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Eastwall and the University of Eastwall

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In todays update we going to have a look at "Eastwall" and the "University of Eastwall" which is commonly refered to as "Eastwall University" or just "Eastwall". The town was a small fishing & farming community outside "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" and next to the sea.

It is rather unsure to date when the University was founded but early records suggest that it was founded 1403 by scholars leaving the "Royal St. George University of Abbey-Upon-Tyne" after a dipute with townsfolk.

Since then, the "University of Eastwall" has gained international success and it is now ranked under the 5 top Universitys in the world and contends with the "Royal St. George University of Abbey-Upon-Tyne" for first place in the countrys league tables. It is a rather small University with only 6000 students but has a reputation as one of the leading research Universitys worldwide.

The town of "Eastwall" benefits from the University by the tourists which visit the place each year and also the people who want to live in such a famous town.

Currently, "Eastwall" has around 20.000 inhabitants, of which 6000 are students.

Let's take a look then:

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A basic overview of "Eastwall" with the majority of the University buildings. The University is the geographical midpoint of the town and all parks are open to the public as well as the students. "St. Andrews Church" dominates the skyline of the town.

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"King's College" on the left is the main & largest building of the University. The faculties for Humanities & Social Sciences are located here. On the right, we can see "Oxbride College", home to the faculties of Clinical Medicine and the "Clare Library", one of the 2 main librarys. Also "Broomhurst", "Canterbury" & "Tyneside" Halls are located on the "Oxbride College" grounds.

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On the right, we see "Edwards College" where the faculties for Technology & Sciences are located. "Caius Halls" are located directly behind it and are the oldest halls. At the top we can see the "Darwin Library", the other main library and the "Bodleian Hall". "Clayhurst Court" is the park in the middle which connects "King's College" with "Edwards College" & the "Darwin Library" and bla..

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"Cavendish College", location of the facutly for Physical & Sports Sciences. The "Eastwall University" Rugby Union & Rugby League teams are two of the best University Rugby Teams in the country and the Cricket team is always placed under the top 3 each season. Only the football team is mainly mediocre but still plays in the Universitys League 1. The majority of students lives in "Newnham Halls", a complex out of 4 buildings

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"St Catharines Park" and the beach located on the outskirts of "Eastwall"

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The outskirts of "Eastwall" with some highrises. Most of the houses in this area are students houses. Even though they are called outskirts, "Eastwall" is small enough that it is all within walking distance. A walk from one end of the town to another takes no longer than 30 minutes.

eastwall27aug2712739571.pngThe old harbour. Not very active anymore but once one of the main fishing harbours in the area. But students and inhabitants of eastwall alik enjoy having a walk around here and the fresh and cheap seafoot they can get in the restaurants down here. Appearantly you can get the best Fish & Chips in the entire country here...

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One of the main landmarks of "Eastwall" are the "Westminster Rocks". Once posed a threat to all ships traveling from "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" to the sea, they are now a very popular tourist destination and also nice to look at. Even a bird habitat was established here.

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And last but not least, a overview of the entire town.

Comments and ratings are, as per usual, welcome and appreciated.

Feedback:

TekindusT: Thank you for your comment. Well, I can't deny that I got the inspiration from the Tube, and I can really understand what you mean. I might go down there this weekend, really looking forward to it.

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Great job on the university! Its worked into the town quite nicely and the apartmeants look really good! I also like the unique steep drop down to the river but I feel the westminister rocks are too pointy and don't have a lot of detail and sort of take away from the awesomeness of the rest of it... anyway nice update!

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I love the waterfront area, you have done the trees, rocks and paths wonderfully, and the apartments overlooking them look quite good too. The only problem I really had was that the houses are a bit too griddy/repetitive, maybe try to put in some more diagonals and keep the roads shorter.

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 Great work. I loved the last picture the most but I think that you's do better without the power lines. If i'm not mistaken, peg made something that will remove the need for them. Or you could also get the wooden power poles. 

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King´s college looks like a good place to study.  My favorite pic is the view over Blackley, it looks total realistic, the typical markettown grown to a boring "it looks like everywhere. Cool! Also the pics with lines of brithsh working class housings, perfect! I will look again.

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