List of tallest buildings and structures in Sheffield

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This list ranks building and structures in Sheffield, England, by height.

Tallest existing buildings and structures[]

The tallest existing buildings and structures above 50 metres (164 ft), as of April 2018, in Sheffield are listed below.[1] Grey panels indicate that the building was the tallest in the city at the time of its completion.

Tallest habitable buildings[]

Rank Name Completed Use Height Floors Image Notes
metres feet
1 St Paul's Tower 2010 Residential 101 331 32 St Pauls Tower View.JPG [2]
2 Arts Tower 1965 University 78 256 20 Sheffield Arts Tower.png [3]
3 Royal Hallamshire Hospital 1974 Hospital 76 249 17 Royal Hallamshire Hospital.jpg [4]
4 New Era Square 2018 Residential 66 217 21 New Era Square Phase One, Sheffield, England.jpg [5]
Velocity Tower 2009 Residential 66 217 22 Velocity Tower April 2010 (2).JPG [6]
6 The Gate 2020
(under construction)		 Residential 64 210 21
7 Sheffield Town Hall 1896 Government 61 200 6 Sheffield Town Hall - Clock Tower 05-04-06.jpg [7]
8 2019 Residential 60 197 18
9 Vita Student Sheffield 1972 Residential 56 184 16 Telephone House, Sheffield.jpg [8]
10 1958 Residential 55 180 13 Herdings Twin Towers.jpg
11 Redvers House 1971 Office 54 177 14 Redvers House 2.jpg [9]
12 2022
(under construction)		 Residential 53 174 17
13 2021
(under construction)		 Residential 52 171 17
14 2019 Residential 51 167 17
iQuarter 2008 Residential 51 167 17 New development on Blonk Street Sheffield - geograph.org.uk - 1251440.jpg [10]
16 Pennine Centre 1975 Office 50 164 13 Pennine Centre, Sheffield.JPG [11]

Other tallest structures[]

Rank Name Completed Use Height Floors Image Notes
metres feet
1 Sheffield EfW Plant 2006 Industrial chimney 75 246 - Sheffield Incinerator.jpg [12]
2 St John's Church, Ranmoor 1879 Church spire 61 200 - St. John's Church, Ranmoor - geograph.org.uk - 114833.jpg [13]
3 Cathedral Church of St Marie 1850 Church spire 60 197 - Cathedral Church of St Marie.JPG [14]
4 Tapton Hill Radio Tower 1967 Broadcasting tower 57 187 - Sheffield Transmitter, viewed from the north, Aug 2011,.jpg [15]

Tallest approved and proposed buildings and structures[]

This is a list of all approved and proposed buildings and structures in Sheffield over 50 metres in height.

Rank Name Use Height Floors Notes
metres feet
1 Kings Tower Mixed use 117 383 39
2 Pinstone Street/ Union Street Tower Residential 32
3 Furnival Square Tower Residential 21
4 West Bar, Block 1 Residential 90 295 26 [16]
5 West Bar, Block 2 Residential 84 276 26 [17]
6 MoorSheffield, Block 1 Residential 79 259 26 [18]
7 Weston Tower Redevelopment Residential 75 246 23 [19]
8 Redevelopment Residential 72 236 22 [20]
9 23 Furnival Gate Residential 65 213 19 [21]
10 1 Furnival Square Office 64 210 16 [22]
11 West Bar, Block 1 Office 62 203 14 [23]
12 3 St. Paul's Place Office 59 194 13 [24]
13 West Bar, Block 11 Office 53 174 12 [25]
14 , Block 9 University 52 171 18 [26]

Tallest demolished buildings and structures[]

This list shows the tallest buildings in structures in Sheffield of at least 30 metres in height that have been demolished.

Rank Name Demolished Use Height Floors Image Notes
metres feet
1 Bernard Road Incinerator 2001 Chimney 75 246 - [27]
2 Wheel of Sheffield 2010 Leisure 60 197 – SheffieldWheel01.jpg
3 Hyde Park Flats,
Block B		 1992 Residential 56 184 19 Hyde park flats.jpg [28]
4 Herdings Towers

Building C

1996 Residential 34 125 13 [29]

Timeline of tallest buildings[]

Years tallest Name Use Height Floors Notes
metres feet
1430–1850
(420 years)		 Sheffield Cathedral Church 49 161 n/a [30]
1850–1896
(46 years)		 Cathedral Church of St Marie Church 60 197 n/a [14]
1879–1896
(17 years)		 St John's Church, Ranmoor Church 60 197 n/a
1896–1965
(69 years)		 Sheffield Town Hall Government 61 200 6 [7]
1965–2010
(45 years)		 Arts Tower University 78 256 20 [3]
2010–present
(10 years)		 St. Paul's Tower Residential 101 331 32 [2]

See also[]

  • Brutalism in Sheffield, for a list of brutalism-era council apartment blocks in the city which do not make this list.

References[]

  1. ^ "Buildings of Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b "St. Paul's Tower, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Arts Tower, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  5. ^ "New Era Square Phase 1, Sheffield | 1345103". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Velocity Tower, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Sheffield Town Hall, Sheffield". Skyscrapernews. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Telephone House, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Redvers House, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  10. ^ "iquarter, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  11. ^ "The Pennine Centre, Sheffield | 150704". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Sheffield EfW Plant, Sheffield | 396517". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  13. ^ "St. John's Ranmoor, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  14. ^ a b "St. Marie's Cathedral, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  15. ^ "Tapton Hill Radio Tower, Sheffield | 1294410". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  16. ^ "West Bar Block 10, Sheffield | 323785". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  17. ^ "West Bar Block 9, Sheffield | 323786". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  18. ^ "MoorSheffield Block 1, Sheffield | 177521". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Weston Tower Redevelopment, Sheffield | 263374". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Hanover House Redevelopment, Sheffield | 211349". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  21. ^ "23 Furnival Gate, Sheffield | 250307". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  22. ^ "1 Furnival Square, Sheffield | 276943". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  23. ^ "West Bar Block 1, Sheffield | 323787". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  24. ^ "3 St. Paul's Place, Sheffield | 260775". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  25. ^ "West Bar Block 11, Sheffield | 323788". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  26. ^ "Roscoe Road Development Block 9, Sheffield | 260777". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Bernard Road Incinerator, Sheffield | 396439". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  28. ^ "Hyde Park Flats Block B, Sheffield | 151028". Emporis. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  29. ^ mawlkw39 (26 April 2014). "Demolition of the 13 Storey Tower Block at Herdings, Sheffield". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  30. ^ "Sheffield Cathedral, Sheffield". Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
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