Not 'Secret Leeds' - But what is this building on the Leeds Skyline?

m100 · Post by **m100** » Mon 07 Jan, 2013 3:24 pm

Despite looking on Google Earth and Bing Maps 'Birds Eye' View I'm struggling to identify a couple of buildings (linked photo from Look North Weather Camera)The camera is I assume on top of the newish BBC building.I can see the bus station, the parish church, the bingo? place near the bus station, Bridgewater Place, but what is:a) the greenish building with what looks like a sloped end just to the right of the church tower?b) the building with the rooflights in the left foreground (doesn't look like Munro House or whatever it is called now)I've marked both with a red dothttp: // img827.imageshack.us/img827/6062/leedsskyline20130107.jpg (remove spaces to get usable url)

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 07 Jan, 2013 3:44 pm

Hi m100. That to the bottom does look to me like the roof of Munro House but I don't know what the other building is.It's interesting to hear of the Look North Weather Camera, as I did not know of that.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Mon 07 Jan, 2013 3:53 pm

I can't give you a name but its this new build which appears to have a brewey wharfe address despite being between Dock Street and Watterloo Street http://goo.gl/maps/kE3Qa . If you go down to streetview its clad in scaffolding and polythene.Have to agree with Leodian on the other Munro House is the only possibility http://goo.gl/maps/Gvq49

m100 · Post by **m100** » Mon 07 Jan, 2013 4:22 pm

Many thanks for the help. It's obvious now Strange how it is visible on google maps but is flattened and disappears into the murk on google earth (I would have expected the same data source) I can see some computer rendered 3D buildings with the option checked but on tilting the viewing angle I see nothing other than 100% aerial shot flatness.Bing Maps birds eye view shows just a ground level building site with a tower crane.The pic was a screengrab by the way, not a live feed that the Beeb offer or anything like that!

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 07 Jan, 2013 4:44 pm

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 07 Jan, 2013 9:43 pm

m100 wrote: Many thanks for the help. It's obvious now Strange how it is visible on google maps but is flattened and disappears into the murk on google earth (I would have expected the same data source) I can see some computer rendered 3D buildings with the option checked but on tilting the viewing angle I see nothing other than 100% aerial shot flatness.Bing Maps birds eye view shows just a ground level building site with a tower crane.The pic was a screengrab by the way, not a live feed that the Beeb offer or anything like that! Some views can be very deceptive, even in the real world!Looking down the hill from the top of Austhorpe Lane, it appears that you are gazing down on a mature forest that stretches from the bottom of the hill as far as the eye can see. What you can't see from there are the entire Kelmscott / Pendas estates at Manston and beyond that the Swarcliffe estate between you and the flats on the horizon!This view on Google gives you an idea: http://goo.gl/maps/rvoQb(Sorry for veering slightly OT here!)

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 07 Jan, 2013 10:25 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: That sun is bright!!!

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 07 Jan, 2013 11:00 pm

Surprised to see a 'blot' on the landscape from Lawnswood.Think it might be the pointy building by the merrion, will try and get a shot.(wanders off muttering about 'Town' bespoiling his beloved, rural, Holt Park Centre)

m100 · Post by **m100** » Tue 08 Jan, 2013 12:42 am

raveydavey wrote: Some views can be very deceptive, even in the real world!Looking down the hill from the top of Austhorpe Lane, it appears that you are gazing down on a mature forest that stretches from the bottom of the hill as far as the eye can see. What you can't see from there are the entire Kelmscott / Pendas estates at Manston and beyond that the Swarcliffe estate between you and the flats on the horizon!This view on Google gives you an idea: http://goo.gl/maps/rvoQb(Sorry for veering slightly OT here!) Trigger twilight zone music here. Your link is right next to the very building I was discussing with someone the other week (we were on about old bricks and buildings ruined by their surroundings) Given a few tens of millions the conclusion was we'd demolish all the modern houses in sight, plant an instant ancient forest as far as the eye can see and put Austhorpe Lane underground. Didn't realise you could see the flats though

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 08 Jan, 2013 8:53 pm

m100 wrote: raveydavey wrote: Some views can be very deceptive, even in the real world!Looking down the hill from the top of Austhorpe Lane, it appears that you are gazing down on a mature forest that stretches from the bottom of the hill as far as the eye can see. What you can't see from there are the entire Kelmscott / Pendas estates at Manston and beyond that the Swarcliffe estate between you and the flats on the horizon!This view on Google gives you an idea: http://goo.gl/maps/rvoQb(Sorry for veering slightly OT here!) Trigger twilight zone music here. Your link is right next to the very building I was discussing with someone the other week (we were on about old bricks and buildings ruined by their surroundings) Given a few tens of millions the conclusion was we'd demolish all the modern houses in sight, plant an instant ancient forest as far as the eye can see and put Austhorpe Lane underground. Didn't realise you could see the flats though Spooky eh? Nice plan, but I guess I shouldn't mentioned the planned dual carriageway from Thorpe Park to Manston Lane that will pass very close by then..?