List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth
Introduction Gunwharf Quays and a section of the Portsmouth skylinePortsmouth's two tallest structures viewed from Portsmouth harbourThis list of the tallest buildings and structures in '''Portsmouth''' ranks skyscrapers and structures in Portsmouth, England by height. Only structures taller than  are listed below. The city's current tallest structure is the , 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. Number Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year Notes 1 1 Spinnaker Tower Observation Tower 100px 170 558 4 2005  2 2 East Side Plaza Portsmouth (Lipstick Tower) Residential 100px 101 333 26 2008  3 3= Crown Place Student Accommodation 100px 73 239 23 2018  4 3= Greetham Street Student AccommodationGreetham Street 73 239 24 2016  5 5 Ladywood House Residential 100px 72 236 24 1971  6 5= Mammoth Mega Crane Industrial  72 236 0 2019  7 7 Admiralty Tower Residential 100px 69 223 22 2008  8 8 Portsmouth Energy Recovery Facility Industrial 100px 69 213 NA 2005  9 9 Europa House Student Accommodation 100px 64 207 18 1969  10 10 HMS Victory Museum AttractionVictory Portsmouth um 1900 62.5 205 5 1765  11 11= Catherine House (formerly Zurich House) Student Accommodation 100px62 200 15 1973  12 11= Sarah Robinson House Residential 100px 62 200 21 1967 13 13 HMS Warrior MuseumHMS Warrior ensemble 59.5 195 6 1860 14 14 Travelodge Stanhope Road Hotel Travellodge Portsmouth 59 194 11 2020 59.05 height to top of mast. 48.60m to top of building 15 15 Millgate House Residential 100px 57 187 21 1964  16 16 Stanhope House Student Accommodation 100px 56 184 19 2020  17 17 Guildhall Civic Portsmouth Guildhall 20180617 53.5 176 NA 1890  18 18= Barkis House Residential 100px 52 171 18 1965  19 18= Nickleby House Residential 100px 52 171 18 1965  20 20= Barnard Tower Residential 100px 51 167 13   21 20= Edgbaston House Residential 100px 51 167 18 1966  22 20= Handsworth House Residential  51 167 18 1967  23 20= Leamington House (demolished) Residential 100px 51 167 18 1966  24 20= Tipton House Residential  51 167 18 1966  25 20= Horatia House (demolished) Residential 100px 51 167 18 1965  26 20= St Mary's Church, Portsea Church building 100px 51 167 NA 1887  27 27 Goliath Floating Crane Industrial 100px 50 164 NA   28 27 Park Building UOP EducationalPortsmouth University building 48 164 5 1908  29 =29 Brunel House Student AccommodationBrunel House, 42 The Hard, Portsmouth (March 2019) (2) 46 150 12 1968 (41m Roof + 5m plant room) 30 =29 Trafalgar Hall Student AccommodationUniversity of Portsmouth Trafalgar Halls 46 150 15 2002  31 =29 Main Ship building Hall Industrial 100px 46 150 1 2009
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed ===Under Construction=== Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Construction Ends Notes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?===Approved=== Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Notes The Blade Student Accommodation 110 361 33 Scheme dead as of 2013.12-28 Arundel Street TowerStudent Accommodation8728528 Expected Start Autumn 202356 Arundel Street TowerResidential7223622 Expected Start Summer 2023Portsmouth Point Tower 1Hotel67.5522219 Expected Start Unknown Victoria Building Education 52 170 13 Expected Start Autumn 2023 UOP Victoria Building design winner Portsmouth Point Tower 2 Residential 50.5 166 16 Expected Start Unknown===Proposed=== Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Notes  Slindon Street Mixed 62 - TBC TBC 20 Post Office Redevelopment Debenhams Portsmouth Mixed  120 (including a 15-20 metre high spire on top) 393 38 Planning Submitted in December 2022
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) 1130–1693 Portchester Castle - Great Tower alt=Portchester castle 04.jpg 30 98 1693–1880 Portsmouth Cathedral 100px 37 121 1887–1890 St Mary's Church, Portsea 100px 51 167 1890–1912 Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth Guildhall 20180617 53.5 176 1912–1969 240/250-ton Arrol crane, HMNB Portsmouth 100px 61 200 1969–1971 Europa House 100px 63 207 1971–2005 Ladywood House 100px 72 236 2005– Spinnaker Tower 100px 170 558
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