List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham ranks buildings and structures in the city of Birmingham by height.

This article is about the tallest buildings in the English city of Birmingham. For buildings in the U.S. city of the same name, see List of tallest buildings in Birmingham, Alabama.

The BT Tower. At 152 metres, the tallest structure in Birmingham since its construction in 1966.
10 Holloway Circus. The tallest habitable building in Birmingham at 122 metres, completed in 2006.

Birmingham currently has six structures completed at a height of 100 metres or more and a further two towers above 100 metres under construction. At (8), this is the third highest number of high rises of any metropolitan area in the United Kingdom after Greater London (over 150) and Greater Manchester (20).

The first structure to reach a height of 100 metres was the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower constructed in 1908 and located in the Bournbrook area of the city.

However, further high-rise development in Birmingham did not begin until the post war development of the 1960s and 1970s as a means to house a high number of residents in and around the city core. During this period two further high rise buildings over 100 metres were constructed - the 152 metre BT Tower which remains the tallest structure in Central Birmingham to this day and the 100 metre Alpha Tower.

High rise development slowed during the 1980s and early 1990s, with few significant proposals coming to fruition. However the turn of the 21st century saw a renewed interested in high rise buildings in Central Birmingham with numerous tall proposals being brought forward. The 122 metre 10 Holloway Circus became the tallest habitable building in Birmingham when completed in 2006 and helped to begin a coherent cluster with the nearby BT Tower and Alpha Tower developments. However due to economic factors and a conservative policy towards tall buildings from Birmingham City Council, the majority of these proposals failed to come to fruition with examples such as the 201 metre Regal Tower and the 200 metre VTP tower never being built.

Unlike some other cities in the United Kingdom, Birmingham has historically had a strict attitude towards approval of high rise buildings. One reason for this is due to the fact Central Birmingham is located on a 110 metre sandstone ridge and as a result, the Civil Aviation Authority has previously imposed a maximum building height limit at 242 metres. Typically, all proposed high rise buildings therefore need consultation with Birmingham airport and any proposed skyscraper over 175 metres need further consultation with the CAA.[1]

This cautious attitude has again abated somewhat in recent years with a number of tall buildings approved centred mainly in two distinct areas of the city - Westside and Eastside. These approved developments will join the central business district in creating a number of tower clusters in the city and include the first four official habitable skyscrapers in Birmingham.

In the Westside of Central Birmingham the 132 metre The Mercian residential tower is currently under construction and will become the tallest habitable building in Central Birmingham when completed in 2022. This could be surpassed by the approved nearby 193 metre 100 Broad Street residential tower which would overtake the BT Tower as the tallest building in the city. If built, this tower will become the third tallest building in the United Kingdom outside London, however with the site currently up for sale the viability of this project is currently unclear. Other significant developments in the Westside include the recently completed 102 metre The Bank Tower as well as the approved 117 metre 211 Broad Street and 100 metre Axis Square residential developments.

The Eastside of Central Birmingham will be home to the 155 metre approved One Eastside residential skyscraper due for completion in 2024. This tower will be joined by two more approved residential towers - the 123 metre tower in Glasswater locks and the 111 metre Exchange Square tower. However these two areas are not the only areas of Central Birmingham that will join the central core in significant developments moving into the 2020s. Digbeth will see a number of significant developments including the proposed 146 metre Irish Centre tower, the approved 113 metre Beorma Quarter residential tower as well as smaller developments including the proposed 98 metre Stone Yard tower.

Already home to a number of the city's tallest buildings, the central business district itself will also see a number of new developments in the coming years including the proposed 155 metre Octagon tower at the Paradise redevelopment site. If built the Octagon would become the world's tallest octagonal shaped residential building.

If all future proposals come to fruition, Birmingham will contain well over 140 buildings over 50 metres tall as well as 20 high rises above 100 metres and 4 skyscrapers above 150 metres. At (20), this is the third highest number of high rises over 100 metres in the United Kingdom either built, under construction or proposed after Greater London (over 250) and Greater Manchester (44).

The Westside area of the city is the most prominent location for tall proposals with 5 either built, under construction or proposed, followed by the Central Business District (4) and Eastside (3).

