Aerial photos of towns and cities in th uk! - Page 4

PaulP · July 30th, 2007, 01:28 PM

Great thread - some fantastic pictures on here. Thought I would add some of my own. I took these early June 2007...

Sheffield City Centre:

Sheffield Arena:

Sheffield Meadowhall and M1

M1 Junction 36

Barnsley Hospital

schemie · July 30th, 2007, 01:38 PM

Bristol looks like Venice

no wait, i was just being sensationalist...

Delirium · July 30th, 2007, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonesy55

My God, Plymouth looks ugly!!

Quite a shock considering its slap bang in the middle of holiday territory.

it has alot a nice residential areas though and the Barbican And Hoe are something most British cities would kill for.

that first pic of Sheffield reminds me of Birmingham somewhat.

hollow man · July 31st, 2007, 02:07 PM

Newcastle Upon Tyne:

Stefan88 · July 31st, 2007, 04:46 PM

Right, Nottingham photos. Thanks to Webaviation for these.

Trent Uni (City Campus)

Listergate and the old design Market Square.

The Castle.

Victoria Flats & Trinity Square in the background.

UCG Cinema

Fletchergate

Council House

CityGate East

Maid Marian Way

Victoria Centre & Clumber Street

Royal Centre

Behind The Council House

Huntington Street

Chogmook · July 31st, 2007, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonesy55

My God, Plymouth looks ugly!!

To be fair it took an absolute battering in WW2, then the 60's planners gave it a battering!

Delirium · July 31st, 2007, 10:17 PM

I like the fact Nottingham has really dense extensive human scaled streets

Going back to Plymouth the Mutley area among others and nearby are quite nice...

Stefan88 · August 1st, 2007, 03:19 AM

Wow Helium those pictures are great. I love rows of old fashioned terraces like that. Reminds me abit of Notting Hill.
I almost typed Nottingham again instead of Notting Hill

Delirium · August 1st, 2007, 05:31 AM

They're not mine unfortunately I looked them up because i think people need to know if Plym' was decent so to speak (and google earth just makes it look like some grim Northern/ Valley town... or portsmouth

because of its strict informal grid)
and those pastel coloured terraces in the last pic are lovely indeed, in fact i wish all terraces were like this (3 stories i mean) none of that 2 story nonsense.

Delirium · August 1st, 2007, 05:32 AM

But just so we're keeping with this thread.

some of Brizzle

Schmeek · August 1st, 2007, 08:51 PM

Very nice Helium. That's a rare view of temple meads, isn't it? Gives a good idea of the size of the land for the arena.

Those shots of Plymouth really show how buggered it was after the war. Still, I lived there for a while back in the nineties and whenever I pass through these days it seems to be changing very rapidly.

Great to see pics of sheffield, Nottingham, and Newcastle. I always think Sheffield looks a bit like Bristol, with the rural/hilly setting and the type of buildings. Quite shocked we've got none of London yet!

Delirium · August 2nd, 2007, 04:55 AM

Hopefully the arena will give further incentive to develop St philips

I Sort of wish Plymouth was sort of a UK equivalent of San Francisco tbh

you know all the quirkiness, (but I think Brighton and Bristol have that role covered

) rather than being bland (and a bit rough).

The Hills in Sheffield seem more steeper and more closer together and frequent (and the city centre is flatter) whereas the ones here seem to be more sprawled out. (the hills in sheffield dominate on all sides)

Here's some high quality pics of its sister Leeds from flickr (from the member imran)

The Uni

and an old pic of Leeds (from the member daniel robot)

and one of yeadon (from member paul rainford)

Leeds castle (from member seadipper) (

)

Delirium · August 2nd, 2007, 04:59 AM

Manchester (from alexharper)

PaulP · August 2nd, 2007, 01:05 PM

A couple more of Sheffield...

The City Centre (Furnival Square and the Peace Gardens)...

Bramall Lane (Sheffield United FC)

London Road (looking south-west from the City Centre)

cardiff · August 2nd, 2007, 04:57 PM

some of Cardiff

the barrage and Penarth

some of the civic center

the castle

thats enough I think!

