London • Southwark - UK - Page 2

SkyCA · November 28th, 2011, 09:02 PM

10/10

isaidso · November 29th, 2011, 02:43 AM

Seems like lots of pics of proposals, construction sites, and photos showing other parts of London beyond Southwark. How many buildings over 100 m does Southwark have presently? Just the Shard?

SkyscraperSuperman · November 29th, 2011, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by isaidso

Seems like lots of pics of proposals, construction sites, and photos showing other parts of London beyond Southwark. How many buildings over 100 m does Southwark have presently? Just the Shard?

The Shard, then there's also Strata (147m), Guy's Hospital (143m), King's Reach Tower (111m, with a planned makeover/height increase to 127m)...then there's Neo Bankside at 80m, and quite a few other midrises. Southwark is bigger than you might think it is.

isaidso · November 29th, 2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyscraperSuperman

The Shard, then there's also Strata (147m), Guy's Hospital (143m), King's Reach Tower (111m, with a planned makeover/height increase to 127m)...then there's Neo Bankside at 80m, and quite a few other midrises. Southwark is bigger than you might think it is.

Thank you. So Southwark has 4 buildings over 100 metres? It's a start, but Southwark's got a steep hill to climb:

image hosted on flickr

Btw, is Lewisham part of Southwark or is that another borough?

SkyscraperSuperman · November 29th, 2011, 04:43 PM

Well remember it's only a small part of London, so obviously it won't easily match entire cities like Berlin and Frankfurt.

But I do agree, it was a bit too early to make a separate thread for Southwark imo, especially when there are a fair few 100m+ proposals for the area (Three Spires, 1 Blackfriar's Road, The Quill student tower etc.) There's a list on the 1st page of this thread, of all the tall buildings Southwark could have if all the current proposals go ahead, although it did miss out a few, so I'll update it:

The Shard (310m)
Spire 1(250m)
Spire 2 (200m)
1 Blackfriar's Road (163m)
Spire 3 (150m)
Strata (147m)
Guy's Hospital (143m)
20 Blackfriar's Road Tower 1 (141m)
King's Reach Tower (127m)
The Quill (110m)
20 Blackfriar's Road Tower 2 (104m)
Then all the >100m midrises such as the Place, Neo Bankside, the Tate Modern Extension etc.

Oh, and Lewisham is a separate borough, directly to the east of Southwark.

isaidso · November 30th, 2011, 02:46 AM

Honestly, I didn't think London would ever build skyscrapers but the skyline is shaping up nicely. How many main clusters are there? Southwark, Canary Wharf, and the City?

SkyscraperSuperman · November 30th, 2011, 04:21 AM

Those are the main three, then there's also a cluster developing at Vauxhall - the 181m St. George's Wharf Tower is currently rising and there are proposals for several other tall buildings including a double-skyscraper development of a 160m tower and a 200m tower. Croydon in South London could have a nice suburban cluster, it got a 199m proposal recently.

isaidso · November 30th, 2011, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyscraperSuperman

Those are the main three, then there's also a cluster developing at Vauxhall - the 181m St. George's Wharf Tower is currently rising and there are proposals for several other tall buildings including a double-skyscraper development of a 160m tower and a 200m tower. Croydon in South London could have a nice suburban cluster, it got a 199m proposal recently.

3 clusters and 2 mini clusters then. Not bad. It's similar to how Toronto is developing except the main cluster is much bigger than the numerous smaller ones.

LondonFox · November 30th, 2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Pennypacker

Surely these buildings count as the city skyline? There's only a small stretch of water between them ffs.

No, Southwark is not a part of the City of London... it's a London borough in its own right.

haikiller11 · November 30th, 2011, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by isaidso

Btw, is Lewisham part of Southwark or is that another borough?

It's a borough located between Southwark and Greenwich.

Its AlL gUUd · November 30th, 2011, 07:54 PM

Sheesh does London really need another Skyline Thread?? I think the City and Canary Wharf should be enough. Or better yet a General London skyline thread and a seperate one for Canary Wharf. Having a thread for every borough in one city is becoming too much IMO.

