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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.

Central Brighton viewed from the Palace Pier in 2019, showing some of the tallest buildings in the city

Completed

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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
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 St James's House 45 (148) 16 1966 Residential [16]
=20 Pelham Tower 44 (144) 11 1971 Education [17][18]
=20 St Bartholomew's Church 44 (144) N/A 1874 Religion
=22 Somerset Point 42 (138) 13 1964 Residential [19]
=22 Warwick Mount 42 (138) 13 1964 Residential [19]
24 American Express Brighton 42 (137) 12 2012 Office [20][21]
25 Falmer Stadium 41 (136) N/A 2011 Stadium [22]
26 Cavendish House 41 (135) 14 1967 Residential

Proposed

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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 Year proposed Primary use Notes
1 Brighton Marina Tower 127 (418) 40 ? Residential [23]
2 Beetham Tower 123 (403) 42 2004 Residential [24]
=3 Four Maidens 122 (400) 38 2003 Residential Original design, later revised in 2005.[25] Included four 38 storey towers.[26]
=3 City Gateway 122 (400) 38 2004 Residential [27]
5 Gehry Towers (1st tower) 75 (246) 26 2005 Residential Final design of 2003 'Four Maidens' plan with revised height and only two towers of different heights.[28]
6 Aldrington Wharf (central tower) 74 (243) 20 2022 Residential [29]
7 Gehry Towers (2nd tower) 60 (197) 22 2005 Residential Final design of 2003 'Four Maidens' plan with revised height and only two towers of different heights.[28]
=8 Aldrington Wharf (eastern tower) 44 (144) 10 2022 Residential [29]
Aldrington Wharf (western tower)

Demolished

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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
1 Amex House 46 (151) 9 1977 2017 Office [30]
2 Brighton Wheel 45 (148) N/A 2011 2016 Ferris wheel
3 The Booster 40 (130) N/A 2006 2023 Ride [31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "It's official: Brighton i360 tower is already the tallest structure in Sussex". britishairwaysi360.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "The south coast's first offshore wind farm". Rampion Offshore Wind. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design 1987, p. 89.
  5. ^ "Goldstone Hall, Mithras Student Village". Taylor Maxwell. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design 1987, p. 50.
  7. ^ "BH2021 03056 Royal Sussex County Hosp - amendment (1.4)" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council. p. 16. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Thomas Kemp Tower under construction, circa 1968". The Crucible. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. ^ "3Ts Redevelopment Newsletter" (PDF). April 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2022. to the top of the fifteen-storey Thomas Kemp Tower.
  10. ^ "Councillors approve £67m 18-storey Hove Gardens scheme for 216 flats". Brighton & Hove News. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Essex Place". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Moda on LinkedIn: #BTR #livethemodalife #buildtorent #rentalliving #teammoda".
  13. ^ "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
  14. ^ "High Rise Block Information Sheet NETTLETON COURT" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  15. ^ "High Rise Block Information Sheet DUDENEY LODGE" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  16. ^ "St James's House". Emporis. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Geograph:: Pelham Tower © Simon Carey cc-by-sa/2.0". Geograph. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Brighton College of Technology". Emporis. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ a b "Tallest buildings in Brighton". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  20. ^ "American Express ready to move into new office". The Argus. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  21. ^ "One John Street Brighton American Express" (PDF). EPR Architects. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  22. ^ "BH2001 02418 FP-SECTION B-956972" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council. 7 September 2001. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Brighton Marina Tower". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Towering vision for station site". The Argus. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  25. ^ Waite, Richard (24 June 2004). "Local concern shrinks Gehry's seaside special". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  26. ^ Middleton, Judy (22 February 2016). "The King Alfred Site, Hove". Hove in the Past. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  27. ^ "High hopes for gateway". The Argus. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Preview of final designs for King Alfred site development". The Argus. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  29. ^ a b "Hundreds object to plan for 20-storey tower block on Hove coast road". Brighton & Hove News. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  30. ^ "AMEX HOUSE". SBS Demolition.
  31. ^ Green, Daniel (11 August 2023). "New ride opens on Brighton Palace Pier". The Argus. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

Bibliography

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  • 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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