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Enjoy the spirit, feel the city...Abbey-Upon-Tyne - your dream came true

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iGod
After another long absence of me, a new entrey - hurray! In this update we are looking at one of the oldest nuclear powerplants in the country, Abney Hall. Build in the 1960's, it was the first nuclear reactor to provide energy on a commercial basis. In these days however, especially with recent controversys about nuclear power, Abney Hall is under constant criticism from all sides, the operating company is considering reducing the plants output. The powerplant is located near the small village of...
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Crewe

By iGod,

In this update we will have a look at Crewe. The town is laid in a rather boring part of the region. Located at the foothills of the Reddish Hills, it is mainly sourrunded by farms and forests. Except for the occasional group of tourist who would visit the village and the location just west of Upminster and the Abbey-Upon-Tyne International Airport nothing seemed to happen in this town. That is until recently, rather than just being happy the way the town evolved (around 2% unemployment and nearly 0%...
iGod

Glennkill & Hammersmith

By iGod,

Welcome to "Glennkill & Hammersmith". Two suburbs outside the city limits of "Burton". Whereas "Glennkill" used to be a small village, "Hammersmith" was created during the 70's. "Glennkill" is just a small medium sized village with around 14.000 inhabitants and "Hammersmith" counts around 6.000. The village is also home to the "Royal Saltworth Park Golf Club". "Glennkill" was founded in 1850 as a religious community outside the "City of Burton". With the industrial revolution the industry began to expand...
iGod

Burton II

By iGod,

We still stay in "Burton". But this time around we will have a look towards the western end of the city. Due to the 1972 Olympic Games hosted by "Burton", the city experienced a sudden growth. Businesses who were formerly unaware of the city wanted to come to get their share of the cake. And with the businesses came the people who needed living space. What we can see now is the methamorphose of a former industrial & railway town to a bustling city. Today is just a broad overview of the development the city...
iGod

Burton

By iGod,

Ok, after a long and intense holiday, I came back to re-build the "City of Burton" again. I did choose another layout than intended and another building style. Still based on any UK city, it now has some strong continental-european influences - but not porkissimo even though his bat's are amazing. So, let's see how the city developed so far... One of the many middleclass suburbs in "Burton", "Bombay Green". Due to it's number of schools and the "St. James Hospital" being located here, this suburb is very...
iGod

Kircaldy

By iGod,

Well, sadly enough the file for "Burton" got corrupted so until I rebuild/build the city again, I'll show you some more rural scenes of "Tyneside". If you want to go north from "Abbey-Upon-Tyne", you might take the M7 eastbound through the village of "Kircaldy" before it turns north. "Kircaldy" is a small town located where the river "Tyne" meets the Sea. The main industry of the town are the big shipyards. But the majority of people who live here work in "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" which is just a 30 minute train...
iGod
In this little Teaser I will show you the "City of Burton". 400.000 inhabitants in the city limits and around 1,2million in the greater area. It is the 2nd biggest City in "Tyneside" and 4th largest in the country. The city itself is a major transport hub. Here, the "M24 South" meets the "M3 West" as well as the "M98 South East". It is also a major railway hub due to many railway lines passing through the city. So let's take a look at some of the teaser pics: One of the suburbs of "Blackley". "Alton" with...
iGod
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...
iGod
"This is an Overground Train bound for Eastwall Station. Calling at: Edgefield Station, Allerstone South Cross, Ladybank, Carling, Leuchars and Eastwall. Please mind the gap." One of the typical announcements when taking the overground in "Abbey-Upon-Tyne". Since it is the biggest city in the county of "Tyneside", public transport soon became an issue. During the 1860's, the city started to experience a significant upturn in the number of people moving in the city. Most of them moved to the many suburbs...
iGod

Allerstone

By iGod,

In todays update we will return to the city which started it all. Since our last visit here, the city has developed a lot. New boroughs were build and more and more people move to "Abbey-Upon-Tyne". "Allerstone" belongs to the kind of boroughs, everyone likes. Right in the heart of this borough just south of the city centre are many tourist attractions located. But this borough offers more to it's visitors, for example visiting the largest Islamic community in the country and plenty of parks & places to...
iGod

Blackley

By iGod,

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...
iGod

Ritchfield

By iGod,

Today, we are going to move west along the "Tyne-Midlands-Cannal" through "Ritchfield". "Ritchfield" must be, by far, one of the most rural areas you will find in the "Tyneside" region. Rather than being one village it is a mixture of three towns. In the east, parts of "Millside" and "Thornton Hights" developed along the "Tyne-Midlands-Cannal". In the west you will find the actual town "Ritchfield". It is a very down-to-earth part of the region. Here, farmers and business men live door on door and it is a...
iGod
"Upminster" was always of less importance when it came to population and or trade. In actual fact, it is only a cloister and a church - the two sights of this little part of "Tyneside". Located in the south of "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" and blessed with lots of fertile gorund, "Upminster" was never really anything else than a place to take your family to on a weekend. Since the old "Tyneside International Airport" was too small to cope with the number of commuters, a location for the new proposed airport was...
iGod