SkyscraperSuperman · November 30th, 2011, 08:21 PM

^ I wouldn't mind that actually - we could start a new one with up-to-date photos of the London skyline as a whole. The current threads don't include the likes of the London Eye and the Orbit in their 'areas' and it lets people rate the skyline in its entirety rather than just segments of it.

SO143 · December 4th, 2011, 03:25 AM

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/3818128...n/photostream/

SO143 · December 16th, 2011, 02:11 AM

some good shots found on flickr

image hosted on flickr

Deep Blue Dusk by dave_bass5, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

Untitled by picturenarrative, on Flickr

Kohen_Heim32 · December 16th, 2011, 04:33 PM

10/10.. no doubt..

haikiller11 · April 30th, 2012, 03:12 PM

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cad305/7098899749/

Leonardo M. Gaz · May 29th, 2012, 02:52 AM

8/10

isaidso · May 30th, 2012, 04:13 AM

5.5/10 for now.

Eric Offereins · May 31st, 2012, 10:10 PM

7/10 for now.

Sunnyinphilly · June 1st, 2012, 08:00 AM

Great and getting better...London is truly massive! 7.5

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November 29th, 2011, 02:43 AM	#22
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,615 Likes (Received): 331	Seems like lots of pics of proposals, construction sites, and photos showing other parts of London beyond Southwark. How many buildings over 100 m does Southwark have presently? Just the Shard? __________________ World's 1st Baseball Game: June 4th, 1838, Beachville, Ontario, Canada North America's Oldest Pro Football Teams: Toronto Argonauts (1873) and Hamilton Tiger Cats (1869) I started my first photo thread documenting a recent trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Have a peek: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724898

November 29th, 2011, 04:43 PM	#25
SkyscraperSuperman Hi. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Portsmouth, UK [x] Beijing, China [] Posts: 2,355 Likes (Received): 65	Well remember it's only a small part of London, so obviously it won't easily match entire cities like Berlin and Frankfurt. But I do agree, it was a bit too early to make a separate thread for Southwark imo, especially when there are a fair few 100m+ proposals for the area (Three Spires, 1 Blackfriar's Road, The Quill student tower etc.) There's a list on the 1st page of this thread, of all the tall buildings Southwark could have if all the current proposals go ahead, although it did miss out a few, so I'll update it: The Shard (310m) Spire 1(250m) Spire 2 (200m) 1 Blackfriar's Road (163m) Spire 3 (150m) Strata (147m) Guy's Hospital (143m) 20 Blackfriar's Road Tower 1 (141m) King's Reach Tower (127m) The Quill (110m) 20 Blackfriar's Road Tower 2 (104m) Then all the >100m midrises such as the Place, Neo Bankside, the Tate Modern Extension etc. Oh, and Lewisham is a separate borough, directly to the east of Southwark. __________________ ~~~ Studying Civil Engineering at the University of Portsmouth.. ~~~ My fundraising page for my 6-day trek to Machu Picchu in August 2013, raising money for the Epilepsy Society: http://www.justgiving.com/richard-francis-peru Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisIsRichaaard My last.fm profile: http://www.last.fm/user/Spartan-King Flickr page 1 (ghost-of-sparta): http://www.flickr.com/people/ghost-of-sparta Flickr page 2 (Skyscraper Superman): http://www.flickr.com/people/82617920@N07 Last edited by SkyscraperSuperman; November 29th, 2011 at 04:54 PM.

November 30th, 2011, 02:46 AM	#26
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,615 Likes (Received): 331	Honestly, I didn't think London would ever build skyscrapers but the skyline is shaping up nicely. How many main clusters are there? Southwark, Canary Wharf, and the City? __________________ World's 1st Baseball Game: June 4th, 1838, Beachville, Ontario, Canada North America's Oldest Pro Football Teams: Toronto Argonauts (1873) and Hamilton Tiger Cats (1869) I started my first photo thread documenting a recent trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Have a peek: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724898