Tallest buildings and structures

This list ranks externally complete Birmingham buildings and free-standing structures that stand more than 50 metres (164 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Buildings that have been demolished are not included.

Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year District Coordinates Notes
1 BT Tower Telecommunication 152 499 N/A 1966 Jewellery Quarter
52°29′01″N 1°54′15″W
 [2]
2 10 Holloway Circus Hotel/Residential 122 397 39 2005 Southside
52°28′31″N 1°54′01″W
 [3]
3 103 Colmore Row Office 108 354 26 2020 Colmore Business District
4 The Bank Tower 2 Residential 102 335 33 2019 Westside
52°28′33″N 1°54′50″W
 [4]
5= Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower Clock Tower 100 329 N/A 1908 Edgbaston
52°26′59″N 1°55′50″W
 [5]
Alpha Tower Office 100 328 28 1973 Westside
52°28′43″N 1°54′23″W
 [6]
7= Orion Building Residential 90 295 28 2007 City Centre
52°28′39″N 1°54′08″W
 [7]
Clydesdale Tower Residential 90 295 32 1972 Southside
52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W
 [8]
Cleveland Tower Residential 90 295 32 1971 Southside
52°28′28″N 1°54′05″W
 [9]
Three Snowhill Office 90 290 18 2019 Colmore Business District
52°29′05″N 1°53′58″W
 [8]
11= The Rotunda Residential 81 266 23 1965 City Centre
52°28′42″N 1°53′43″W
 [10]
Exchange Square 1 Tower 3 Residential 81 266 23 2019 Eastside
52°28′57″N 1°53′30″W
 [11]
13= Aston Place (Arena Central) Residential 80 262 26 2019 Westside
52°28′41″N 1°54′20″W
 [12]
Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant Chimney 80 262 N/A 1996 Tyseley
52°27′34″N 1°50′36″W
 [13]
15= Onyx, Lancaster Circus Student Accommodation 76 250 24 2020 Gun Quarter [14]
Centre City Tower Office 76 249 21 1975 Southside
52°28′34″N 1°53′55″W
 [15]
Five Ways Tower Office (vacant) 76 249 22 1979 Five Ways & Hagley Road
52°28′17″N 1°54′59″W
 [16]
18= Hyatt Regency Hotel 75 246 24 1990 Westside
52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W
 [17]
Two Snowhill Office 75 246 15 2013 Colmore Business District
52°28′41″N 1°54′32″W
 [18]
20 3 Arena Central Office 73 239 14 2020 Westside [19]
21 1 Snow Hill Plaza Hotel 72 236 20 1973 Colmore Business District
52°29′05″N 1°53′54″W
 [20]
22 The Cube Mixed-use 71 231 23 2010 Westside
52°28′30″N 1°54′25″W
 [21]
23= Londonderry House Residential/Car Park 70 230 21 City Centre
52°28′56″N 1°53′34″W
 [22]
Colmore Gate Office 70 230 15 1992 Colmore Business District
52°28′57″N 1°53′49″W
 [23]
Quayside Tower Office 70 230 18 1965 Westside
52°28′38″N 1°54′40″W
 [24]
26= The McLaren Building Office 69 226 21 1972 Eastside
52°28′55″N 1°53′32″W
 [25]
One Hagley Road Office 69 226 19 1974 Five Ways & Hagley Road
52°28′23″N 1°55′11″W
 [26]
28 The Bank Tower 1 Residential 68 223 22 2019 Westside [4]
29 Midland Building Office 67 220 17 1967 City Centre
52°28′36″N 1°54′01″W
 [27]
30 Bank House Office 66 217 20 1967 Colmore Business District
52°28′49″N 1°53′51″W
 [28]
31 Brindley House Mixed 65 213 18 1967 Jewellery Quarter
52°29′01″N 1°54′18″W
 [29]
32= Fifty4 Hagley Road Office 64 210 18 1976 Five Ways & Hagley Road
52°28′18″N 1°55′27″W
 [30]
Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Broad Street - Cumberland House Hotel 64 210 18 1964 Westside
52°28′30″N 1°54′50″W
 [31]
Chamberlain Hall - The Vale Student Accommodation 64 210 21 2015 Edgbaston
52°27′47″N 1°55′21″W
 [32]
35= Centenary Plaza Residential / Hotel 63 207 20 2002 Westside
52°28′36″N 1°54′25″W
 [33]
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 1 Public Facility 63 207 14 2010 Edgbaston
52°27′06″N 1°56′35″W
 [34]
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 2 Public Facility 63 207 14 2010
52°27′06″N 1°56′35″W
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tower 3 Public Facility 63 207 14 2010
52°27′06″N 1°56′35″W
39= Muirhead Tower University 62 203 15 1971 Edgbaston
52°27′06″N 1°55′46″W
 [35]
Cobalt Square (Hagley House) Office 62 203 17 1965 Five Ways & Hagley Road
52°28′21″N 1°55′21″W
 [36]
41= Holiday Inn Express Birmingham City Centre Hotel 61 201 18 2017 Westside
52°28′39″N 1°54′24″W
 [37]
St Martin in the Bull Ring Place of Worship 61 200 N/A 1855 City Centre
