This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool ranks high-rise structures in Liverpool, England, by height (buildings in the wider Liverpool Urban Area are listed separately within the article). The tallest building in Liverpool is currently the 40-storey West Tower, which rises on Liverpool's waterfront. It is also the tallest habitable building in the United Kingdom outside of London, Birmingham and Manchester. Liverpool is a city undergoing mass regeneration, with older buildings being demolished to make way for new developments. During the mid-2000s, ten 1960s apartment blocks over tall in the city were demolished.

The history of tall buildings and structures in Liverpool began in 1911, with the completion of the Royal Liver Building. Standing at tall, it was widely reported to be Britain's first skyscraper. This period marked the pinnacle of Liverpool's economic success, when it regarded itself as the "second city" of the British Empire.John Belchem (ed.), Liverpool 800: Culture, Character & History, 2006, In 1965, its 54-year reign as the tallest building in Liverpool came to an end with the completion of the Radio City Tower. At , it originally housed a revolving restaurant and then, since 2000, a radio station. In 2008, the Radio City Tower was topped by Beetham Organization's West Tower.

A masterplan, envisioned by Peel Holdings, to redevelop Liverpool's north docks, named Liverpool Waters, was launched in 2006 and received Government backing in 2013; it includes proposals for multiple high-rise buildings that will considerably change the city's skyline over the next few decades. The first building of the project began construction in 2018.

By far the tallest building ever envisaged for Liverpool was Otterspool Tower at and 79 storeys. However, the 1998 proposal was never built. Other 50+ storey high designs that never materialised include the 2007 proposals of Shanghai Tower at and King Edward Tower at tall, Brunswick Quay at , proposed in 2005, and the original 1925 design for Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral at .

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Tallest completed buildings and structures

This list ranks completed buildings and structures in Liverpool that are at least 49 m (160 ft) tall; under construction, proposed and cancelled buildings are excluded. Generic structures such as transmitters or wind turbines are also omitted.

Note this list is not comprehensive, as the heights of a number of candidate structures are unknown. Only those with known heights are included.

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Heights are rounded to the nearest whole metre. The "Year" column refers to the year when the building reached its current height; generally this is the year of construction but for some the height was reached following alterations and additions to the existing structure.

Rank Name (alternative names) Image Height Floors Year Coordinates Notes West Tower(Beetham West Tower) 40 2008 Radio City Tower(St. John's Beacon, St. John's Tower) N/A 1965 The Lexington 35 2021 Lighthaus 31 2025 Liverpool Cathedral(Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool, Anglican Cathedral) N/A1978 Royal Liver Building(The Liver Building, Royal Liver Assurance) 131911 Beetham Tower 27 2004 Alexandra Tower 272008 Unity Residential 27 2007 Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral(Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King) N/A 1967 X1 The Tower 25 2018 New Hall Place(The Capital, Royal & SunAlliance Building, The Sandcastle) 131974 Metropolitan House(City Tower, Post & Echo Building) 18 1974 = 1 Princes Dock 22 2006 = Municipal Buildings 3 1868 = Royal Liverpool University Hospital Boiler House N/A 1978 = Port of Liverpool Building(MDHB Building, Dock Office) 7 1907 = The Spine 14 2021 Liverpool Mayor officially opens ‘The Spine’. PBC Today. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021. = Horizon Heights(UNITE Students – Horizon Heights) 21 2019 = Unity Commercial 16 2007 = The Plaza(Sir John Moores Building) 18 1965 Welsh Presbyterian Church (Toxteth Cathedral) N/A 1867 = Wheel of Liverpool Ferris wheel N/A 2009 = George's Dock Ventilation Building for Queensway Tunnel 6 1934 = North John Street Ventilation Station N/A 1935 Novotel Paddington Village 17 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts(Liverpool Crown Court) 9 1984 Silkhouse Court 15 1970 = Mann Island Building 3 13 2011 = Victoria Building (Victoria Gallery & Museum) 3 1892 = Church of Our Lady and St. Nicholas (Liverpool Parish Church, the Sailors' Church, Landmark Tower) N/A 1815 = Anfield N/A 2016 = One Park West Block B 17 2009 = Bankfield Grain Silo(S & B Herba Foods Regent Mill) N/A 1950s Google Earth Pro. 2020. S&B Herba Foods Ltd, Regent Road, Liverpool F.C.. 53°26′12.2″N, 2°59′52.82″W, elevation 6M. 3D map, 3D Buildings data layer, viewed 6 July 2020. Plaza 1821 15 2020 The Copper House(21 Strand Street) 16 2021 = One Park West Block A 15 2009 = Heysmoor Heights 17 2007 = Kingsway Tunnel Ventilation Station(Victoria Ventilation Station) N/A 1971 = India Buildings 11 1933 = Wellington Buildings 12 1925 = Royal Insurance Building(Aloft Hotel Liverpool) 4 1903 = Cains Brewery Building 5 1902 = St. Mary's Church N/A 1856 = Church of Saint Francis Xavier N/A 1848

