Name
|
Pinnacle height
|
Year
|
Primary Use
|
Town
|
Construction Type
|
Coordinates
|
Remarks
|
Burnhope Mast |
228.6 metres (750 ft) |
1958 |
communication |
Burnhope, County Durham, County Durham |
guyed steel lattice mast |
54°49′18.8″N 1°42′53.3″W / 54.821889°N 1.714806°W / 54.821889; -1.714806 (Burnhope TV Mast) |
|
Blyth B Power Station |
170 metres (558 ft) |
1960 |
chimneys |
Blyth, Northumberland |
concrete tower |
55°8′33″N 1°31′39″W / 55.14250°N 1.52750°W / 55.14250; -1.52750 (Blyth B Power Station chimneys) |
Twin chimneys, demolished in 2003
|
Chatton Mast |
161 metres (528 ft) |
|
communication |
Alnwick, Northumberland |
guyed steel lattice mast |
55°31′54.98″N 1°50′3.01″W / 55.5319389°N 1.8341694°W / 55.5319389; -1.8341694 (Chatton Mast) |
|
Pontop Pike |
149 metres (489 ft) |
1953 |
communication |
Stanley, County Durham |
guyed steel lattice mast |
54°52′8″N 1°46′16″W / 54.86889°N 1.77111°W / 54.86889; -1.77111 (Pontop pike mast) |
|
Blyth A Power Station |
140 metres (459 ft) |
1966 |
chimneys |
Blyth, Northumberland |
concrete tower |
55°8′33″N 1°31′39″W / 55.14250°N 1.52750°W / 55.14250; -1.52750 (Blyth A Power Station chimneys) |
Twin chimneys, demolished in 2003
|
Stella power stations |
120 metres (394 ft) |
1957 |
chimneys |
Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
brick towers |
54°58′22″N 1°43′38″W / 54.97278°N 1.72722°W / 54.97278; -1.72722 (Stella power station chimneys) |
Two sets of twin chimneys, demolished between 1995 and 1997
|
Lynemouth power station |
114 metres (374 ft) |
1972 |
chimney |
Lynemouth, Northumberland |
concrete tower |
55°12′15″N 1°31′15″W / 55.20417°N 1.52083°W / 55.20417; -1.52083 (Lynemouth power station chimney) |
|
Vale House |
80 metres (262 ft) |
1968 |
residential |
Jesmond, Tyne and Wear |
building |
54°59′5″N 1°35′21″W / 54.98472°N 1.58917°W / 54.98472; -1.58917 (Vale House) |
|
Shieldfield House |
77 metres (253 ft) |
1966 |
residential |
Shieldfield, Tyne and Wear |
building |
54°58′41″N 1°35′58″W / 54.97806°N 1.59944°W / 54.97806; -1.59944 (Shieldfield House) |
|
Bewick Court |
77 metres (253 ft) |
2002 |
residential |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
building |
54°58′31″N 1°36′36″W / 54.97528°N 1.61000°W / 54.97528; -1.61000 (Bewick Court) |
|
Dunston B power station |
76 metres (249 ft) |
1951 |
chimney |
Dunston, Tyne and Wear |
concrete tower |
54°57′07″N 1°38′20″W / 54.952°N 1.639°W / 54.952; -1.639 (Dunston B power station chimneys) |
Six chimneys, demolished 1986
|
Cruddas Park House |
75 metres (246 ft) |
1969 |
mixed |
Benwell, Tyne and Wear |
building |
54°57′56″N 1°38′14″W / 54.96556°N 1.63722°W / 54.96556; -1.63722 (Cruddas Park House) |
|
Stella power stations |
73 metres (240 ft) |
1956 |
cooling towers |
Lemington, Tyne and Wear |
concrete towers |
54°58′22″N 1°43′38″W / 54.97278°N 1.72722°W / 54.97278; -1.72722 (Stella power station cooling towers) |
Demolished in 1992
|
St Mary's Cathedral |
68 metres (223 ft) |
1844 |
Place of worship |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
spire |
54°58′9″N 1°37′10″W / 54.96917°N 1.61944°W / 54.96917; -1.61944 (St Mary's cathedral spire) |
|
St Nicholas' Cathedral |
62 metres (203 ft) |
1448 |
Place of worship |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
spire |
54°58′12″N 1°36′40″W / 54.97000°N 1.61111°W / 54.97000; -1.61111 (St Nicholas' cathedral spire) |
|
All Saints' Church |
62 metres (203 ft) |
1796 |
Place of worship |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
spire |
54°58′N 1°36′W / 54.96°N 1.6°W / 54.96; -1.6 (All Saints' church spire) |
|
Manors Power Station |
54 metres (177 ft) |
1904 |
chimney |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
brick tower |
54°58′16″N 1°36′22″W / 54.971°N 1.606°W / 54.971; -1.606 (Manors power station chimney) |
Demolished
|
Neptune Bank Power Station |
40 metres (131 ft) |
1901 |
chimneys |
Wallsend, Tyne and Wear |
steel towers |
54°59′06″N 1°32′10″W / 54.985°N 1.536°W / 54.985; -1.536 (Neptune Bank power station chimneys) |
Demolished
|
Newburn Steelworks |
40 metres (131 ft) |
? |
chimneys |
Newburn, Tyne and Wear |
brick towers |
54°58′48″N 1°44′13″W / 54.98°N 1.737°W / 54.98; -1.737 (Newburn steel works chimneys) |
Thirteen chimneys, demolished 1933
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