52°28′37″N 1°53′37″W
 [38]
Trident House Residential 61 200 19 1981 Westside
52°28′31″N 1°54′41″W
 [39]
Jurys Inn Hotel 61 200 18 1975 Westside
52°28′36″N 1°54′41″W
 [40]
45= Library of Birmingham Library 60 197 10 2013 Westside
52°28′47″N 1°54′31″W
 [41]
James Watt and William Murdoch Residences Residential 60 197 18 2010 Eastside
52°29′07″N 1°53′19″W
 [42]
Mary Sturge and Harriet Martineau Residences Residential 60 197 18 2013 Eastside
52°29′05″N 1°53′29″W
 [43]
University Locks (No.1 Eastside Locks) Student Accommodation 60 197 17 2016 Eastside
52°29′00″N 1°52′51″W
 [44]
49= Briarley Residential 59 194 21 1966 West Bromwich [45]
Temple Point Office 59 194 14 1962 City Centre [46]
Lloyd House Office 59 194 13 1964 Colmore Business District
52°29′02″N 1°53′51″W
 [47]
Lyndon House Office 59 194 17 1964 Five Ways & Hagley Road [48]
11 Brindleyplace Office 59 194 13 2008 Westside
52°28′36″N 1°54′51″W
 [49]
54= One Centenary Square Office 58 190 11 2018 Westside
52°28′43″N 1°54′25″W
 [50]
Park Regis Birmingham (formerly Auchinleck House) Hotel 58 190 16 1964 Westside
52°28′22″N 1°55′01″W
 [51]
Church of St Peter and St Paul Place of Worship 58 190 N/A 1480 Aston
52°30′25″N 1°52′48″W
 [52]
Barry Jackson Tower Residential 58 190 20 1972 Aston [53]
Unite Students, Battery Park Student accommodation 58 190 15 2019 Selly Oak
52°30′25″N 1°52′48″W
 [54]
59= One Snowhill Mixed 57 187 12 2009 Colmore Business District
52°29′01″N 1°53′54″W
 [55]
City Centre House Mixed 57 187 13 1965 City Centre
52°28′45″N 1°53′45″W
 [56]
Pritchett Tower Residential 57 187 20 1971 Small Heath [57]
Brinklow Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 Highgate [58]
Wilmcote Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [59]
Studley Tower Residential 57 187 20 1969 [60]
Salisbury Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968 Ladywood [61]
Canterbury Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 [62]
Durham Tower Residential 57 187 20 1970 [63]
Wickets Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967 Edgbaston
52°27′22″N 1°54′26″W
 [64]
Century Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968
52°27′22″N 1°54′32″W
 [65]
Victor Tower Residential 57 187 20 1969 Nechells [66]
Hodgson Tower Residential 57 187 20 1971 Newtown [67]
72 Methodist Central Hall Mixed-use 56 185 3 1904 Eastside
73 The Church of St Augustine of Hippo Place of Worship 56 185 3 1868 Edgbaston
74= Three Brindleyplace Mixed 55 180 13 1998 Westside
52°28′42″N 1°54′48″W
 [68]
Hive Residential 55 179 15 2011 Eastside
52°28′54″N 1°53′22″W
 [69]
76= The Colmore Building Office 54 177 14 2008 Colmore Business District
52°29′01″N 1°53′45″W
 [70]
Albany House Mixed 54 177 12 1962 Southside [71]
78= The Lansdowne Residential 53 173 18 2018 Five Ways & Hagley Road
52°28′22″N 1°55′13″W
 [72]
St Martin's Place Residential 53 173 17 2020 Westside [73]
45 Church Street Office 53 173 14 2008 Colmore Business District [74]
Opal Court Residential 53 173 18 2007 Edgbaston [75]
82= Eight Brindleyplace Mixed-use 52 171 14 2002 Westside
52°28′37″N 1°54′48″W
 [76]
Church of St Alban the Martyr Place of Worship 52 170 N/A 1881 Highgate
Exchange Square 1, Tower 2 Residential 52 170 16 2019 Eastside
52°28′56″N 1°53′27″W
 [77]
85= Axis Office 51 167 12 1976 Westside
52°28′38″N 1°54′17″W
 [78]
1 Colmore Row Office 51 167 12 2004 Colmore Business District
52°28′58″N 1°53′52″W
 [79]
87= Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 1 Chimney 50 164 N/A 1938 Kitts Green [80]
Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 2 Chimney 50 164 N/A 1938
Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 3 Chimney 50 164 N/A 1938
St Chad's Cathedral Place of Worship 50 164 N/A 1841 Jewellery Quarter
Masshouse Plaza Residential 50 164 16 2006 Eastside [81]
Tricorn House Office 50 164 12 1976 Five Ways & Hagley Road [82]
12 Calthorpe Road Office 50 164 12 1962 Five Ways & Hagley Road [83]
Lakeside West Building Student accommodation 50 164 16 1999 Eastside [84]
Bagot Street Blocks A, B, C Student accommodation 50 164 17 2011 Gun Quarter [85]
St Michael's Church, Handsworth Place of Worship 50 163 N/A 1855 Handsworth

