Your city from high observation points (no aerial pics please!)

[Marksy_1]

Originally Posted by openlyJane

That is St Bride's Church. The Georgian Quarter is lovely - with unified streetscapes, and with different streets having houses of different design. Some are run-down, some multi-occupied, but there are also some in private, single-family ownership and costing up to £1.5 million ( a snippet compared to prices in the capital, and even Bristol, I dare say). The Georgian Quarter is even more extensive than it appears in that particular photo.

Is that area in Toxteth - when did it become the georgian quarter? Does look nice though from that picture!

[yoshef]

Originally Posted by Marksy_1

Is that area in Toxteth - when did it become the georgian quarter? Does look nice though from that picture!

It is kind of, but considered city centre (by the council) these days, with Upper Parly forming a boundary with Toxteth. I think the 'georgian quarter' is a touristy name and a bit misleading, probably better called Canning.

[Portobello Red]

Originally Posted by openlyJane

View from Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool

The Canning area of Liverpool is similar to the old-style Notting Hill.

Watch the film Performance and you can see the similarities.

Here's the flat owned by the character played by Mick Jagger in the film:

[Mr Brightside]

You mean its a shit hole then.

[Mr. B]

Not my video but some nice views over Glasgow from the top of the City of Glasgow College building.

[SkyscraperSuperman]

Beijing at night from the roof of my apartment block:

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Beijing1 by Skyscraper Superman, on Flickr

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Beijing2 by Skyscraper Superman, on Flickr

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[kids]

Originally Posted by Delirium

Re-evaluating what to recommend given the summer wash out, I take it you'll have access to a car?

also: road collapse by Beer


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-18836329

Missed this. Yes! Although they're saying we are on the verge of a summer.

I remember a picture you posted a while ago of some beautiful wooded coastal road, it may have been a road into a town. Can you think where that is?

[Awayo]

Originally Posted by yoshef

It is kind of, but considered city centre (by the council) these days, with Upper Parly forming a boundary with Toxteth. I think the 'georgian quarter' is a touristy name and a bit misleading, probably better called Canning.

I'm not sure whether the town side of Upper Parly could ever have been considered Toxteth. I think any confusion lies in that both sides are Liverpool 8. Parliament St gets its name apparently from the parliamentary boundary it traces between the townships of Liverpool and Toxteth Park.

[Pompey77]

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[Delirium]

Originally Posted by kids

Missed this. Yes! Although they're saying we are on the verge of a summer.

I remember a picture you posted a while ago of some beautiful wooded coastal road, it may have been a road into a town. Can you think where that is?

Racking my brain but can't think of where. Alright, I'll suggest some things with the impression the weather won't be all kinds of shite. Cottages will be involved...

In the meantime:

The view from Kelston round-hill.

Photos by wambam23 of Panoramio.





Bath

(looking south)





Bristol (looking west)

City centre (middle-duh), suspension bridge(left)


Eastern edge of Bristol, Both Severn bridges. Wales (Wentwood Hills) and The Forest of Dean looming over on the other side.




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[Lad 2011]

Leeds


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Leeds Town Hall by Shalom Activist, on Flickr


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Candle House by Shalom Activist, on Flickr

[Aaronj09]

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West Leeds by Shalom Activist, on Flickr

[jrb]

Picture by GMP.

[Lad 2011]

Nice picture although it belongs in the aerial thread

[jrb]

Originally Posted by Lad 2011

Nice picture although it belongs in the aerial thread

Correct, it does.

[this_city]

see, and people in Leeds bitch about West Riding House but if it wasn't there we would get those view of the city. nice to see a different angle of our skyline

[Lad 2011]

Originally Posted by this_city

see, and people in Leeds bitch about West Riding House but if it wasn't there we would get those view of the city. nice to see a different angle of our skyline

It's The outside we don't like, if it had a full glass re-clad it would look great. If only they were a sky bar on the top floor too.

[Aaronj09]

The view from West Riding House isn't even that good - I don't really like it at all, but I think the building itself is alright considering the decade it was built in. It's really imposing when you're walking up Albion Street. I always used to gawk at it when I was a child - never even blink an eye at Bridgewater Place though.

[yoshef]

Originally Posted by Awayo

I'm not sure whether the town side of Upper Parly could ever have been considered Toxteth. I think any confusion lies in that both sides are Liverpool 8. Parliament St gets its name apparently from the parliamentary boundary it traces between the townships of Liverpool and Toxteth Park.

Fair dos, I've always assumed Upper Parly was Toxteth, maybe due to the riots?

[cardiff]

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