Norwich

[utora 0]

Great update; personally I prefer the somewhat smaller updates: if you missed some, you don't have to work yourself through tons of pages of text, so I really like this one

I was especially impressed with Stokyngton's local highschool and it's surrounding sports facilities!

Keep it up!

[GingerBlokey 30]

THANKYOU

That race track is amazing. I love it. The city is looking better than ever, well done AG

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[andrew george 0]

Utora and GB - thanks for the comments, welcome back!

 

Well, I was hoping to produce another update but have just run out of time, I'm away until early next week so will endeavour to commence work as soon as possible after that.

 

Thanks

 

A

[bobinator 0]

Can't wait till you do!

[andrew george 0]

Norwich 'Goes West' - Rivermead Founded

 

Hello everyone and a very warm welcome to this latest update.

 

Rivermead is an entirely new borough. For those that have familiarised themselves with Norwich's geography, it is directly west of Oakhill (where Her Majesty's Norwich pad Gresham Palace & Gardens are situated) and directly north of the recently built Stokyngton. It is linked by two primary routes, the A4 from Oakhill, and the A401 from Stokyngton.

The A401 comes in from Stokyngton, and reaches over the River Hex via Rivermead Bridge. Closeby is Hex Valley Power which provides power for Rivermead and Stokyngton.....

A little further east along the river is and industrial estate, with a freight depot and a rail depot for the storage of rail passenger and freight cars.....

Soon after crossing the river northwards drivers reach Rivermead's key junction. Known as Rivermead Flyover, it distributes traffic to and from the A4 (east-west) the A401 (south-north east) and the A40 (north west). The decision was made to install a flyover here because of the sheer volume of traffic that uses the A4,it provides relief for the roundabout beneath. Also in view here is HRH Prince Of Wales University.....

Roadsign, courtesy once again of mattc005.....

Rivermead Botanical Gardens were created on the northern bank of the river to combine a quiet stroll in a pleasant park with the educational opportunities for young and old horticulturalists. The A4 is tunneled beneath the gardens.....

Office blocks and luxury high-rise apartments competed furiously for the beautiful views of the gardens. In shot (top-right) is HRH Princess Anne Hospital.....

The north side of the gardens, where plush homes overlook picturesque squares. The A401, or Rivermead High Street, is in the top-left corner.....

Rivermead Station, with it's glass roof is a shining example of new architectural attitudes. In view here is the termination of one of Norwich Light Railway's (NLR) lines.....

Another view of HRH Princess Anne Hospital, with surrounding suburbs.....

All Hallows' Church, set in All Hallows' Close, which is a community of wealthy folk living inside the encircling wall.....

This is Faraday Square, named after physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867). Faraday was responsible for many advances in the understanding of electricity during the 1830's, by way of discovery and subsequent experiments in electromagnetic induction, batteries, plasmas and electrostatics. He was also revered by many as an expert in spiritualist phenomenon. He also published work on electric motors, and by liquifying chlorine, he proved that it was possible to transform gases to liquid state. This was thought to be a suitable place for the building of the Modern Technology Museum, which exhibits the latest inventions to assist in fields as diverse as space exploration and satellite technology, medical advancements, building & engineering technology (including one of the machines used to dig the tunnels to enable the building of the Norwich Metro system), electronics and sports sciences.....

The top left corner of this picture is Rivermead City Hall, opposite the entrance to All Hallows' Church. Meanwhile the Ambassador Faraday Square Hotel is on the top left corner of the square itself.....

This area is Seven Kings, named so because of the seven identically-shaped roads that link the A40 on the left to Rivermead High Street. Seven Kings Park is a popular spot for relaxing during lazy summer days.....

Nearby is Billesden Stadium, the home of Norwich R.F.C. (rugby club, for those not familiar). It is the first rugby stadium in Norwich.....

Also in Billesden is the College of Historical Studies, the Museum of Modern Literature and St. John The Baptist Church.....

Billesden is home to suburbs as well as Billesden Trading Estate, a large, mainly hi-tech industry park.....

More suburbs surrounded by shopping facilities.....

Rivermead Trading Estate is the last of the borough's large industrial areas.....

Brampton Cemetery is situated in Woodside Park.....

Woodside Park's lake and quiet, fragrant pathways.....

Woodside Park, set in Brampton Copse with population & budget information.....

