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Old July 30th, 2007, 01:28 PM   #61
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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
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Old July 30th, 2007, 01:38 PM   #62
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Bristol looks like Venice no wait, i was just being sensationalist...
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Old July 30th, 2007, 06:02 PM   #63
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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.
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Old July 31st, 2007, 02:07 PM   #64
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Old July 31st, 2007, 04:46 PM   #65
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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
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Old July 31st, 2007, 05:57 PM   #66
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My God, Plymouth looks ugly!!
To be fair it took an absolute battering in WW2, then the 60's planners gave it a battering!
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Old July 31st, 2007, 10:17 PM   #67
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I like the fact Nottingham has really dense, extensive network of human scaled streets

Going back to Plymouth the Mutley area among others and nearby are quite nice:
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Old August 1st, 2007, 03:19 AM   #68
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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
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Old August 1st, 2007, 05:31 AM   #69
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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.
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Old August 1st, 2007, 05:32 AM   #70
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But just so we're keeping with this thread.

some of Brizzle
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Old August 1st, 2007, 08:51 PM   #71
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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!
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Old August 2nd, 2007, 04:55 AM   #72
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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)

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Old August 2nd, 2007, 04:59 AM   #73
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Manchester (from alexharper)
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Old August 2nd, 2007, 01:05 PM   #74
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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)
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Old August 2nd, 2007, 04:57 PM   #75
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some of Cardiff





the barrage and Penarth





some of the civic center





the castle











thats enough I think!
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Old August 2nd, 2007, 05:22 PM   #76
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Cardiff looks very spread out from the air.
It looks nice and green aswell
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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
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Old August 7th, 2007, 12:10 PM   #78
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Great photos everyone. Nice to some Bristolians here or people who have seen some of Bristol.

Helium - those photos look wonderful.
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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

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Old August 14th, 2007, 08:19 PM   #80
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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.
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