Stefan88 · August 2nd, 2007, 05:22 PM

Cardiff looks very spread out from the air.
It looks nice and green aswell

schemie · August 2nd, 2007, 06:57 PM

do pictures from the top of a construction crane count? me town, Johnstone

Across the town centre

Towards the North Road flats (those have been knocked down btw)

Across the Rankine Street scheme (slummy as, everything in the first three streets have been knocked down) and Thornhill towards Paisley

Towards Linwood

towards the old mills

Bristol Mike · August 7th, 2007, 12:10 PM

Great photos everyone. Nice to some Bristolians here or people who have seen some of Bristol.

Helium - those photos look wonderful.

Bristol Mike · August 7th, 2007, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bristol Mike

Great photos everyone. Nice to some Bristolians here or people who have seen some of Bristol.

Helium - those photos look wonderful.

Here are some of Bristol and the surrounding area:

Wrington, a small village south of Bristol.

Congresbury, a small town south of Bristol.

Weston Super-Mare, southwest of Bristol.

Portishead, southwest of Bristol.

Avonmouth - this is the major port area of Bristol and the M5 Bridge can be seen crossing the River Avon.

Severn Beach, just next to Avonmouth.

View of Bristol from the south.

The tower blocks of Hartcliffe, a deprived and crime-ridden area of Bristol.

Bristol City Centre Skyline

Mike.

Mr. B · August 14th, 2007, 08:19 PM

Cumbernauld, in the Foreground up until the 12 Tower Blocks on the Hilltop. The empty land near the bottom of the pic is now having New Homes built on it.

July 30th, 2007, 01:38 PM	#62
schemie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Paisley/Glasgow Posts: 991	Bristol looks like Venice no wait, i was just being sensationalist... __________________ blahhh.

July 31st, 2007, 04:46 PM	#65
Stefan88 New Nottingham! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nottingham & Leeds Posts: 9,998	Right, Nottingham photos. Thanks to Webaviation for these. Trent Uni (City Campus) Listergate and the old design Market Square. The Castle. Victoria Flats & Trinity Square in the background. UCG Cinema Fletchergate Council House CityGate East Maid Marian Way Victoria Centre & Clumber Street Royal Centre Behind The Council House Huntington Street __________________ Stefan's flickr

July 31st, 2007, 10:17 PM	#67
Delirium oh noes I can't look! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,408	I like the fact Nottingham has really dense extensive human scaled streets Going back to Plymouth the Mutley area among others and nearby are quite nice... __________________ "We used to have the problems with the Goths hanging out on the chamber, now it looks grubby... ...You have that lovely talking machine and it is covered in grease."

August 1st, 2007, 03:19 AM	#68
Stefan88 New Nottingham! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nottingham & Leeds Posts: 9,998	Wow Helium those pictures are great. I love rows of old fashioned terraces like that. Reminds me abit of Notting Hill. I almost typed Nottingham again instead of Notting Hill __________________ Stefan's flickr

August 1st, 2007, 05:31 AM	#69
Delirium oh noes I can't look! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,408	They're not mine unfortunately I looked them up because i think people need to know if Plym' was decent so to speak (and google earth just makes it look like some grim Northern/ Valley town... or portsmouth because of its strict informal grid) and those pastel coloured terraces in the last pic are lovely indeed, in fact i wish all terraces were like this (3 stories i mean) none of that 2 story nonsense. __________________ "We used to have the problems with the Goths hanging out on the chamber, now it looks grubby... ...You have that lovely talking machine and it is covered in grease." Last edited by Delirium; December 15th, 2009 at 10:46 PM. Reason: not me, other people.

