List of tallest buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove
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This list of tallest buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove ranks skyscrapers and other structures by height in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom, that are at least 40 metres tall.
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Completed
This lists buildings in Brighton and Hove that are at least 40 m (130 ft) tall.
An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) | Floors | Year completed | Primary use | Notes |
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1 | Brighton i360 | ![]() | 162 (531) | N/A | 2016 | Observation | The tallest structure in all of Sussex, which it became in 2015, more than a year before it opened.[1] |
2 | Rampion Wind Farm | ![]() | 140 (460) | N/A | 2017 | Wind farm | The first wind farm off the south coast of England.[2][3] |
3 | Sussex Heights | 102 (335) | 24 | 1968 | Residential | The tallest building in all of Sussex. When completed in 1968 it "replaced the steeple of St Paul's, West Street as the most significant landmark of Brighton".[4] | |
4 | Chartwell Court | ![]() | 66 (217) | 18 | 1968 | Residential | Built on top of a car park (not included in floor count). |
=5 | Longley Place | ![]() | 63 (207) | 18 | 2023 | Residential | |
=5 | Goldstone Hall | ![]() | 63 (207) | 18 | 2023 | Residential | The tallest of five towers which are part of Brighton University's 'Big Build' project.[5] |
=5 | Theobald House | 63 (207) | 18 | 1966 | Residential | Built on top of a car park (not included in floor count). An 18-storey block with 110 flats; described in 1987 as "a gaunt tower out of sympathy and scale with its surroundings".[6] | |
8 | Thomas Kemp Tower | ![]() | 59 (193) | 15 | ~1968 | Hospital | [7][8][9] |
9 | Hove Gardens | 58 (190) | 18 | 2023 | Residential | [10] | |
10 | Whitehawk Hill transmitting station | 55 (182) | N/A | 1959 | Communication | ||
=11 | Bedford Towers | 51 (168) | 17 | 1967 | Hotel/Residential | ||
=11 | Essex Place | ![]() | 51 (168) | 17 | 1967 | Residential | [11] |
=13 | Moda, Hove Central | 49 (160) | 18 | 2024 | Residential | [12] | |
=13 | Wiltshire House | 49 (160) | 17 | 1969 | Residential | ||
=13 | Hereford Court | 49 (160) | 17 | 1969 | Residential | ||
=13 | St John the Baptist's Church | 49 (160) | N/A | 1854 | Religion | [13] | |
=17 | Nettleton Court | 46 (151) | 15 | 1966 | Residential | [14] | |
=17 | Dudeney Lodge | 46 (151) | 15 | 1966 | Residential | [15] | |
=19 | Pelham Tower | 44 (144) | 11 | 1971 | Education | [16][17] | |
=19 | St Bartholomew's Church | 44 (144) | N/A | 1874 | Religion | ||
21 | American Express Brighton | 42 (137) | 12 | 2012 | Office | [18][19] | |
22 | Cavendish House | 41 (135) | 14 | 1967 | Residential | ||
23 | The Booster | ![]() | 40 (130) | N/A | 2006 | Ride | [20] |
Proposed
This lists proposed buildings in Brighton and Hove that are at least 40 m (130 ft) tall.
An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Rank | Name | Height m (ft) | Floors | Primary use | Notes |
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1 | Brighton Marina Tower | 127 (418) | 40 | Residential | [21] |
2 | Aldrington Wharf (central tower) | 74 (243) | 20 | Residential | [22] |
=3 | Aldrington Wharf (eastern tower) | 44 (144) | 10 | Residential | [22] |
=3 | Aldrington Wharf (western tower) | 44 (144) | 10 | Residential | [22] |
Demolished
This lists buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove that were at least 40 m (130 ft) tall and have since been demolished.
Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) | Floors | Year completed | Year demolished | Primary use | Notes |
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1 | Amex House | 46 (151) | 9 | 1977 | 2017 | Office | [23] | |
2 | Brighton Wheel | ![]() | 45 (148) | N/A | 2011 | 2016 | Ferris wheel |
See also
References
- ^ "It's official: Brighton i360 tower is already the tallest structure in Sussex". britishairwaysi360.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "The south coast's first offshore wind farm". Rampion Offshore Wind. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "E.ON announces final 116 turbine design for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm". E.ON. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design 1987, p. 89.
- ^ "Goldstone Hall, Mithras Student Village". Taylor Maxwell. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design 1987, p. 50.
- ^ "BH2021 03056 Royal Sussex County Hosp - amendment (1.4)" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council. p. 16. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Kemp Tower under construction, circa 1968". The Crucible. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "3Ts Redevelopment Newsletter" (PDF). April 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
to the top of the fifteen-storey Thomas Kemp Tower.
- ^ "Councillors approve £67m 18-storey Hove Gardens scheme for 216 flats". Brighton & Hove News. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Essex Place". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/livethemodalife_btr-livethemodalife-buildtorent-activity-6998915514957766656-XWcU
- ^ "St John the Baptist's Church, Church Road, Hove". 12 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
The tower and spire [...] stood at a height of 160 feet
- ^ "High Rise Block Information Sheet NETTLETON COURT" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "High Rise Block Information Sheet DUDENEY LODGE" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Geograph:: Pelham Tower © Simon Carey cc-by-sa/2.0". Geograph. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Brighton College of Technology". Emporis. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "American Express ready to move into new office". The Argus. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "One John Street Brighton American Express" (PDF). EPR Architects. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "History". Brighton Pier. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Brighton Marina Tower". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Hundreds object to plan for 20-storey tower block on Hove coast road". Brighton & Hove News. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "AMEX HOUSE". SBS Demolition.
Bibliography
- Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design (1987). A Guide to the Buildings of Brighton. Macclesfield: McMillan Martin. ISBN 1-869865-03-0.
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