Lincolnshires Tallest Buildings

Lincolnshire, England is one of the countries largest counties and is renowned for its big skies, beautiful sandy beaches and wide open spaces. Lincolnshire has rolling hills along the wolds as well as flat  land along the Fens and down to the wash which is farmed to provide what Lincolnshire is most famous for....Food. 

Lincolnshire is famous for its sausage, its plum bread, chine, haslet and cheeses but it is also famous for its buildings and its structures.

In fact, Lincolnshire has the tallest structure, not just in England but  in the European Union and its cathedral was once the tallest building in the world! Here are Lincolnshire finest tall structures.....

	Height	Structure
Lincolnshires Tallest Structure Belmont TV Mast Donnington on Bain	1,271 ft	Belmont TV Mast Donnington on Bain Secured using guide lines - The tallest structure in the UK and the tallest structure in European Enion
	Height	Structure
	510 ft	Humber Bridge South Tower Barton When it was built the Humber bridge was the longest single span suspension bridge in the world
	309 ft	Grimsby Dock Tower Lincolnshires tallest building was built in 1852 and is based around the Palazzo Pubblico in Sienna, Italy
	295 ft	St James Church Louth The tallest parish church spire in England
	272 ft	St Boltophs Tower Boston (Boston Stump) The tallest non-cathedral church tower in the world
	271 ft	Lincoln Cathedral Built in 1092 on the instruction of William the conqueror. From 1311 - 1549 spires were constructed on the main towers reaching a height  of 525 ft. In 1311 AD Lincoln Cathedral became the tallest building in the world, toppling the great pyramid of Giza Egypt from the No.1 spot, a position it had held for 3880 years

Below - View from the observation deck at the bottom of the spire - Louth

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