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction
RankNameUseHeightFloorsImageNotes
metresfeet
1The MercianResidential13243342Estimated completion: 2022
2Exchange Square Phase 2, TowerResidential11136436Estimated completion: 2022
3Bloc Grand CentralHotel7427222Estimated completion: 2022
4One Centenary WayOffices6822313Estimated completion: 2022
5Snowhill WharfResidential6722021Estimated completion: 2022
6Kent Street BathsResidential6120019Estimated completion: 2022
7=Exchange Square Phase 2, HotelHotel5116714Estimated completion: 2022
7=BCU Athletes Village, Plot 7Mixed-use5116715Estimated completion: 2022
9BCU Athletes Village, Plot 10Mixed-use4915714Estimated completion: 2022
10Lionel HouseResidential4815714Estimated completion: 2021
11=The Timber YardResidential4615114Estimated completion: 2021
11=St Luke's, South Block AResidential4615115Estimated completion: 2021
13Enterprise Wharf, Holt StreetOffice4514811Estimated completion: 2021
14=Emporis, Coventry RoadResidential3712112Estimated completion: 2020
14=True BirminghamStudent accommodation3712111Estimated completion: 2020

Approved
RankNameUseHeightFloorsImageNotes
metresfeet
1100 Broad StreetResidential19363461Approved in 2020
2One EastsideResidential15550951Approved in 2019
3Great Charles StreetResidential12641339Approved in 2020
4Glasswater Locks, Plot DResidential12340338Approved in 2019
5211 Broad StreetApart hotel11738336Approved in 2020
6Beorma Quarter Phase 2Mixed-use11337127Approved in 2015
7The Stone Yard, Block DResidential9832230Approved in 2019
8Monaco House, Tower 1Residential9029529Approved in 2017
9Connaught SquareResidential8828927Approved in 2017
10Monaco House, Tower 2Residential8026226Approved in 2017
1175-79 Lancaster StStudent accommodation7725324Approved in 2020
12Lunar RiseResidential7524625Approved in 2018
13JQ RiseResidential7424324Approved in 2020
14Post and MailOffices and residential7323917Approved in 2015[86]
15=Bristol Street ApartmentsResidential6019718Approved in 2017
15=Glasswater Locks, Plot F2Residential6019718Approved in 2019
17Residences Edgbaston, Block 1Residential5718818Approved in 2019
18The Eternal WallMonument / Landmark521701Approved in 2020
19One Eastside, Block BResidential5116815Approved in 2019
20=Nyx HotelHotel5016515Approved in 2019
20=The Stone Yard, Block BResidential5016515Approved in 2020
22Curzon CircleStudent accommodation4916315Approved in 2019
23Soho Wharf, Block 1Residential4715714Approved in 2020
24=49-51 Holloway Head, Block CResidential4615415Approved in 2017
24=49-51 Holloway Head, Block DResidential4615415Approved in 2017
26=5 Centenary SquareOffice411359Approved in 2017
26=New Garden Square, Block F2Residential4113514Approved in 2020
26=Residences Edgbaston, Block 2Residential4113513Approved in 2019
29=Maldron Suffolk Street AHotel4013212Approved in 2019
29=Glasswater Locks, Plot F1Residential4013210Approved in 2019
31Maldron Suffolk Street BHotel361189Approved in 2019
32=The Stone Yard, Block AResidential3511510Approved in 2020
32=The Stone Yard, Block CResidential3511510Approved in 2020
32=Glasswater Locks, Plot E1Residential351159Approved in 2019
32=Glasswater Locks, Plot E2Residential351159Approved in 2019
32=Glasswater Locks, Plot E3Residential351159Approved in 2019
32=Glasswater Locks, Plot E4Residential351159Approved in 2019