Thanks for looking, please leave your opinion on Rivermead!

 

A

 

[andrew george 0]

Region views.....

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Population league table - according to this list Norwich is now in the world's top 50.....

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Region Census data.....

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Let me know what you think, and again thanks for looking!

A

[bobinator 0]

wow! Very nice work!!!! I love your stadium and wow, almost 3 and a half million people!!! Excellent work!

[kingofsimcity 5,739]

Awesome work! Thats a great region!!!

[Mikeaut1 261]

This has to be in my top five list of favorite city journals on Simtropolis. Your layout amazes me, your regional view is fantastic... but the thing that blows me away the most is the population counts for each of your boroughs and what percentage they add to your region. I love when city journals include populations and statistics like that. Keep up the fantastic work! It is truly amazing to see.

And also... congrats on your 1000 POST! 

[jacqulina 162]

i am sorry but i seemed to have missed reading this cj it has took me a little while but here goes excellent region pics great parks love your waterways in fact everything is very nice and i shall keep an eye out for it

[frogface 352]

good to see Norwich again

[Nardo69 51]

Just before I saw there is an update of Norwich I posted some pics of one of my towns here ...

If I would have seen your update before I don't know if I had posted them ...

 

Great work as usual!!! Keep on like this - and if we have to wait some time it will be worth the waiting!!!

[andrew george 0]

Thanks for the kind comments, it certainly makes me feel glad to be back!

 

kingofsimcity - your avatar looks interesting, although who knows what those guys are doing, looks a wee bit dodgy......

 

Mikeaut1 - you're too kind putting my CJ in top five, I'm honoured. Cheers pal.

 

Jacqulina - Welcome to Norwich. Please come back VERY soon!!!

 

 

Thanks again everyone.

 

A

[ephorex_77 0]

*walks off swearing incessanty at self-inadequacy*

That is....*silence* .

 

It's amazing, beautiful, wonderful, perfect, innovative, amazing...

[Gryphonite 0]

Looking as good as ever. Love the trail parks through the woods.

[Hong konr bin laden 0]

TO ANDREW GEORGE

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tHE RAILWAY STATION

 

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THE LARGE DOME

 

 

WHERE CAN WE DOWNLOAD THESE TWO BUILDINGS, IF POSSIBLE, CAN YOU SEND ME THE LINK FOR THOSE BUILDINGS?

 

[andrew george 0]

ephorex_77 - thanks very much for the kind praise, welcome to Norwich.

Thanks to you too, Gryphonite.

 

Hong konr - the info you requested. From the first pic, there is no railway station in the pic, but the buildings are.....

 

I'm trying to find out what the top building is, I'll keep searching - any help is gratefully appreciated.

 

The one to the left of the picture is Roundhouse ver. 1 by Oppie. Get it here.....

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=roundhouse

 

 

The buildings at the bottom are Train Maintenance Building by Oppie. Get them here.....

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=train%20maintenance%20building

 

 

Good luck!

 

Thanks again everyone.

 

A

[andrew george 0]

For the benefit of Hong Konr, the domed building is Botanical GardenButterfly Garden Ver. 0 by tunafish. Get it here.....

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=botanical%20gardensbutterfly%20garden

 

Cheers

 

A

[jacqulina 162]

love the rail station great design

[andrew george 0]

Thanks jacqulina - it's on the STEX by ill tonkso - it is very nice.

 

Cheers

 

A

[sloppet 3]

very nice updates!! keep up the great work!!cool CJ!

[andrew george 0]

Thank you very much Sloppet!!

 

A

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

Congratulations Andrew, you should be very proud of your work! This is easily my favourite CJ and it rightfully deserved the trixie you won.

[Amryai200 2]

i like your CJ, the size is especially impressive

[GingerBlokey 30]

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[andrew george 0]

Thanks very much to you three chaps - very kind of you to offer praise and post on such prestigious occasions GB!!!

 

I am working on an update - hopefully will be ready by the weekend, busy as always!

 

 

Keep truckin'

 

Cheers

 

A

[andrew george 0]

Urban Sprawl Edges Towards East Coast - Welcome To Cowdeswell & Elmermouth

Good evening to all and welcome to Norwich's newest area. The borough of Cowdeswell & Elmermouth comprises of the former on the northern bank of the River Hex, and the latter on the southern side. The borough is situated on the eastern end of Maidenwell and takes the city to it's first natural green belt, as well as overlooking the confluence of the Rivers Hex and Elmer.

