List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth

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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 Emirates 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.

Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year Notes
1 Emirates Spinnaker Tower Observation Tower Spinnakertower.jpg 170 558 4 2005 [1]
2 East Side Plaza Portsmouth (Lipstick Tower) Residential Portsmouth Number One Tower.JPG 101 333 26 2008 [2]
3= Crown Place Student Accommodation Crown Place, Portsmouth.jpg 73 239 23 2018 [3]
3= Greetham Street Student Accommodation Greetham Street 73 239 24 2016 [4]
5 Ladywood House Residential Portsmouth Ladywood House.JPG 72 236 24 1971 [5]
6 Admiralty Tower Residential Portsmouth Admiralty Tower 5.JPG 69 223 22 2008 [6]
7 Portsmouth Incinerator Industrial 69 213 NA 2005 [7]
8 Europa House Student Accommodation Europa House, Portsmouth.jpg 64 207 18 1969 [8]
9= Catherine House (formerly Zurich House) Student Accommodation Zurich House portsmouth.JPG 62 200 15 1973 [9]
9= Sarah Robinson House Residential Sarah Robinson House portsmouth.JPG 62 200 21 1967 [10]
11 Travelodge Stanhope Road Hotel Travellodge Portsmouth 59 194 11 2020 59.05 height to top of mast.

48.60m to top of building[11]

12 Millgate House Residential Portsmouth Mill Gate House.JPG 57 187 21 1964 [12]
13 Stanhope House Student Accommodation Stanhope House, Portsmouth.jpg 56 184 19 2020 [13]
14 Guildhall Civic Portsmouth Guildhall 20180617 53.5 176 NA 1890 [14]
15= Barkis House Residential Barkis House, Brownlow Close, Landport, Portsmouth (November 2017).JPG 52 171 18 1965 [15]
15= Nickleby House Residential Nickleby House, Church Street, Landport, Portsmouth (November 2017) (3).JPG 52 171 18 1965 [16]
17= Barnard Tower Residential University of Portsmouth Barnard Tower.JPG 51 167 13 [17]
17= Edgbaston House Residential Portsmouth Edgbaston House.JPG 51 167 18 1966 [18]
17= Handsworth House Residential 51 167 18 1967 [19]
17= Leamington House (due for demolition[20]) Residential Leamington House, Earlsdon Street, Portsmouth - geograph.org.uk - 497565.jpg 51 167 18 1966 [21]
17= Tipton House Residential 51 167 18 1966 [22]
17= Horatia House (due for demolition[20]) Residential 51 167 18 1965 [23]
17= St Mary's Church, Portsea Church building St Mary's Church, Fratton Road, Fratton (NHLE Code 1104279) (November 2017) (10).jpg 51 167 NA 1887 [24]
24 Industrial 50 164 NA [25]
25 Student Accommodation University of Portsmouth Trafalgar Halls 46 150 15 2002 [26]

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed[]

Under Construction[]

Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Construction Ends Notes
Portsmouth Point Tower 1 Mixed 67.65 222 19 2022 [27]
Portsmouth Point Tower 2 Mixed 50.5 166 16 2022 [27]

Approved[]

Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Notes
The Blade Student Accommodation 110 361 33 Scheme dead as of 2013.[28]
12-28 Arundel Street Tower Student Accommodation 87 285 28 Expected Start Summer 2021 [29]
Mammoth Mega Crane Ship Repair 72 236 0 Expected finish Spring 2021 [30]
56 Arundel Street Tower Residential 72 236 22 Expected Start Summer 2021 [29]

Proposed[]

Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Notes
Slindon Street Mixed TBC TBC 20 Post Office Redevelopment[31]
Victoria Building Education 52 170 13 UOP Victoria Building design winner[32]

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)
1693–1880 Portsmouth Cathedral PortsmouthCathedral WestEnd.JPG 37 121
1887–1890 St Mary's Church, Portsea St Mary's Church, Fratton Road, Fratton (NHLE Code 1104279) (November 2017) (10).jpg 51 167
1890–1912 Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth Guildhall 20180617 53.5 176
1912–1969 240/250-ton Arrol crane, HMNB Portsmouth[33] Portsmouth Dockyard during Portsmouth Navy Day 1980 3.jpg 61 200[34]
1969–1971 Europa House Europa House, Portsmouth.jpg 63 207
1971–2005 Ladywood House Portsmouth Ladywood House.JPG 72 236
2005– Emirates Spinnaker Tower Portsmouth, Spinnaker Tower.jpg 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. ^ Admiralty Tower
  7. ^ "We had a rare look inside Portsmouth's incinerator and recycling centre". The News. 19 February 2020.
  8. ^ Europa House
  9. ^ Zurich House
  10. ^ Sarah Robinson House
  11. ^ "Plans for 152-bedroom hotel in Portsmouth revealed". Planet Radio. 24 March 2017.
  12. ^ Millgate House
  13. ^ "Stanhope House - Portsmouth". RGB Group.
  14. ^ "Guildhall History". Portsmouth Guildhall.
  15. ^ Barkis House
  16. ^ Nickleby House
  17. ^ Barnard Tower
  18. ^ Edgbaston House
  19. ^ Handsworth House
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Leamington House
  22. ^ Tipton House
  23. ^ Horatia House
  24. ^ "Portsmouth's St Mary's Church tower to reopen". The News. 7 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Goliath Floating Crane Harry Pounds Scrapyard,Portsmouth | Portsmouth, Bay bridge, Travel".
  26. ^ "Trafalgar Hall".
  27. ^ a b "Two new tower blocks given green light to be built in Portsmouth's city centre". The News. 22 June 2018.
  28. ^ "Portsmouth Blade, Portsmouth".
  29. ^ a b Lewis, Annie (9 September 2020). "New Portsmouth city centre tower block is given go-ahead". The News.
  30. ^ Cotterill, Tom (14 February 2020). "Royal Navy begins work to build new mega crane that will tower over Portsmouth Naval Base". The News.
  31. ^ Callingham, Fiona (27 June 2020). "Plans for new 20-storey residential block in Portsmouth come under fire for lack of affordable homes". The News.
  32. ^ Fatkin, Neil (3 December 2019). "'Striking' 13-storey University of Portsmouth building to be built on site of demolished swimming baths". The News.
  33. ^ 20th Century Naval Dockyards, Devonport and Portsmouth Characterisation Report, Naval Dockyards Society
  34. ^ 1983 – Dismantling of 240 ton Crane, Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust
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