Proposed
RankNameUseHeightFloorsImageNotes
metresfeet
1OctagonResidential15551049Proposed in 2020
2Irish Centre Tower, DigbethResidential14647948Proposed in 2020
3Martineau Galleries, Plot 2cResidential12641335Outline planning approval in 2020
4The Square, Broad StreetResidential11136435Proposed in 2020
5Upper Trinity Street, Block HMixed-use10233732Proposed in 2020
6Axis Square, Building 3Office10032823Proposed in 2017
7Former 'The Trees' Public House, Bristol RoadStudent Accommodation9832231Proposed in 2020
831-33 Essex StreetResidential9531228Proposed in 2020
9Sherlock StreetMixed-use9230230Proposed in 2020
10Sulzer, 193 Camp HillResidential9029526Refused, appeal pending
11=Pricip Street TowerResidential8026225Proposed in 2020
11=Martineau Galleries, Plot 5Office8026217Outline planning approval in 2020
13Martineau Galleries, Plot 4cResidential7424320Outline planning approval in 2020
14Martineau Galleries, Plot 6Office6922614Outline planning approval in 2020
15Axis Square, Building 1Office6421014Proposed in 2017
16Martineau Galleries, Plot 7Office6220313Outline planning approval in 2020
17=Martineau Galleries, Plot 3cResidential/hotel6019716Outline planning approval in 2020
17=Martineau Galleries, Plot 1Office6019712Outline planning approval in 2020
19Martineau Galleries, Plot 3fResidential/hotel5919416Outline planning approval in 2020
20Upper Trinity Street, Block JResidential5718719Proposed in 2020
21Martineau Galleries, Plot 2bResidential5417714Outline planning approval in 2020
22=Martineau Galleries, Plot 4bResidential5317414Outline planning approval in 2020
22=Upper Trinity Street, Block AResidential5317416Proposed in 2020
24Upper Trinity Street, Block BResidential5116815Proposed in 2020
25Upper Trinity Street, Block CResidential4916215Proposed in 2020
26Martineau Galleries, Plot 4dResidential4715511Outline planning approval in 2020
27Martineau Galleries, Plot 3dResidential/hotel4615112Outline planning approval in 2020
28Axis Square, Building 4Office431419Proposed in 2017
29=40 Kent StreetMixed-use4013112Proposed in 2018
29=Martineau Galleries, Plot 3eResidential/hotel4013110Outline planning approval in 2020
31Martineau Galleries, Plot 3bResidential/hotel371219Outline planning approval in 2020
32=Upper Trinity Street, Block EResidential3511511Proposed in 2020
32=St James House, ExtensionHotel3511511Proposed in 2020

Un-built

This lists proposals for the construction of buildings in Birmingham that were planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft), for which planning permission was rejected or which were otherwise withdrawn.

