london / originals

list of tall buildings in 1937



this collection includes buildings of least 40 meters tall that were completed before 1945. Buildings that are shorter than 40 meters but possess skyscraperesque features are included in this list, though they are not ranked

giraffes
during this period, a significant number of 'giraffe' buildings were constructed. A giraffe is defined as a low-rise building with a tower integrated into its design. To qualify for inclusion in this collection, the tower section must have habitable floors occupying more than fifty percent of its total height

color codes
  later reconstructed      later demolished

# name height usage year
1 Victoria Tower 99 storage 1860
2 Senate House 62 office 1937
3 Shell Mex House 61 office 1932
4 Midland Grand Hotel 57 hotel 1873
5 55 Broadway 54 office 1929
6 68 King William Street 51 office 1922
7 Queen Anne's Mansions   49 residential 1890
8 The Langham 44 hotel 1865
9 Adelaide House 43 office 1925