Although all three of these developments are ostensibly completed, I'm posting this so you can see some of the high rise development taking place in the new city. The Pinnacle is a 9 floor office development near the central station which is still only partially finished. The Hub:MK is a mixed use residential/commercial development including a 13 floor Jury's Inn hotel and a 14 floor block of flats. Finally Vizion, formerly known as One:MK, includes more apartments and a massive Sainsbury's superstore with a 14 floor tower on top of it.
All together these projects have given Milton Keynes a decent skyline which can be proudly observed from as far away as Leighton Buzzard, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. Below are some pictures I've taken on various walks. I've had to post the fotopic page links here because the image links wouldn't work on some browsers.
The now sizable Milton Keynes Central station.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780655.html
The Hub:MK, seen from across Witan Gate.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780652.html
The main tower of the Hub:MK.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780653.html
Round the side of the Pinnacle. The tallest part is just out of shot on the northern face.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780654.html
The main tower of Vizion, the 'breadboard' as its become known locally. Sainsbury's occupies the bottom floor and the underground car park.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780656.html
The Milton Keynes skyline, seen from Great Holm, a suburb near my home. It's not quite the same picture that's on Wikipedia, but I did take them both.
P.S. East Midlands seemed the only category I could put Milton Keynes in, it's not in London and there's no East Anglia option. Hope it's OK. Also, please no anti-MK digs, I am a proud resident and it's a wonderful place to live.
All together these projects have given Milton Keynes a decent skyline which can be proudly observed from as far away as Leighton Buzzard, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. Below are some pictures I've taken on various walks. I've had to post the fotopic page links here because the image links wouldn't work on some browsers.
The now sizable Milton Keynes Central station.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780655.html
The Hub:MK, seen from across Witan Gate.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780652.html
The main tower of the Hub:MK.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780653.html
Round the side of the Pinnacle. The tallest part is just out of shot on the northern face.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780654.html
The main tower of Vizion, the 'breadboard' as its become known locally. Sainsbury's occupies the bottom floor and the underground car park.
http://tom-walker.fotopic.net/p61780656.html
The Milton Keynes skyline, seen from Great Holm, a suburb near my home. It's not quite the same picture that's on Wikipedia, but I did take them both.
P.S. East Midlands seemed the only category I could put Milton Keynes in, it's not in London and there's no East Anglia option. Hope it's OK. Also, please no anti-MK digs, I am a proud resident and it's a wonderful place to live.