UK Boom

S.Yorks Capital · November 12th, 2005, 01:51 PM

I know everyone knows that the UK is booming in terms of devolpment but I have seen other threads on this site for countries showing their constructions and proposals and it got me thinking how many projects the UK must have under construction. It must be about 250. If we could post all the pictures the thread would be about 20 pages long.

Manchester Planner · November 12th, 2005, 04:57 PM

"..how many projects the UK must have under construction."

define projects... if we're talking about every single construction site then we're talking hundreds of thousands!

caw123 · November 12th, 2005, 04:58 PM

I'd say we've got perhaps 150 highrises under construction, at a stretch.

Skychaser 2005 · November 12th, 2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by caw123

I'd say we've got perhaps 150 highrises under construction, at a stretch.

What do you consider to be highrises?

***wjfox*** · November 12th, 2005, 05:36 PM

These are the tallest buildings currently u/c in the UK, listed in order of pinnacle height:

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?13764314

This doesn't include the PanPeninsula Tower (150m pinnacle), which is still undergoing site preparation.

caw123 · November 12th, 2005, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Skychaser 2005

What do you consider to be highrises?

35m or more.

EarlyBird · November 12th, 2005, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wjfox2002

These are the tallest buildings currently u/c in the UK, listed in order of pinnacle height:

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?13764314

This doesn't include the PanPeninsula Tower (150m pinnacle), which is still undergoing site preparation.

I wouldn't count the O2 as being under construction. It's like me counting Sunley in Manc just because it's getting a complete refurb. At the end of the day the building is complete, they're just changing it on the inside. As for Pan Peninsula, well site prep is ongoing at Eastgate and Crown in Manchester, so if you can include Pan Peninsula then we can include those.

Cabman · November 12th, 2005, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wjfox2002

These are the tallest buildings currently u/c in the UK, listed in order of pinnacle height:

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?13764314

This doesn't include the PanPeninsula Tower (150m pinnacle), which is still undergoing site preparation.

There are many buildings in London underconstruction that would get on that list. For instance the Office development in Wood St (can't think of the name)that's about 15 floors, the Emirates Stadium, Housing elements of the Emirates Stadium, Bankside 1 and many many more. There is row of apartment blocks going up next to the A40 at North Acton that no-one has ever mentioned on this site and they are around 18 floors.

GazKinz · November 12th, 2005, 06:21 PM

Do you have any renders of the north acton apartment towers? Or construction pics?

***gothicform*** · November 12th, 2005, 06:26 PM

124 u/c over 35m, not 60 like ssp says, thats excluding the housing bits of emirates stadium i have pics for but havent added. mind you, only 3 are tall enough. cabman,the north acton stuff is on my site too. we have EVERYTHING

almost

kids · November 12th, 2005, 07:30 PM

Total Number of highrises U/C in the uk, cities

London - 35
Manchester - 31
Glasgow - 23
Leeds - 9
Liverpool - 6
Cardiff - 5
Birmingham - 4 (seems abit too low)
Dublin - 3
Edinburgh - 2
Sheffeild - 2

Portsmouth, Bury St Edmunds, Nottingham, Sunderland, Southampton - all have 1

= 124

Manchester might topple london soon

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/bdbsea...&Submit=Search

Chogmook · November 12th, 2005, 07:37 PM

I think this picture signifies the boom in Manc, if not, the UK!

kids · November 12th, 2005, 07:42 PM

/\ CJC looks well over 80m in that pic, seen as the three leftbank buildings are 60m each.

***wjfox*** · November 12th, 2005, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chogmook

I think this picture signifies the boom in Manc, if not, the UK!

What a stunning pic... the city is being transformed.

***gothicform*** · November 12th, 2005, 07:50 PM

oops, i forgot bury cathedral was opened back in july, its now complete! it shouldnt be listed as u.c.

***eddyk*** · November 12th, 2005, 07:54 PM

wow.

They still build them like that

I was looking at a church the other day, and I thought...they don't build them like this anymore.

***gothicform*** · November 12th, 2005, 07:58 PM

yeah, you can read about it here. that said, i dont like it much.
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=366

Peyre · November 12th, 2005, 08:25 PM

no it looks a bit too manufactured, like they've tried to hard. But I guess, it needs a few hundred years before we can really compare.

Peyre · November 12th, 2005, 08:28 PM

STUNNING, pic of Manchester btw

Fitzroy · November 12th, 2005, 08:40 PM

Impressive picture of Manchester - does it really have 31 tall buildings? Does this include blocks of flats so typical of the Glaswegian cityscape?

November 12th, 2005, 01:51 PM	#1
S.Yorks Capital Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sheffield Posts: 827 Likes (Received): 0	UK Boom I know everyone knows that the UK is booming in terms of devolpment but I have seen other threads on this site for countries showing their constructions and proposals and it got me thinking how many projects the UK must have under construction. It must be about 250. If we could post all the pictures the thread would be about 20 pages long.