We'll start on the southern bank, to the west of River Elmer, where the area of West Elmermouth is situated. Here is an area of residential close to the main river.....

Just to the east of that is a well-developed commercial centre, with West Elmermouth Station to the bottom of shot along with the terminal of one of Norwich's NLR lines. Elmermouth Town Hall is just above centre.....

Another densely populated area with Rook's Lighthouse to warn passing water traffic away from the riverbank.....

An evening shot.....

Rotchenside is an area just around the corner from West Elmermouth, here is a pretty area around a playing field.....

More residential areas.....

Even further south is a high-tech industrial area, close to Rotchenside Station.....

Rotchenside Bridge links West Elmermouth to Elmermouth, across the River Elmer. Cowdeswell & Elmermouth has only two bridges, city planners have tried to encourage commuters to use one of the many car ferry terminals dotted around the river banks.....

The city's government has prohibited any urbanisation of Rook's Island, as it is the site of many nesting areas for birds. Special bird-watching excursions can be arranged from one of the surrounding ferry terminals. Rook's Island is surrounded by the River Hex to the north, River Elmer to the west and the Elmermouth Channel to the east & south.....

Stonebridge is an area of Elmermouth with another area of commercial high-rise. Stonebridge Town Hall is in shot also.....

Stonebridge Town Hall, with The Fox & Merkin Pub.....

Expensive homes on King's Avenue.....

The CEO of MC Signage Corporation (Maidenwell) has a prime plot of land in south Elmermouth.....

The area of Keat's Green is centred around Keat's Green Playing Field.....

It is surrounded by a number of local landmarks. On the western end, St. Stephen's Church hosts many memorable weddings close to the river.....

Keat's Green Library is opposite Club Malibu, on the southern side of the playing fields.....

Another local initiative is to keep an eye on speeding traffic. In this picturesque road is one of many speed cameras designed to improve road safety (and line the pockets of the Department of Transport).....

East Norwich University.....

Witham Hall & Golf Course.....

Cowdeswell Athletic FC is Norwich's first amateur football club, it's ground capacity is a whopping 650!

Quiet and peaceful suburbia nearby.....

Stonethorpe Bridge spans the River Hex to Cowdeswell on the north side.....

Yardingham is a short drive north of the bridge, with tightly packed housing on a maze of streets.....

Yardingham Football Club is Norwich's latest professional football club, with it's superb new stadium.....

Central Cowdeswell, with the last area of commercial prosperity.....

Cowdeswell, like so many other areas of Norwich, has the familiar townhouses in abundance.....

The A13 enters Cowdeswell from Maidenwell and is the main arterial road that supplies a wealth of high-tech industries.....

More high-tech.....

The A13 also runs close to some important civic buildings. Cowdeswell Central Library (top-left), Cowdeswell Borough Council (to the right) and Cowdeswell Magistrates Court (below).....

Ashtonwood Services close to Ashtonwood Roundabout.....

Sign, courtesy of mattc005.....

Turning right towards Ashtonwood Oil Depot leads us through another industrial estate.....

Ashtonwood Oil Depot, with a light cargo terminal, is a crucial hub of Norwich's logistics as far as moving raw materials around.....

Ashtonwood Nature Reserve is an area of low-lying, marshy land with a high concentration of wildlife. It makes up Norwich's eastern green belt.....

Peregor Hill is an area of housing with several plots available for purchase. Please apply within.....

This is the small town of Ashtonwood, the centrepiece of which is the Cathedral of Our Lady.....

Ashtonwood is a community of modest homes, but that hasn't stopped Starbucks from cashing in on any market they can.....

 

 

Budget & population info.....

A view of the city.....

The night descends.....

So, my friends, you're up to date. Enjoy, and please let me know what you think.

Take it easy,

A

[andrew george 0]

Region views.....

Region census.....

Population league table.....

Cheers,

A

[MrCinatit 30]

holy cow, andrew george, looks like you have been quite busy.

as you know, i like your city building skills, but that marsh land is quite beautiful. very realistic how you got the little puddles of water in there...and of course the CycleDogg trees make it even more spectacular.

 

keep up the great work.

[gascooker 4]

cor blimey - my favourite CJ in overdose quantities! Lots of interesting stuff going on since last time - I like your industrial layouts