http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk Latest posts, audio recordings and historical entries about London's sounds. RSS Channel Writer Mon, 02 May 2011 16:20:44 GMT Mon, 02 May 2011 16:20:44 GMT http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1589/ Recently an email arrived from Eric Leonardson of the World Listening Project, the motivating force behind World Listening Day, which is due to be marked again on July the 18th this year. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:31:30 GMT 734A8136-62D7-4756-987E-DB8CBAB2B9DD http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1588/ Where: Possibly recorded at Broadcasting House. Description: A street musician plays a bellows-driven bagpipe while keeping up a stream of patter. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:22:01 GMT 1425BA99-8A59-4D0C-B737-E3117BC13AE0 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/67/35/ Where: Norrice Lea near junction with Lyttleton Road, East Finchley. Description: Loud traffic from Lyttleton Road, faint birdsong and trickling of the Mutton Brook, occasional sounds of a gardener at work outside a nearby house. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:44:57 GMT EF43B0ED-CFC5-46E5-87B1-ECF3EB77FD28 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/67/35/ Where: On a footbridge by the Lyttleton Playing Fields, East Finchley. Description: The Mutton Brook passes noisily over a rubble-filled stream bed, traffic on Lyttleton Road, a car horn beeps. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:43:03 GMT A9CF4C1B-3148-4952-89A9-A474ADD558A5 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/66/35/ Where: Northway Gardens, Hampsteasd Garden Suburb. Description: The Mutton Brook flows through and over a narrowing in the stream, birdsong, distant traffic. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:41:56 GMT E98AA726-84BE-4730-BC95-6E8F767DA493 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundacts_re1/religious1/1583/ Where: St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside. Description: Peal attempt by the Southwark Cathedral Guild on the bells of St Mary-le-Bow. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:16:16 GMT BF9CDE36-C9BD-45EF-8DCF-A9316F10060D http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1577/ The previous post in the field recording system series looked at the Sony PCM M10 recorder and introduced a few technical concepts which are good to know about. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:15:14 GMT 09DE2A8B-5060-4AC3-87B9-9CCB9C476BBA http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/58/35/ Where: Collier Row recreation ground. Description: The Rom flows over a small weir, a woodpigeon coos, traffic passing along Collier Row Road immediately to the south, birdsong. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:56:28 GMT 40CC4A7E-582E-4A0C-BD8A-616E3BD7CFAB http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/58/35/ Where: Footpath number 19 off White Hart Lane, Collier Row. Description: Weak trickling of the Rom beneath a footbridge, the wind blows briskly above, faint traffic in distance. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:55:17 GMT 5738A096-C911-4A93-8607-08FFC6C2D762 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/72/35/ Where: Car park off North Street, Romford. Description: Constant traffic passing along North Street and St Edwards Way, an emergency service siren draws closer. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:53:58 GMT 6C4642A2-FB6D-4702-A19B-AEE19231CFBC http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/72/35/ Where: A concrete passage beneath Roneo Corner, Romford. Description: Echoing noise of water splashing from a storm pipe into a concrete channel containing the Beam, water rushing further away, a dog barks outside. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:52:51 GMT 07695106-FF8A-4DA0-8834-DCB86A519CF2 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/87/35/ Where: By the Chase, Eastbrookend Country Park. Description: Trickling of the River Beam close by, a strong wind stirs trees in the park, faint voices. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:51:05 GMT 9788BBD2-3684-44DA-8E5B-01C797CF374B http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1576/ The compact digital recorder is a device small enough to stuff into a trouser or jacket pocket. It’s a minor miracle of convenience and versatility compared to bulkier analogue ancestors like the Sony Professional Walkman. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:25:29 GMT 3EC73203-A43D-43A4-B6DC-8459898116D0 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/108/35/ Where: Thames shore at Putney, near Barn Elms, southwest London. Description: Wash from passing boats curls onto the shore then subsides, a boat crew row past while their coach shouts encouragement from an accompanying motor boat, faint voices of walkers on the towpath above and behind. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 2:00.]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:35:27 GMT 41CE3D31-6B52-4AA6-BAF5-5336607E8044 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/108/35/ Where: Bell Lane Creek, Wandsworth, southwest London. Description: Constant rush of water over the weir at Bell Lane Creek, a crane at work in the waste depot on the east side of the creek, a train heads towards Putney. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:34:29 GMT F870A28E-EA2E-42FF-81C3-2CECC64C7692 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/108/35/ Where: Thames Path at Barn Elms, southwest London. Description: Water from a pipe splashes down into Beverley Brook, voices and footsteps as walkers cross an iron footbridge. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:33:09 GMT 4097424B-DE35-4C3D-81CB-BEC9BF3D630C http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1571/ This is the first in a short series of blog posts in which I’ll present some thoughts on how to build a system of field recording equipment. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:32:09 GMT DF39C96E-856C-4AF7-A198-4CC7C4BA600D http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1570/ Here's another recording from the Waterways sound map made last Friday by the river Lea. The Lea remains London’s most industrialised minor river, even though most of the valley’s factories and paper mills have now disappeared Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:31:23 GMT 8A325485-EC44-4BB2-A545-7FE84EBC19E1 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/42/35/ Where: Enfield Lock, north London. Description: Loud rushing of water pouring through a gap in the lock gates, thumping noises as two cars in succession drive over a metal plate in the road, cooing of pigeons. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:11:42 GMT 53D15479-496A-4EAF-9630-EC370800CDFE http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/47/35/ Where: Facing the Ponders End industrial estate, Brimsdown, north London. Description: A constant hum from a factory, birdsong, occasional calls of coots, distant banging noises. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:10:40 GMT 2C4EBAD1-A090-476E-83A5-414B78047632 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/56/35/ Where: Immediately north of Picketts Lock, Lower Edmonton, north London. Description: Loud, constant rushing of water flowing from the Lea into a box-like concrete structure before disappearing underground. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:07:19 GMT E3CAA402-6DD1-4E17-AA5E-CDBF29796452 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/56/35/ Where: Immediately south of Picketts Lock, Lower Edmonton, north London. Description: Water bubbles out of a buried pipe into the Lea close by, faint electronic beeping sounds from an industrial estate. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:05:57 GMT 04AC464D-ACE3-4FAE-A259-CD1350E17394 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/56/35/ Where: By Lee Valley Park, facing the refuse plant off Ash Wharf, north London. Description: Cawing of crows in nearby trees, loud metallic banging sounds from a refuse plant, other industrial noises. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:04:58 GMT 34B120C6-E929-4C22-8C19-551FCB3ECC68 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/55/35/ Where: Tanners End Lane, Edmonton, north London. Description: Loud rushing of Pymme's Brook as it passes beneath Tanners End Lane, passing traffic on Silver Street, faint birdsong. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:03:46 GMT 536C9FC7-507D-4957-ACB9-430272692BAC http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1562/ THE BAD WEATHER had stopped me finishing off the London Sound Survey’s Waterways soundmap. Instead, the week I’d booked off work was starting to feel more like living la vida doley. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:02:44 GMT 99D3AE8D-5B47-4CFE-9E63-762728502651 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/57/35/ Where: Near the Bancroft rugby club ground, Roding Valley. Description: Water from a pipe splashes onto a concrete ledge before flowing into the Roding, distant traffic, raindrops. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:41:09 GMT 82215353-590F-4BDE-8911-BB0FE102C950 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/57/35/ Where: Between Roding Valley Park and Chigwell Road, Woodford. Description: Loud constant traffic noise from the south, birdsong, faint trickling of the Roding as it passes below. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:39:48 GMT B3A2C9A9-5CA6-482C-B260-E7B28C869367 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/69/35/ Where: By Charlie Brown's roundabout, south Woodford. Description: Loud traffic passing through and by the roundabout, intermittent thumps as vehicles pass over a join in the road surface, faint trickle of the Roding. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:38:11 GMT C1C1B723-57D8-4C60-90C3-175D50DD36FC http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/69/35/ Where: Off Roding Lane South, Redbridge. Description: Loud constant traffic on Eastern Avenue and the North Circular, water dribbles from a pipe into the Roding, fait birdsong. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:36:48 GMT D263C891-2A47-46BE-9FBB-C8CF5BB64334 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1557/ Where: Millwall, east London. Description: Young children explain and play three singing games: The Muffin Man, Dusty Bluebells and Lucy Locket. Recordings: 3.]]> Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:43:26 GMT D4CDD8F0-4917-4711-ADEF-07BAFF0800F8 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/68/35/ Where: Manor House, north London. Description: Cries of gulls and ducks on the West Reservoir, distant traffic, faint airplane drone, the wind stirs nearby foliage. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:03:01 GMT 4F7EBB0A-477D-457A-BE06-2BFFA2D71679 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/99/35/ Where: Bromley-by-Bow, east London. Description: Churning and bubbling of water in one of the Bow Locks, constant traffic, faint bird calls. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:01:56 GMT 27EE5019-F45A-4A90-BD08-2B3F66C90774 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/54/35/ Where: Middle of Brunswick Park, north London. Description: Faint sound of Pymme's Brook, birdsong, a crow caws, a man's voice in the mid-distance, distant traffic, airplane drone. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:42:22 GMT 499C9F43-C9B9-46FC-8601-37678F5C962F http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/45/35/ Where: By a footbridge in Oak Hill Park, north London. Description: Reverberent noise of Pymme's Brook as it flows over a ledge beneath a footbridge, faint birdsong in background. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:40:40 GMT 40046BDC-B4C4-4393-837C-DA78BA196D42 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/45/35/ Where: By Monken Hadley Common, Cockfosters. Description: Loud trickling from Pymme's Brook, a train passes in the distance, a woodpigeon coos, faint traffic. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:39:19 GMT DD5B4B46-3253-4717-A169-BD9B9238BF09 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1550/ During the second half of this year the London Sound Survey has been getting between eight and nine thousand different visitors a month. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:16:06 GMT A407FE0F-1D9E-43DD-87A2-15742E14951F http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1549/ In more prudish times, books setting out to titillate often justify themselves with a solemn preface. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:19:52 GMT 69D2D640-1F37-4C1C-8B96-7BAFCD89C9EF http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1547/ Our Synthetic Environment. ]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:00:25 GMT 359BB3E6-1190-4BD5-A637-72CEFC413588 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1546/ Make Magazine article on building your own pulse jet from a jam jar.]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:59:27 GMT BA0496C9-38B1-4813-A5FD-07F59A1A8FD7 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1544/ Hordes of spammers have been trying to post comments telling you all about cheap Ugg boots and erection pills. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:58:45 GMT 3FCE5909-EDB7-4684-9797-7246C2D69075 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1543/ Where: Possibly recorded at Broadcasting House. Description: Street musicians sing while accompanied by guitar and hurdy gurdy. Recordings: 2.]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:59:34 GMT A20F10C2-8417-4E69-BEE4-9EF0F6B7FD04 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/85/35/ Where: Barking, east London. Description: Constant traffic in the distance, a duck quacks, cries of seabirds, faint rushing sound from a weir on Barking Creek. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:12:22 GMT 26D1AE2E-B7D5-41B7-9480-41AE6148F912 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/99/35/ Where: Limmo Peninsula Park, Canning Town. Description: Loud, constant traffic on East India Dock Road, a regular hammering noise from a large building site. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:10:55 GMT B949E5A6-E6DC-4616-81B7-6BE0407F31CB http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1540/ You've had your handy little digital recorder for a while now, and you’ve already moved beyond its internal mics to using an inexpensive set of binaural mics. You’ve found that they’re good for some situations and not others. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:34:56 GMT 68C922BE-A394-4357-89EB-5897881CE69C http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1539/ Sometimes I've wondered how much more quickly this site could develop if Larkin’s toad of work was sent packing. Those fantasies don’t live very long once they’re dragged onto dry land. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:34:11 GMT 05684161-10FD-403C-8C78-5C85E5605D03 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1538/ Where: Mottingham, southeast London. Description: A Latin teacher leads a class of schoolboys in reciting lines from Virgil's 'Aeneid'. Recordings: 1.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:18:08 GMT D5584099-1227-4DFE-B3AE-E55703ABB114 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/52/35/ Where: Burnt Oak, northwest London. Description: The Silk Stream flows out over a shallow bed from beneath Silkstream Road. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:16:31 GMT C7966FC4-0759-465E-AC2A-8A5E62367D56 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/52/35/ Where: Burnt Oak, northwest London. Description: An Underground train passes, aircraft drone, birdsong, faint trickling of the Silk Stream, distant traffic, a resident from a nearby house puts out their rubbish. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:15:17 GMT F9B86FC3-10FF-497B-AFDC-49F3455210B8 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/52/35/ Where: Northeast corner of the Chandos Recreation Ground, Edgware. Description: Birdsong from nearby trees, constant noise of traffic in the distance, a child's voice while at play. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:13:35 GMT 680A8657-9532-4E85-B28C-929E4DF47C71 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/52/35/ Where: Edgware, north-west London. Description: The Edgware Brook runs beneath Merlin Crescent, a car passes. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:12:26 GMT F9ABD36D-18F9-4A76-A844-58D5EEEF1C83 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/107/35/ Where: Off Upper Richmond Road, Barnes/Mortlake. Description: Loud rushing sound as part of Beverley Brook is diverted to a tunnel running beneath the Halfway House pub on Priests Bridge, passing traffic. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:28:33 GMT A1D3B6B5-F921-44AF-8A4A-C146709F1D27 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/117/35/ Where: East side of Richmond Park. Description: Beverley Brook flows close by, contact and social calls of ring-necked parakeets, distant traffic, a golf ball is whacked. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:27:05 GMT 971EE754-4D2F-485B-90C8-DB665040BA0E http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/126/35/ Where: Woodland in southwest Wimbledon Common. Description: Rushing, gurgling sounds of water as Beverley Brook flows over a concrete weir. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:25:17 GMT F3B11CC8-5A97-4617-A2DA-E151ED0F936F http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/126/35/ Where: Off Rockwood Avenue, near Shannon Corner. Description: Distant traffic, an overflow pipe trickles into Beverley Brook, pigeons fly underneath the footbridge and out again. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:23:58 GMT 1110E544-7C82-4A86-818A-E61EE64D608C http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/127/35/ Where: West Barnes Lane near Motspur Park. Description: Water from a ditch runs into Beverley Brook, occasional traffic passes along West Barnes Lane. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:19:40 GMT 4F24E326-73B8-43B1-BA5F-3A8D7A9F05CC http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/207/35/ Where: Worcester Park by Green Lane. Description: Loud traffic on Green Lane, faint chirping of sparrows, Beverley Brook trickles close by. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:17:18 GMT 4859C28E-2FF1-49E1-91F1-33AF15A35DE8 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1940s/1525/ Where: New Kent Road, south London. Description: Sewer workers singing as they go about their work, a rain warning is made. Recordings: 3.]]> Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:31:13 GMT B89129F4-E223-45CE-BEA9-74210E12131F http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/110/35/ Where: Under the Thames between Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs. Description: Echoing voices of adults and children, footsteps and brief whistling. Recordist: Matthew 'Wills' Williams. Duration: 4:12.]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:52:45 GMT D2363AFD-F61B-4DCA-A037-A3E36DEC141A http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1522/ Victoria coach station is one of London’s larger surviving Art Deco buildings, but it isn’t ranked alongside the Oxo Tower, the Hoover Building in Perivale, Senate House Library with its creaking lifts or the London Underground headquarters at St James’s. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:51:59 GMT FBEFA1E7-45B7-4E49-9362-359E546013A3 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/122/35/ Where: Grove Park, southeast London. Description: The Quaggy rushes as a thin sheet of water over its concrete bed, faint birdsong close by, distant traffic. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:52:28 GMT D0A8A1E9-0D7B-4498-9FCB-5DE6B4A7088A http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/122/35/ Where: Mottingham Lane near Sidcup Road, southeast London. Description: Traffic, reverberant sound of the Quaggy as it flows into a culvert beneath Mottingham Lane, distant traffic and indistinct voices, a car drives past. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:51:18 GMT 9148582F-68BC-41D7-A2E5-3CC70262CFE4 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/122/35/ Where: Eltham Palace Road, southeast London. Description: Shouts of football players at the Cray Valley FC ground, referee's whistle, sound of the ball being kicked, constant traffic in distance. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:50:07 GMT F8264439-0F81-4BAD-83E7-1A59D7BEF62E http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/122/35/ Where: Eltham, southeast London. Description: Loud whistling and chirping of starlings in a stand of trees, constant traffic on the A20. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:48:56 GMT 2242ECC5-DE54-494A-88A7-95A0F2126726 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/110/35/ Where: Blackheath Park, southeast London. Description: Distant traffic, trickling of the Quaggy as it passes beneath Weigall Road, faint music and voices of football players, a car drives past. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:47:34 GMT DEE7A64D-70A4-4D08-8A11-3AD95A6E8F1B http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/122/35/ Where: Hither Green, southeast London. Description: Trickling of the Quaggy, distant traffic, sound of a football being kicked, indistinct voices of children in the park. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:46:14 GMT 4F8A3E93-1A16-409E-8C1E-143D42D1C50D http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmapsnight/more/96/36/ Where: By gate 17, Victoria coach station. Description: Coach engines idle as passengers begin to board one bound for Bristol, doors slam, indistinct voice over a tannoy, one coach leaves the station. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 2:40.]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:20:46 GMT http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1514/ Where: Victoria. Description: Coach drivers call out destinations, sound of engines, horns. Recordings: 1.]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:26:20 GMT 808AF576-5645-4C5A-9A6A-5DAA6BAF09CC http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/97/35/ Where: Thames shore beneath Cannon Street station, City of London. Description: Loud sound of the Thames wash on the shore, a train passes overhead, faint music in the distance. Recordist: Chris/dashanna. Duration: 2:09.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:31:55 +0100 39004A32-D950-49A1-ABC9-B4DC3DC42053 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/125/35/ Where: Charter Quay, Kingston-upon-Thames. Description: Voices and footsteps in a large courtyard lined with restaurants, clatter of cutlery, low hum of air conditioning or fume extractor units. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:30:35 +0100 319D5FFD-7ABA-4BDE-9D80-A6F9A9E7CCF2 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/125/35/ Where: Underneath the Springfield Road bridge, Kingston-upon-Thames. Description: Echoing sound of the Hogsmill flowing beneath a small bridge, a magpie chatters, distant traffic. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:29:11 +0100 5CEC9A4F-E3EA-432E-A649-9FACEE7DE42E http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/126/35/ Where: Fairfield Trade Park, Norbiton. Description: Calls of crows and jackdaws, distant traffic, trickling of the Hogsmill. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:27:56 +0100 F91812EA-AE88-4660-8F16-8174B1C0F6C4 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/207/35/ Where: Kingston Bypass near junction with Elmbridge Avenue. Description: Loud rushing of the Hogsmill as it passes over a weir, constant traffic noise from the Kingston Bypass, a bird calls. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:26:12 +0100 D7D2BD64-1ABC-452B-8C06-D2393066F210 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/207/35/ Where: Off Church Road, Old Malden. Description: Distant traffic, birdsong, a dog barks, the wind stirs foliage. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:24:58 +0100 7225871B-ED17-4AC0-B562-EB2DA0AD6B48 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/207/35/ Where: Near Curtis Road, West Ewell. Description: Trickling of a small stream as it runs into the Hogsmill, distant traffic, birdsong, a crow caws. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:23:19 +0100 8FDFD02D-C1D7-4578-8342-B1E41BF23460 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/207/35/ Where: King George V recreation ground, Stoneleigh. Description: Quiet ambience with the wind stirring foliage, distant traffic, faint birdsong and voices. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:22:11 +0100 C4CF7EF5-43A0-4DF5-937E-8A99AFE1432D http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1940s/1419/ Where: Westminster. Description: Chiming of quarter bells and Great Bell, noise of mechanical clock mechanism. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:08:30 +0100 84BF1795-5978-4C7B-AE4A-7FA16082428C http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1416/ Where: Mincing Lane, City of London. Description: Auction proceedings with auctioneer's voice. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:07:12 +0100 83869CD6-56A0-4058-83F8-F7F153A4BEEE http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1417/ Where: Unknown London location. Description: Voices of auctioneer and assistant, coughs, other sounds. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:06:03 +0100 D26F44E6-E19C-400A-8DAC-2654B5191760 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1418/ Where: Tower Hill. Description: Noisy indoor skittles match with commentator's voice and crowd cheers. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:04:57 +0100 4255354A-E783-4429-8E62-1BE54F812006 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1420/ Where: Smithfield meat market. Description: Market porters make banging sounds to chide a latecomer. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:03:56 +0100 AC654CBE-5ED6-412D-8EFC-C4B2FA5ADCF7 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1421/ Where: Unknown London location. Description: Voices of market cheapjacks selling non-perishable goods. Recordings: 3.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:02:56 +0100 31CB406E-5226-4A34-8995-D4BB15071C16 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1422/ Where: Covent Garden. Description: Auctioneer's voice, general market atmosphere. Recordings: 2.