united kingdom / originals

list of tall buildings in 1945



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 city height usage year
1 Royal Liver Building Liverpool 104 office 1911
2 Victoria Tower London 99 storage 1860
3 Senate House London 62 office 1937
4 Shell Mex House London 61 office 1932
5 Midland Grand Hotel London 57 hotel 1873
6 Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh 56 hotel 1902
7 55 Broadway London 54 office 1929
8 Sunlight House Manchester 52 office 1932
9 68 King William Street London 51 office 1922
10 India Buildings Liverpool 50 office 1932
11 Queen Anne's Mansions   London 49 residential 1890
12 Tower Building Liverpool 46 office 1908
13 The Langham London 44 hotel 1865
14 Adelaide House London 43 office 1925
15 Exchange Flags Liverpool 43 office 1939
16 City Chambers Edinburgh 42 office 1760
- Oriel Chambers Liverpool 21 office 1864
- Ditherington Flax Mill Shrewsbury 17 factory 1797