July 30th, 2007, 01:28 PM	#61
PaulP Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,158	Great thread - some fantastic pictures on here. Thought I would add some of my own. I took these early June 2007... Sheffield City Centre: Sheffield Arena: Sheffield Meadowhall and M1 M1 Junction 36 Barnsley Hospital

July 31st, 2007, 02:07 PM	#64
hollow man Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Newcastle, England, UK, Europe, Planet Earth Posts: 1,715	Newcastle Upon Tyne:

August 1st, 2007, 05:32 AM	#70
Delirium oh noes I can't look! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,408	But just so we're keeping with this thread. some of Brizzle __________________ "We used to have the problems with the Goths hanging out on the chamber, now it looks grubby... ...You have that lovely talking machine and it is covered in grease." Last edited by Delirium; August 2nd, 2007 at 05:07 AM.

August 1st, 2007, 08:51 PM	#71
Schmeek Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bristol Posts: 948	Very nice Helium. That's a rare view of temple meads, isn't it? Gives a good idea of the size of the land for the arena. Those shots of Plymouth really show how buggered it was after the war. Still, I lived there for a while back in the nineties and whenever I pass through these days it seems to be changing very rapidly. Great to see pics of sheffield, Nottingham, and Newcastle. I always think Sheffield looks a bit like Bristol, with the rural/hilly setting and the type of buildings. Quite shocked we've got none of London yet!

August 2nd, 2007, 04:55 AM	#72
Delirium oh noes I can't look! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,408	Hopefully the arena will give further incentive to develop St philips I Sort of wish Plymouth was sort of a UK equivalent of San Francisco tbh you know all the quirkiness, (but I think Brighton and Bristol have that role covered ) rather than being bland (and a bit rough). The Hills in Sheffield seem more steeper and more closer together and frequent (and the city centre is flatter) whereas the ones here seem to be more sprawled out. (the hills in sheffield dominate on all sides) Here's some high quality pics of its sister Leeds from flickr (from the member imran) The Uni and an old pic of Leeds (from the member daniel robot) and one of yeadon (from member paul rainford) Leeds castle (from member seadipper) () __________________ "We used to have the problems with the Goths hanging out on the chamber, now it looks grubby... ...You have that lovely talking machine and it is covered in grease." Last edited by Delirium; December 15th, 2009 at 10:43 PM.

August 2nd, 2007, 04:59 AM	#73
Delirium oh noes I can't look! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,408	Manchester (from alexharper) __________________ "We used to have the problems with the Goths hanging out on the chamber, now it looks grubby... ...You have that lovely talking machine and it is covered in grease."

August 2nd, 2007, 01:05 PM	#74
PaulP Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,158	A couple more of Sheffield... The City Centre (Furnival Square and the Peace Gardens)... Bramall Lane (Sheffield United FC) London Road (looking south-west from the City Centre)

August 2nd, 2007, 04:57 PM	#75
cardiff Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cardiff, Portsmouth Posts: 4,342	some of Cardiff the barrage and Penarth some of the civic center the castle thats enough I think! __________________ Cardiff Wales UK Home of Rugby, song and amazing architecture Random Cardiff: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=441371 Civic center: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=421369

August 2nd, 2007, 05:22 PM	#76
Stefan88 New Nottingham! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nottingham & Leeds Posts: 9,998	Cardiff looks very spread out from the air. It looks nice and green aswell __________________ Stefan's flickr

August 2nd, 2007, 06:57 PM	#77
schemie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Paisley/Glasgow Posts: 991	do pictures from the top of a construction crane count? me town, Johnstone Across the town centre Towards the North Road flats (those have been knocked down btw) Across the Rankine Street scheme (slummy as, everything in the first three streets have been knocked down) and Thornhill towards Paisley Towards Linwood towards the old mills __________________ blahhh.

August 7th, 2007, 12:10 PM	#78
Bristol Mike Rain + Cold = England Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 1,597	Great photos everyone. Nice to some Bristolians here or people who have seen some of Bristol. Helium - those photos look wonderful.

August 14th, 2007, 08:19 PM	#80
Mr. B B is for... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 978	Cumbernauld, in the Foreground up until the 12 Tower Blocks on the Hilltop. The empty land near the bottom of the pic is now having New Homes built on it. __________________ Cumbernauld Scotland's 3rd New Town It's where Irn-Bru is made! Help us out, please Join:. http://ukhousing.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Keep up to date with the News. http://www.skyscrapernews.com/

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