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:01:53 +0100 E9F0CDEF-58BE-40AB-A84A-0DC7C07F256D http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1423/ Where: Covent Garden. Description: A busker sings raucously and plays the fiddle. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:00:49 +0100 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1424/ Where: London Bridge station and Kent. Description: Voices and sounds at London Bridge station, communal pub singsong in Kent. Recordings: 3.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:59:25 +0100 A489DD92-2FA9-4217-8AA0-E485CAC77F73 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1425/ Where: Aldgate. Description: Busy market atmosphere with voices of cheapjack traders. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:58:18 +0100 015203D9-D5C9-467A-9D26-B69D3BF46446 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1426/ Where: Hampstead Heath east of Spaniards Road. Description: General fairground atmosphere, with showmen touting shies and lotteries. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:57:03 +0100 EFB788A9-2B8C-423D-8416-746736A9C32B http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1427/ Where: Hyde Park. Description: Religious and political speakers hold forth, crowd jeers and chants. Recordings: 3.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:55:42 +0100 1A9DE3A6-7CA5-4018-A249-309C9D9672B2 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/radio_recordings/1930s/1428/ Where: Hampstead Heath. Description: A fortune teller tells the fortune of two women at a fairground. Recordings: 1.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:52:42 +0100 6F894BF8-6152-4812-8897-7A78B9E4761F http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/99/35/ Where: Leamouth, near East India Dock. Description: Traffic passes over the Lower Lea Crossing, a metallic clinking sound as moored boats shift around a5t the mouth of the Lea. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 1:00.]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:51:15 +0100 C978C261-03F1-4798-A711-A33F2FE217F3 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1501/ Two more recordings have arrived via the London Sound Survey dropbox. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:07:34 +0100 80BBB506-A992-4621-A4B9-A21C039715D4 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundacts_so2/social2/1499/ Category: Social - Other. Description: Petrol-powered model cars are sent tearing round a makeshift track on Hackney Marshes. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 2:00.]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:06:33 +0100 05EE32DC-89ED-45C8-AB3E-6E1356E5D7A2 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/82/35/ Where: Dalston, east London. Description: Busy street sounds from a static recording spot with passing traffic, voices of market traders, street sellers and passersby. Recordist: Shane/thehandthatclaps. Duration: 11:15.]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:35:14 +0100 75871BC2-7057-4125-9A74-BDDF08A9679C http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundacts_of1/official1/1497/ Category: Officialdom - public transport announcements. Description: A tube train arrives at Embankment Station and the iconic 'Mind the Gap' announcement is heard. Recordist: Chris/dashanna. Duration: 1:44.]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:33:21 +0100 FD3F8789-C135-4207-8C79-30E43ECCCA0C http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundacts_so2/social2/1496/ Category: Social - football. Description: Amateur football teams play on adjacent pitches at Hackney Marshes in east London. Recordist: IM Rawes. Duration: 2:15.]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:31:36 +0100 A89C946A-F75D-47AB-9D82-3B02A35B03E0 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/1495/ Field recordists across Europe rejoiced last year when the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted and lobbed a cubic kilometer of ash into the sky. At last we were given a brief rest from the whine of jet engines. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:11:03 +0100 F505FFE7-8AB7-42EA-9B21-39B3ACBEE296 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/wildlife/dawn_chorus/121/1492/ Where: Culverly Road, Catford. Description: Dawn chorus recording with birdsong all around, little or no background noise except for faint traffic which grows louder towards the end. Recordist: dashanna. Duration: 24:29.]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:09:10 +0100 6D37D7C9-E001-4793-8ABC-55366DCD9104 http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/67/35/ Where: Highgate Cemetery, north London. Description: Loud birdsong, voices in mid-distance, faint traffic, a siren is heard briefly. Recordist: dashanna. Duration: 3:00.]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:07:06 +0100 519C6E16-DFB8-4599-9FC0-EE469A22A1BE http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/98/35/ Where: Limehouse, east London. Description: Bells of St Anne's church, background traffic, birdsong. Recordist: dashanna. Duration: 3:00.]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:05:45 +0100 5197D353-419E-42D8-A752-461BF55BC793