November 30th, 2011, 04:21 AM	#27
SkyscraperSuperman Hi. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Portsmouth, UK [x] Beijing, China [] Posts: 2,355 Likes (Received): 65	Those are the main three, then there's also a cluster developing at Vauxhall - the 181m St. George's Wharf Tower is currently rising and there are proposals for several other tall buildings including a double-skyscraper development of a 160m tower and a 200m tower. Croydon in South London could have a nice suburban cluster, it got a 199m proposal recently. __________________ ~~~ Studying Civil Engineering at the University of Portsmouth.. ~~~ My fundraising page for my 6-day trek to Machu Picchu in August 2013, raising money for the Epilepsy Society: http://www.justgiving.com/richard-francis-peru Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisIsRichaaard My last.fm profile: http://www.last.fm/user/Spartan-King Flickr page 1 (ghost-of-sparta): http://www.flickr.com/people/ghost-of-sparta Flickr page 2 (Skyscraper Superman): http://www.flickr.com/people/82617920@N07

November 28th, 2011, 09:02 PM	#21
SkyCA Carpe diem Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Salvador Posts: 5,387 Likes (Received): 81	10/10

November 30th, 2011, 07:54 PM	#31
Its AlL gUUd Cute but Psycho... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,653 Likes (Received): 11	Sheesh does London really need another Skyline Thread?? I think the City and Canary Wharf should be enough. Or better yet a General London skyline thread and a seperate one for Canary Wharf. Having a thread for every borough in one city is becoming too much IMO. __________________ I T S Y L O N D O N 2 0 1 2 O L Y M P I C G A M E S Inspire A Generation Say hello to my little friend, Itsy Bitsy....

November 30th, 2011, 08:21 PM	#32
SkyscraperSuperman Hi. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Portsmouth, UK [x] Beijing, China [] Posts: 2,355 Likes (Received): 65	^ I wouldn't mind that actually - we could start a new one with up-to-date photos of the London skyline as a whole. The current threads don't include the likes of the London Eye and the Orbit in their 'areas' and it lets people rate the skyline in its entirety rather than just segments of it. __________________ ~~~ Studying Civil Engineering at the University of Portsmouth.. ~~~ My fundraising page for my 6-day trek to Machu Picchu in August 2013, raising money for the Epilepsy Society: http://www.justgiving.com/richard-francis-peru Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisIsRichaaard My last.fm profile: http://www.last.fm/user/Spartan-King Flickr page 1 (ghost-of-sparta): http://www.flickr.com/people/ghost-of-sparta Flickr page 2 (Skyscraper Superman): http://www.flickr.com/people/82617920@N07

December 4th, 2011, 03:25 AM	#33
SO143 Maderator Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 22,333 Likes (Received): 808	image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/3818128...n/photostream/ __________________ LDN PAR MAD PSM SOS BOU CND CAR PET

December 16th, 2011, 02:11 AM	#34
SO143 Maderator Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 22,333 Likes (Received): 808	some good shots found on flickr image hosted on flickr Deep Blue Dusk by dave_bass5, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Untitled by picturenarrative, on Flickr __________________ LDN PAR MAD PSM SOS BOU CND CAR PET Last edited by SO143; April 30th, 2012 at 03:33 PM.

December 16th, 2011, 04:33 PM	#35
Kohen_Heim32 BANNED Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 48 Likes (Received): 0	10/10.. no doubt..

April 30th, 2012, 03:12 PM	#36
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May 29th, 2012, 02:52 AM	#37
Leonardo M. Gaz L. Maraba Derzhi Gaz Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 6,679	8/10

May 30th, 2012, 04:13 AM	#38
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,615 Likes (Received): 331	5.5/10 for now. __________________ World's 1st Baseball Game: June 4th, 1838, Beachville, Ontario, Canada North America's Oldest Pro Football Teams: Toronto Argonauts (1873) and Hamilton Tiger Cats (1869) I started my first photo thread documenting a recent trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Have a peek: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724898

May 31st, 2012, 10:10 PM	#39
Eric Offereins The only way is up Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 35,627 Likes (Received): 637	7/10 for now.

June 1st, 2012, 08:00 AM	#40
Sunnyinphilly Arrrgh Matey Join Date: May 2012 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 64 Likes (Received): 0	Great and getting better...London is truly massive! 7.5

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