Blackley
In todays's update we're gonna take a journey along the M24 South.
South of "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" and "Upminster", the small town of "Blackley" is located. With its 80.000 inhabitants it actually can be classified as a city but since it has no cathedral (only the "St. Johns Church"), it remains as a town.
The name of the village comes from the sheep race "Blackley Sheeps" which used to be breed here. Now "Blackley" can best be described as a commuter town. The "M24 South" is the main connection between "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" and the city of "Burton" where most of the inhabitants of "Blackley" do work. "Blackley" itself mainly lives of the tourism and the farming industry. Countless little B&B's have developed in "Blackley" and had, up to now, no competition from larger hotel companys.
The people who come to visit this town especially like how the charm of a big city combines with the rural ambience found here. Or at least that's what they think once they passed by the "Red Hill Estates". Build in the 60's & 70's to give home to the many commuters they soon became a crime hotspot and are now the most unsightly area of "Blackley". Besides this area, "Blackley" offers a lot of variety for the tourists who come and visit this town.
There is the "St. Johns Church" main attraction of the city. Or how about a walk down "Newcastle Road" from the Church to the Main train station? And if that ain't enough, you could go to the hamlet of "Byfleet" to visit the fun fair and have a hike through the rural forests. Also in terms of sports you won't be led down. Tourists and natives alike can go to the "Yew Road Stadium" and watch a game of the "Blackley FC" or go to the "Red Hill Rugby Grounds" to watch how the new rugby players train and play. All these attractions are easily accesible with the tram so tourists can leave their cars behind, which is also adviced since parking spaces in the town centre are very limited. So let's take a look:
The town centre with the "St. Johns Church", the main station and "Newcastle Road", leading from the train station to the church. You can also see the main tram hub just of "Newcastle Road" inbetween the buildings on the left.
Suburbs in "Blackley". Here in "St. Johns Wood", the people value the vast amount of trees & parks, making it a really nice neighbourhood to live in. If only "Leicester Road" weren't located here it would be an even nicer place. It is one of the main feeder street from the centre to the M25. More than 7000 cars daily!
"Red Hill Rugby Grounds" which were only placed here about 5 years in an effort by the town to make the "Red Hill Estates" a more desirable area.
An overview of the "Red Hill Estates" just north of the town centre. Even though they are still considered a crime hotspot, crime rates went down by 2.5% in the last year. Some might argue this is due to the drastic no tolerance strategy the police carries out, while others consider the renovation and the creation of more parks & recreational areas to be the reasons for the lower crime rates.
The Hamlet of "Byfleet" with the fun fair.
An overview of the town with the southern parts. At the top you can see the hamlet "Byfleet", the "Yew Road Stadium" and the "St. Ann Hospital". As you can see, the church is the dominating part of the skyline and since the city is located in a very flat area, it can be seen from far away.
And the northern parts with the "Red Hill Estates" and the "Oakwood Industrial Estate".
Comments and ratings are, as per usual, welcome and appreciated.
Feedback:
dudkis: Thanks for your comment
CTMandR: Thank you for your comment as well. I really tried to make it look realistic and as good as possible.
k50dude: That's one of my favorite ones too. Thanks.
wakkaolaf53: The highway textures? Wait...got the link somewhere...*hardcore searching in progress*...that should be them:
www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm - The amazing Higway ReStyling Mod V.03 by mrtnrln
Daan300: Thanks. I dunno why, I really got into the more rural side of the game lately.
schulmanator: Thank you for your comment. I tried my best to let it look a balanced and nice rural area.
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