November 12th, 2005, 04:58 PM	#3
caw123 Hit the north! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,697 Likes (Received): 0	I'd say we've got perhaps 150 highrises under construction, at a stretch. __________________ Bespoke Upper Torso Coverage Solutions *"Manchester is located in the center of Lancashire plain in northwestern England like a big circle theatre."*

November 12th, 2005, 07:30 PM	#11
kids Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,760 Likes (Received): 73	Total Number of highrises U/C in the uk, cities London - 35 Manchester - 31 Glasgow - 23 Leeds - 9 Liverpool - 6 Cardiff - 5 Birmingham - 4 (seems abit too low) Dublin - 3 Edinburgh - 2 Sheffeild - 2 Portsmouth, Bury St Edmunds, Nottingham, Sunderland, Southampton - all have 1 = 124 Manchester might topple london soon http://www.skyscrapernews.com/bdbsea...&Submit=Search __________________ “the city is redundant: it repeats itself so that something will stick in the mind... memory is redundant: it repeats itself so that the city can begin to exist.”.

November 12th, 2005, 07:37 PM	#12
Chogmook Mancunian Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Stalybridge, Manchester Posts: 6,159 Likes (Received): 13	I think this picture signifies the boom in Manc, if not, the UK! __________________ Britain is Great, Manchester is Greater!

November 12th, 2005, 07:42 PM	#13
kids Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,760 Likes (Received): 73	/\ CJC looks well over 80m in that pic, seen as the three leftbank buildings are 60m each. __________________ “the city is redundant: it repeats itself so that something will stick in the mind... memory is redundant: it repeats itself so that the city can begin to exist.”.

November 12th, 2005, 04:57 PM	#2
Manchester Planner Chief Bureaucrat Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,848 Likes (Received): 1	"..how many projects the UK must have under construction." define projects... if we're talking about every single construction site then we're talking hundreds of thousands!

November 12th, 2005, 05:36 PM	#5
*wjfox* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L O N D O N Posts: 36,222 Likes (Received): 940	These are the tallest buildings currently u/c in the UK, listed in order of pinnacle height: http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?13764314 This doesn't include the PanPeninsula Tower (150m pinnacle), which is still undergoing site preparation.

November 12th, 2005, 06:21 PM	#9
GazKinz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Camden Town Posts: 2,185 Likes (Received): 0	Do you have any renders of the north acton apartment towers? Or construction pics?

November 12th, 2005, 06:26 PM	#10
*gothicform* Bossman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: not london Posts: 29,224 Likes (Received): 503	124 u/c over 35m, not 60 like ssp says, thats excluding the housing bits of emirates stadium i have pics for but havent added. mind you, only 3 are tall enough. cabman,the north acton stuff is on my site too. we have EVERYTHING almost

November 12th, 2005, 07:50 PM	#15
*gothicform* Bossman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: not london Posts: 29,224 Likes (Received): 503	oops, i forgot bury cathedral was opened back in july, its now complete! it shouldnt be listed as u.c.

November 12th, 2005, 07:54 PM	#16
*eddyk* is watching you Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: HMP Whatton Posts: 16,109 Likes (Received): 277	wow. They still build them like that I was looking at a church the other day, and I thought...they don't build them like this anymore. __________________ . . Visit Grantham Linconshire Get lost in the world of eddyk on Twitter @eddyk2, Instagram @eddyk222 and AdultWork.com @eddyk69 london-b licked his post

November 12th, 2005, 07:58 PM	#17
*gothicform* Bossman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: not london Posts: 29,224 Likes (Received): 503	yeah, you can read about it here. that said, i dont like it much. http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=366

November 12th, 2005, 08:25 PM	#18
Peyre Waiting for 122 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrow-On-The-Great-Big-Fucking-Hill, London Posts: 3,816 Likes (Received): 0	no it looks a bit too manufactured, like they've tried to hard. But I guess, it needs a few hundred years before we can really compare. __________________ Help Save London's future. Show your opposition to UNESCO attempting to undermine London's sovereignty http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ldntower/

November 12th, 2005, 08:28 PM	#19
Peyre Waiting for 122 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrow-On-The-Great-Big-Fucking-Hill, London Posts: 3,816 Likes (Received): 0	STUNNING, pic of Manchester btw __________________ Help Save London's future. Show your opposition to UNESCO attempting to undermine London's sovereignty http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ldntower/

November 12th, 2005, 08:40 PM	#20
Fitzroy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London Posts: 461 Likes (Received): 0	Impressive picture of Manchester - does it really have 31 tall buildings? Does this include blocks of flats so typical of the Glaswegian cityscape?

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