RankNameUseHeightFloorsYearImageNotes
metresfeet
1VTP200Observation Tower200656102010[87]
2Arena Central TowerOffice175574502007
  • The Arena Central project was originally masterplanned by HOK International in 1998. The plan called for a landmark 50-storey tower of around 245 metres (805 feet) in height, always intended to be built as one of the latter phases of the scheme. In the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack and after considering market forces, the developers removed 15-storeys from the planned tower.[88]
  • Superseded by the V Building.[88]
The Birmingham PinnacleObservation Tower1755742008The Pinnacle was proposed as Europe's first vertical theme park. It would have provided a range of theme park rides, an observation deck, restaurants, shops, bars and leisure facilities. Superseded by VTP200.[89]
4Bull Ring TowerOffice160525351990Developed by London and Edinburgh Trust and designed by Chapman Taylor were plans that surfaced continuously between 1987 and 1990 for the redevelopment of the Bull Ring Shopping Centre in Birmingham and the demolition of the Rotunda.

In the place of the Rotunda was to stand a 160 metre tall office block, a Post Modern design with Art Deco hints of a similar manner to One Liberty Place in Philadelphia. The recession at the start of the 1990s however saw the plans fail to come to fruition and the Rotunda was later listed and restored.[90]

5V BuildingResidential15249951Proposed in 2006.[91] A new but smaller scheme has been proposed in its place.[92]
6Post and Mail Scheme (Tower 1 Scheme C)Office150492352010[93]
7Rough Diamond Hotel TowerHotel120394[94]
Rough Diamond Office TowerOffice120394[95]
Rough Diamond Residential TowerResidential120394[96]
10No 1 Snow Hill PlazaOffice1183872920111 Snow Hill Plaza was to be constructed on the site of the Kennedy Tower, however these proposals were dropped following the collapse of the developer, Kenmore. The building that stands on the site has now been renovated and turned into a new Holiday Inn Express indicating that the proposal for a new office building is permanently dead.[97]

Demolished

This lists buildings and structures in Birmingham that were demolished or are undergoing demolition and at one time stood at least 50 metres (164 ft) in height.

RankNameUseCompletedDemolishedHeightFloorsImageNotes
metresfeet
1103 Colmore RowOffice197620178026223 Building demolished during 2016-2017 [98]
2Birmingham Post and Mail HQOffice196420056722216The building was designed by John Madin and was one of his key modernist buildings. It was demolished in the 2005 to make way for Colmore Plaza, which stands at 54 metres (177 ft).
3Stephenson TowerResidential196720116320720Demolished in the summer of 2011 as part of site clearance for the redeveloped New Street railway station[99][100]
4Wheel of BirminghamFerris Wheel2004200662203[101] The wheel normally comes back every Christmas season between November and January, along with an ice rink [102]
5Dalton TowerResidential197120116120021Demolished on 8 May 2011 as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.[103][104]
6Lawrence TowerResidential197120115919421Demolished on 8 May 2011 as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.[103][105]
7Clyde TowerResidential196720065919420 Demolished 5 February 2006[106]
8Stafford TowerResidential197120145819021Demolished on 27 April 2014 as part of phase II of the Aston University student village development.[107]
9=Sapphire TowerResidential197120165718720Demolished December 2016.[108]
9=Warstone TowerResidential196720195718720Demolished December 2019.[109]
9=Holbrook TowerResidential196820185718720Demolished March 2018.[110]
12=Cornwall TowerResidential197020145217118 Demolished 26 October 2014[111]
12=Norfolk TowerResidential197120145217118 Demolished 2017[112]
12=Normansell TowerResidential197220125217118Demolished 2 September 2012[113]

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures
The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower was the tallest structure in Birmingham from 1908 until 1969

This lists free-standing structures that once held the title of tallest structure in Birmingham.

Name Location Years as tallest Height
metres / ft		 Floors Reference
St Philip's CathedralColmore Row1725–1777 (52 years)01.040 / 13103.0N/A[114]
Church of SS Peter and PaulAston1777–1855 (78 years)02.057.9 / 19004.0N/A[115]
St Martin in the Bull RingThe Bull Ring1855–1908 (53 years)02.061 / 20004.0N/A[116]
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock TowerUniversity of Birmingham1908–1966 (58 years)02.0100 / 32904.0N/A[117]
BT TowerJewellery Quarter1966 – present02.0152 / 49804.0N/A[118]

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