower

Structures 150 to 200 metres tall

Name	Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Remarks
Citigroup Centre	2001	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
HSBC Tower	2002	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Didcot A Power Station	1972	chimney	Didcot, Oxfordshire	concrete tower
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station	1968	chimney	Kegworth, Nottinghamshire	concrete tower
Cottam Power Station	1969	chimney	Retford, Nottinghamshire	concrete tower
Eggborough Power Station	1968	chimney	Pontefract, West Yorkshire	concrete tower
Fawley Power Station	1969	chimney	Fawley, Hampshire	concrete tower
Ferrybridge "C" Power Station Units 1&2	1966	chimney	Pontefract, West Yorkshire	concrete tower
Ferrybridge "C" Power Station Units 3&4	1967	chimney	Pontefract, West Yorkshire	concrete tower
Kingsnorth Power Station	1970	chimney	Rochester, Kent	concrete tower
North Hessary Tor Mast	1955	communication	Princetown, Devon	guyed steel lattice mast
380kV Thames Crossing		electricity pylon	River Thames, West Thurrock	lattice tower	consists of two equal height pylons, one on either bank of the River Thames
BT Tower	1964	communication	Marylebone, London	concrete tower
Kirk o'Shotts Mast	1952	communication	Motherwell, North Lanarkshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Tower 42	1980	office	City of London	skyscraper	Previously known as "The Nat West Tower"
30 St Mary Axe	2004	office	City of London	skyscraper	Also known as "The Gherkin" and "Swiss Re Centre"
Wrotham Mast	1981	communication	Wrotham, Kent	guyed steel lattice mast	Carried first broadcasts of VHF FM radio in the UK. Replaced equal height mast on same site built in 1951
Redruth Mast	1962	communication	Redruth, Cornwall	guyed steel lattice mast
Spinnaker Tower	2005	observation	Portsmouth, Hampshire	concrete tower	Tallest structure in UK open to public outside London (though not to its pinnacle)
Beetham Tower (Manchester)	2006	residential	Manchester, Greater Manchester	skyscraper	Tallest residential building in UK Also known as "Hilton Tower" and "301 Deansgate"
Broadgate Tower	2008	office	City of London	skyscraper
Tacolneston Mast	1956	communication	Norwich, Norfolk	guyed steel lattice mast	To be replaced by mast by 2011
Ridge Hill Mast	1968	communication	Ledbury, Herefordshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Huntshaw Cross Mast		communication	Great Torrington, Devon	guyed steel lattice mast
Eitshal Mast	1976	communication	Stornoway, Isle of Lewis	guyed steel lattice mast
Oxford Mast	1968	communication	Oxford, Oxfordshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Blackpool Tower	1894	observation	Blackpool, Lancashire	lattice tower
Moorside Edge Mast 1	1982	communication	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Consists of two masts of the same height
Moorside Edge Mast 2	1982	communication	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Consists of two masts of the same height
Forth Road Bridge	1964	bridge	Firth of Forth, East Scotland	steel tower
One Churchill Place	2004	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Humber Bridge		bridge	River Humber, Yorkshire/Lincolnshire	concrete towers
Haverfordwest Mast		communication	Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Manningtree Mast		communication	Manningtree, Essex	guyed steel lattice mast
Peterborough Mast	2006	communication	Morborne, Cambridgeshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Original mast was built in 1959 but was destroyed by fire in 2004
25 Bank Street	2003	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
40 Bank Street	2003	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Sandale Mast	1957	communication	Wigton, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast
Chatton Mast		communication	Alnwick, Northumberland	guyed steel lattice mast
Croydon Tower	1962	communication	Norwood, London	lattice tower	Original 61 m (200 ft) tower built 1955, replaced 1962
Darvel Mast		communication	Darvel, East Ayrshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Forfar Mast		communication	Forfar, Angus	guyed steel lattice mast
Membury Mast	1965	communication	Hungerford, Berkshire	guyed steel lattice mast
BT Tower (Birmingham)	1965	communication	Birmingham, West Midlands	concrete tower
Westerglen Mast	1980	communication	Falkirk, Stirlingshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Carmel Mast		communication	Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Hannington Mast	1969	communication	Hannington, Hampshire	guyed steel lattice mast
10 Upper Bank Street	2003	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Blaenplwyf Mast		communication	Aberystwyth, Ceredigion	guyed steel lattice mast