Tallest by type

Air traffic control tower: Liverpool John Lennon Airport Control Tower – Chimney stack: Royal Liverpool University Hospital Boiler House – Church spire: Welsh Presbyterian Church – Commercial building: Royal Liver Building – Ferris wheel: Wheel of Liverpool – Government building: Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts – Hospital: Royal Liverpool University Hospital – Hotel: Meliã Hotel Liverpool (Metropolitan House; repurposed) – Industrial building: Bankfield Grain Silo – Monument: Wellington's Column – Museum / gallery: Victoria Gallery & Museum – Power station: Port of Liverpool wind farm (Canada Dock & Huskisson Dock turbines) – Radio mast: Radio City Tower – Religious building: Liverpool Cathedral – Residential building: West Tower – Stadium: Anfield – University building: James Parsons Building – Ventilation shaft: George's Dock & North John Street Ventilation Stations – Water tower: Everton water tower (decommissioned) –

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed Below are sub-sections for the tallest under construction, approved and proposed buildings and structures in Liverpool. Cancelled projects are not included.

Height figures are rounded to the nearest metre. Under construction This lists buildings that are under construction in Liverpool (over 49 m). Name Height Floors Year(est.) Notes Infinity Tower A 39 Stalled. Infinity Tower B 33 Stalled. Infinity Tower C 27 Stalled. Herculaneum Quay 16 —One Park Lane50 m158 ft162024The Gateway50 m158 ft162026

Approved This lists buildings that have been approved for, but are yet to start, construction in Liverpool (over 49 m). Name Height Floors Construction begins(est.) NotesNo.1 King's92 m303 ft282026 Ovatus 1 27 Stalled. Norton Point – Block A 27 Stalled.Norton Point, Liverpool – Proposed Elevations Block A. MCAU. April 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.Striking development for Liverpool's Baltic Triangle approved. Liverpool Echo. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020. The Tannery – Tower B 19 Stalled. Great George Street – Block 3C 18 — Norton Point – Block B 14 Stalled. Norton Point – Block C 14 Stalled.

Liverpool Waters

Liverpool Waters is a large scale, £5.5bn regeneration project of the Vauxhall dockland areas of Liverpool that is currently under development by The Peel Group. A thirty year long project, the development is expected to create 21.5 million sq ft of new commercial and residential floor space and will consist of upwards of seventy buildings, with many classed as high-rise.

The project was revealed publicly in 2007. The plans, submitted to Liverpool City Council in 2010, were approved in 2012; approval was reaffirmed by the UK Government in 2013. Construction of the very first building of the scheme eventually commenced five years later in 2018; completion of the entire project is currently slated for 2041.

The original proposal included a large array of skyscrapers, compared with the likes of New York and Shanghai. However, due to concerns from, primarily, Historic England and UNESCO, regarding the impact of tall buildings to Liverpool's World Heritage Status, the plans have been revised multiple times, resulting in building heights vastly scaled down. Extensive redesigns notwithstanding, the current version of the master-plan still includes several plots of the site reserved for notable high-rises set to transform Liverpool's skyline in the next couple of decades.

Plots poised to be populated by a structure over 100 metres are listed in the table below: (Note the below heights do not refer to that of a currently proposed building. They are the maximum permitted height for any future building designed for that plot, as agreed with planning officers.)

Plot Height Year(latest) Realised as... ---231 m758 ft --- --- B–04 2029 TBA B–05 2029 TBA B–01 2029 TBA C–07 (a) 2036 TBA C–11 2036 TBA C–07 (b) 2036 TBA A–04 2024 The Lexington (113m; 2021) C–10 2036 TBA A–06 2024 Patagonia Place (95m; 202x) Key:Completed /Under construction /Approved /Proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures Liverpool's skyline has been built up mostly in the last 20 years. The Royal Liver Building held the title of tallest structure in Liverpool for 54 years until Radio City Tower was completed in 1965. Radio City Tower was finally beaten in 2008 by West Tower.

Period tallest Name Image Height Floors Coordinates Notes 1815–1867 Church of Our Lady and St. Nicholas N/A 1867–1868 Welsh Presbyterian Church N/A 1868–1911 Municipal Buildings 3 1911–1965 Royal Liver Building 13 1965–2008 Radio City Tower N/A2008–present West Tower 40

Tallest buildings in the Liverpool Urban Area

The list below contains the tallest buildings in the Liverpool Urban Area and the Wirral. This term is used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to denote the urban area around Liverpool. Structures are not included in the below list although the tallest free-standing structures are the multiple ship-to-shore cranes of the Liverpool2 container port in Seaforth which measure 92m in height and 132m when raised.

RankNameArea HeightFloorsYear Notes m ft 1 The Triad Bootle 23 1974 2 Strand House Bootle 22 1968 3= The Cliff 1 Wallasey 17 1962 3= The Cliff 2 Wallasey 17 1962 5 Stella Nova Bootle 15 2009 6= Salisbury House Bootle 15 1968 6= Daniel House Bootle 15 8= St Martins House Bootle 13 8= Oxford House Bootle 16 1968 8= Stanley House Bootle 16 1968 8= Mersey House Bootle 16 1968 8= Irlam House Bootle 16 1968 8= Alexander House Seaforth 18 8= Willow House Seaforth 15 8= Dean House Waterloo 15 8= Chapel House Waterloo 15 8= Vine House Seaforth 15

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References

External links SkyscraperNews: Liverpool