Helmskirk

[GingerBlokey 30]

Welcome to my first CJ in a long while and my rebuke onto the Simtropolis scene. I first started Helmskirk after I was flooded in September and it has grown into something I am very proud of. The original city has now filled out into the whole region which is cool and this is my new City Journal to show it off.

The basic idea behind Helmskirk is just an ordinary British city in about the place of Leeds or Harrogate. It is as UK themed as you can get on Simcity and i have tried very hard to try and introduce British planning techniques like bypasses, motorways, industrial estates, office parks, bus stations and the like.

So .... here goes.

Helmskirk is located within the county of Waveny which is located in northern Britain. It is at the heart of the industrial Midlands and in close proximity to Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and London.

The city of Helmskirk is one of five districts in the county. The others are mainly rural. Helmskirk is by far the most heavily populated.

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This is an aerial view of the major part of the region. You can see Helmskirk in the east and the smaller town of Hember in the west. You can also see the extent of farming and the suburbs of Helmskirk.

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Here is a clearer aerial view of the city showing the district's names. You can see the airport and industrial area in the north. The city centre in the east, the suburbs to the west and the industrial estates in the south.

nb This is an old shot and the city centre is much more developed now and there are more trees and parks around and less dilapidation.

Updates thus Far

Update 1 - Helmskirk, An Overview

Update 2 - Helmskirk, Night Mosaic

Update 3 - Helmskirk, University

Update 4 - Helmskirk, Detailed View

Update 5 - Crayley, Preview

Update 6 - Dusley, An Overview

Update 7 - Helmskirk, East of the City

Update 8 - Helmskirk, Entire City shots

Update 9 - Helmskirk, At night

Update 10 - Lake Brennt, An overview

Update 11 - Hember, A journey

Thanks for reading, please comment if you enjoyed it or even if you didn't

- Gingerblokey

[Zipme17 18]

looking forward to more

[pipishere 3]

Looks good! I too look forward to seeing more....and for some reason the ariel view reminds me of SC3000! lol

[Krio 626]

Very nice start, I like those district names because they give character to city.

[storms991 0]

u need some gascooker!... sc4devotion.com get it all

Fantastic work m8!

[Dave The Hokie 0]

Sounds Danish

[Narya 14]

Very nice start.

[jvlm.123 0]

Great start. I look forward to more!

[GingerBlokey 30]

In our first look at the city Ill take you through a couple of landmarks.

1.1

St Mark's Cathedral

1.2

Helmskirk SportPark

1.3

Ampere Centre

1.4

Penny Lane Market

1.5

Old Town

1.6

Palmers Department Store

1.7

Rhys Park Corner

1.8

Farlane Library

1.9

Bus Station

1.10

Archway Market

1.11

City Hall

1.12

MetroMall

1.13

Waveny Opera House

[Cjah 15]

Now this is something...it blends older styles with modern elements to truly get an excellent mix of style and elegance....

Really something to see!

I aslo like those canals with the W2W buildings...great work!

Excellent start!

[granto93 4]

awsome city. very realistic

[robby2161 0]

this is simply amazing! keep it up!

[SpecialEddie 3]

GingerBlokey has emerged from the off topic shadows! The detail is excellent in this CJ, if I may say so myself. The contrast and sharpness in the images really shows off the detail in the BAT's: especially St. Mark's Cathedral, Old Town, and Palmer's Dept. Store.

[homeandaway 1]

OMG! my friend!, thats amazing!, yet so heterogenous!, im loving every second in here, the intro is great, the second update is magnificent and i bet the next will be evenm great!, ill be looking out for that update, and in the maen time, take care and be safe

~alex~

[pipishere 3]

Stunning images....very British!

[alicelli 1]

I love the way you have mixed old with new, and your markets.

Very realistic of a Great British City.

[GingerBlokey 30]

Thanks for the kind words I really appreciate comments.

[sc4portugal 10]

Great work love it

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Awesome start. This is going to be a great cj...look forward to more my friend.

[GingerBlokey 30]

A mosaic of the west side of the city

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Aw...great! Another lovely update, my friend. Keep up the good work.

[octaves 4]

Wow, very crisp and clear.  I love the city designing.  Very creative!

Oh, btw, the title says Helsmkirk...when I first saw it I was like: "And how on earth do you pronounce that..."

[GingerBlokey 30]

In this update we will be looking at Helmskirk University which is located in the west of Waveny in a small suburb called Wilmskirk.

3.1

An overview

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

[mjig_dudy 11]

Awesome update!

You have used an excellent choice of the buildings for the university

[Glenni 1,447]

Wait...WHAT??!?!! Ginger with a CJ??!?! Whoa!! a  really good one too!!!

Amazing

[sc4portugal 10]

Great updates

[frogface 354]

Very nice GB! seems like a typical mid sized UK city.

[waldner 0]

Awesome work! Your CJ it's really beautiful!! Congratulations!

[___idiotbox 0]

Oh my! I love it! The pictures are great, very clear and quite detailed. Keep up the good work, and keep up with mosaics like you posted earlier today.  
-Ellie

[homeandaway 1]

always looking out for more my friend, take care and be safe

~alex~