List of tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage
This is a list of the tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage.
Tallest buildings
Tallest castles
| Rank | Building | Location | Image | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | Warwick Castle | Warwick, Warwickshire | 1360 | Guy's tower rises 39 m, Caesar's Tower rises 45 m but from a lower level. | ||
| 2 | Rochester Castle | Rochester, Kent | 1127 | 34.5 m to parapet, 38 m to turrets. | ||
| 3 | Caernarfon Castle | Caernarfon, Gwynedd | 1330 | |||
| 4 | Tattershall Castle | Tattershall, Lincolnshire | 1446 | |||
| 5 | Tower of London | London | * | 1078 | Height to parapet 27.4 m, estimated height to top of stone turrets 32 m | |
| 6= | Conwy Castle | Conwy, Gwynedd | 1289 | |||
| 6= | Richmond Castle | Richmond, North Yorkshire | 1200 | |||
| 6= | Portchester Castle | Portchester, Hampshire | 1200 | |||
| 9 | Conisbrough Castle | Conisbrough, South Yorkshire | 1180 | |||
| 10 | Dover Castle | Dover, Kent | 1180 |
Tallest commercial buildings
The tallest building which will be partly occupied by commercial offices is the 306 m Shard, London.| Rank | Building | Location | Image | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | One Canada Square | Tower Hamlets, London | 1991 | |||
| 2 | Heron Tower | City of London, London | 2010 | |||
| 3 | The Leadenhall Building | City of London, London | 2014 | |||
| 4= | HSBC Tower | Tower Hamlets, London | 2002 | |||
| 4= | Citigroup Centre | Tower Hamlets, London | 2001 | |||
| 6 | Tower 42 | City of London, London | 1980 |
Tallest government buildings
| Rank | Building | Location | Image | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | Victoria Tower | City of Westminster, London | 1858 | Architectural height 102 m, roof height 98.5 m. | ||
| 3 | Manchester Town Hall | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 1877 | |||
| 4 | Civil Justice Centre | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 2007 | |||
| 5 | Royal Courts of Justice | London | 1882 | |||
| 6= | Glasgow City Chambers | Glasgow, Scotland | 1890 | |||
| 6= | Government Buildings | Cardiff, Wales | ||||
| 8= | Leeds Town Hall | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 1858 | |||
| 8= | High Commission of New Zealand | City of Westminster, London | 1963 | |||
| 10 | Central Criminal Court | London | 1907 |
Tallest hospitals
Tallest hotels
- The tallest building which will be partly occupied by a hotel is the Shard, London.
- The Beetham Tower, Manchester is of which half, up to and including the 23rd floor, is a hotel.
- 10 Holloway Circus, Birmingham is ; the lower 19 floors are occupied by a hotel.
| Rank | Building | Location | Image | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | London Hilton on Park Lane | City of Westminster, London | 1963 | |||
| 2 | Hilton London Metropole | City of Westminster, London | 1972 | |||
| 3 | Holiday Inn Kensington Forum | Kensington, London | 1963 | |||
| 4= | Premier Inn Leicester City Centre | Leicester, Leicestershire | 1965 | |||
| 4= | St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel | London | 1873 |
Tallest museums and galleries
| Rank | Building | Location | Image | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | Tate Modern | Southwark, London | 1963 | |||
| 2 | Natural History Museum | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London | 1880 | |||
| 3= | Eden Project | St Blazey, Cornwall | 2001 | |||
| 3= | Imperial War Museum North | Trafford, Greater Manchester | 2002 | |||
| 5 | Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear | 1950 |
Tallest places of worship
| Rank | Building | Location | Image | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | Salisbury Cathedral | Salisbury, Wiltshire | 1320 | |||
| 2 | St Paul's Cathedral | City of London, London | 1711 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool Cathedral | Liverpool, Merseyside | 1978 | |||
| 4 | Norwich Cathedral | Norwich, Norfolk | 1480 | |||
| 5 | Church of St Walburge, Preston | Preston, Lancashire | 1854 | |||
| 6 | St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1917 | |||
| 7 | St James' Church, Louth | Louth, Lincolnshire | 1515 | |||
| 8 | St Mary Redcliffe | Bristol | 1872 | |||
| 9= | Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral | Liverpool, Merseyside | 1967 | |||
| 9= | Westminster Cathedral | City of Westminster, London | 1903 | |||
| 11= | St Wulfram's Church, Grantham | Grantham, Lincolnshire | 1360 | |||
| 11= | St Elphin's Church, Warrington | Warrington, Cheshire | 1867 | |||
| 13 | St Mary Abbots | Kensington, London | 1872 | |||
| 14 | Chichester Cathedral | Chichester, Sussex | ||||
| 15= | Lincoln Cathedral | Lincoln, Lincolnshire | 1253 | |||
| 15= | St Botolph's Church | Boston, Lincolnshire | 1520 | |||
| 16 | Chichester Cathedral | Chichester, West Sussex | 1258 |
Tallest residential buildings
- The tallest partly residential building - containing the highest apartments - is the 306 m Shard, London.
- The Beetham Tower, Manchester is of which the upper half is residential. The 47th floor penthouse is the country's third highest apartment.
- 10 Holloway Circus, Birmingham is, the upper 20 floors consist of residential apartments.
| Rank | Building | Location | Image | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | St George Wharf Tower | Lambeth, London | 2013 | |||
| 2 | Strata | Southwark, London | 2010 | |||
| 3 | Pan Peninsula Tower 1 | Tower Hamlets, London | 2008 | |||
| 4= | The Landmark East Tower | Tower Hamlets, London | 2010 | |||
| 4= | West Tower | Liverpool, Merseyside | 2008 | |||
| 6 | Cromwell Tower Lauderdale Tower Shakespeare Tower | City of London, London | 1973 1974 1976 |
Tallest university buildings
| Rank | Building | Location | Image | Height | Year | Notes |
| 1 | Glasgow University Tower | Glasgow, Scotland | 1887 | |||
| 2 | Arts Tower | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 1966 | |||
| 3 | Broadcasting Tower, Leeds | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 2009 | |||
| 4= | Wills Memorial Building | Bristol | 1925 | |||
| 4= | Towers Hall | Loughborough, Leicestershire | 1967 | |||
| 6 | Senate House | London | 1937 |
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