Airport Teaser

By iGod,

Today I'm going to show you just a picture of the new Airport I'm working on for the city. We shall see how this turns out... The old airport of "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" does now operate at full capacity and the city authority therefore decided to build a new one. The site chosen for it was the small village of "Upminster" in the south of "Abbey-Upon-Tyne". It will exist out of 2 terminals and 3 runways to cope with the amount of people using this airport. This is just a small image of Terminal 1. It was decided...
iGod

Millside

By iGod,

In this update, we are going to take a look at another suburb. I actually wanted to create a more historical village with loads of small but historical buildings which would have slowely merged with the bigger city. But then all these authentic UK terrace houses were build - I totally forgot that I had them in my plugin folder and so the plan of the city changed and somehow, it became a bit more of a grim place. Let's see where it goes from here... Wellcome to "Millside", one of the more working class...
iGod

Thornton Hights

By iGod,

Moving to the west from "Abbey-Upon-Tyne", along the river "Tyne", you will eventually drive through the town of "Thornton Hights". Stretching along both sides of the river "Tyne", it can be best described as a suburb on the outskirts of "Abbey-Upon-Tyne". A relatively new village which was only founded around the 1880's as a, although lying on the river, small farming community since this village would have never dreamed of competing with the big rival in the east. Soon, people from "Abbey-Upon-Tyne"...
iGod
Hey guys (and girls?!) Ok, first up, no I am not gonna end this CJ - but I would like your opinion on an issue that really starts to bug me. It somehow seems that everything I build here, seems like it already came up in "Habourtown", but then I really enjoy building "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" and it also makes good CJ. And I can't help it, I really like this mixture of UK & European style. Therefore, what do YOU think, should I carry it on or leave it? And if I do carry it on, what are particular areas and stuff...
iGod

TBC1 Evening News

By iGod,

“Welcome to the 8 o’clock news on TBC 1. My name is John Meryside.” ”Main headline today, the new nuclear power plant Tyneside I is reopened. You may remember, in June 2004 it was shut down due to technical errors. It now got reopened after a major refurbishment took place to make the power plant fit for the new decade. Here is a picture of it, taken this afternoon after the opening ceremony.” ”In other news, professor McAyles from the RoyalAbbey-Upon-TyneUniversity said that the new development around...
iGod
No, I am not getting sentimental but thanks to the Simtropolis Community for doing such a great job. No matter if it's the plugins for SC4 you can download here, have a read through the CJ's or simply browsing through the forum for q&a's....simply an amazing website. Wanna wish everyone here a happy new year 2010 and hope to see you again in the next decade Next years gonna be even more amazing for my CJ's, but you can see that for yourself in a bit...until then, have a look at my other CJ's and comments...
iGod

City update

By iGod,

Finally found the time again to get to some SimCity…hurray for me! Today we just have a little look at random views of the City. First up is “North Hill” and “PetorowitschPark”, named after a famous Russian writer who once lived in the city. In the park you will find two monuments, first the “Lady of the North”, a statue to symbolise how the city welcomes everyone who stays in the harbour after a journey from the sea. There are also some old temple ruins which can be visited. Second most important...
iGod

Planning Stage

By iGod,

Alright, as some may noticed photobucket locked my images. Just for a few days but anyway. So here we go with the planning stage, that´s what´s coming next: - Tram network - Region overview - More mountains! (Good, I love them) - and other stuff, PS: any ideas what to do next are welcome. Also trivia sections about this city are in plannin stage. Any questions are welcome and quite appreciated! Comments are, as per usual, appreciated and welcome! PS: You can rate now
iGod

Suburban Scenes

By iGod,

Just a small update today. We gonna have a look at some different suburbs in "Abbey-Upon-Tyne". One of the oldest suburbs is "Bishops Green". Once beeing residence to the members of the "Franciscan Order" it now is the most desired area to live in. House prices here are only affordable for the rich and famous. Most people therefore enjoy living in places like "Bethnal Green" or "Brick Road", the alternative for people with high standards and low budgets. But new suburbs are developing near the mountain...
iGod

Caroline Pass

By iGod,

Alright, today we're gonna hit the road - actually the "Caroline Pass" also known as "E565", "Suicide Road" and "The Pass". A little bit to the history. In 1830 this pass was build to provide "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" with connections to other towns and cities all over the nation. Sharing borders with the country of "Habsburg" the pass is also a very important trading route for the nations. Since the first opening, the pass has always claimed it's toll to some of the travelling people. This year it already had 5...
iGod

Blyth & St. George

By iGod,

"Blyth" & "St. George" are two of the oldest suburbs near "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" and aslo share a similar history. Blyth was founded in 1643 as a small fishing community as well as "St. George". Once the coal industry was moving in the city, they were looking for easy ways to distribute the coal. Railways were soon build but could only transport a limited amount of coal. A new harbour was needed but there were only a few spots in this mountanious area where it could be build. The choice fell on Blyth and from...
iGod

City & Caroline Pass

By iGod,

The city itself is actually not that old. Founded in 1051 as a little settlement of the Franciscan Order it soon became a village with many inhabitants. Coal and Wool products have always been goods witch "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" exported. In the 16th century coal became the main export good, but also ships were build near the river "Tyne". Since 1974 "Abbey-Upon-Tyne" is the administrative centre of "East Lombardia". From 1642 to 1665 the "Fransican Abbey" was build, which also gave the name to this town. Before...
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