Conway Gardens HA9 April 2:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 12 April 2015
Time of day: 3.30pm
Location: West end of Conway Gardens, north-west London.
Description: The wind stirs foliage, distinct traffic with emergency services siren, a dog barks in the distance, twigs and leaves skitter on the ground, faint birdsong, two cars pull in close by, trains pass in mid-distance, airplane drone.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Elmstead Avenue HA9 April 2:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 12 April 2015
Time of day: 3.10pm
Location: Elmstead Avenue just south of junction with Princess Avenue, north-west London.
Description: Occasional passing cars, birdsong, the wind stirs nearby foliage, indistinct sound of a radio in mid-distance, a light airplane buzzes, desultory activity in the street, faint children's voices towards end.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Preston Road HA9 April 2:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 12 April 2015
Time of day: 2.55pm
Location: Preston Road north of junction with Carlton Avenue East, north-west London.
Description: Loud noise of bus moving off close by, busy traffic on Preston Road, indistinct voices and footsteps of passersby.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Warren Close HA9 April 2:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 12 April 2015
Time of day: 2.45pm
Location: Warren Close, north-west London.
Description: A man and later a woman walk past close by, birdsong, traffic in mid-distance, the wind stirs foliage, indistinct voices, a crow caws, a car passes close by.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics and Olympus LS-14 recorder. Some wind noise on recording. Roll off at 100Hz.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
St Augustines Avenue HA9 April 2:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 12 April 2015
Time of day: 2.30pm
Location: North end of St Augustine's Avenue near junction with Preston Road, north-west London.
Description: Airplane drone, birdsong, traffic in mid-distance, two people walk past in succession close by, a car passes along the street.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Preston Park July 2:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 15 July 2013
Time of day: 1.50pm
Location: Middle of Preston Park, north-west London.
Description: Squealing noises as a child plays on a swing, her mother speaks to her, cries of other children at play, birdsong.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics and Sony PCM-M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Ambleside Gardens HA9 July 2:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 15 July 2013
Time of day: 2.10pm
Location: Cul-de-sac end of Ambleside Gardens, Preston, north-west London.
Description: Quiet residential street with faint sounds from nearby houses, the wind rustles foliage, a train passes in the distance, a car approaches towards the end.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics and Sony PCM-M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Windermere Avenue HA9 July 2:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 15 July 2013
Time of day: 2.20pm
Location: Tiny cul-de-sac leading off Windermere Avenue by South Kenton station, north-west London.
Description: Faint mechanical sounds from South Kenton station, a woman's voice in a nearby house, two trains pass by at speed, one sounds its horn, footsteps.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics and Sony PCM-M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Pempath Place HA9 July 2:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 15 July 2013
Time of day: 2.35pm
Location: Pempath Place off Strathcona Road, North Wembley, north-west London.
Description: Noises from a building site in the mid-distance, faint domestic sounds from the surrounding homes in Pempath Place, trains in the distance, a car passes close by, footsteps.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics and Sony PCM-M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
East Lane Business Park July 2:00
Grid square: Harrow. North Wembley
Recording date: 15 July 2013
Time of day: 3pm
Location: South-west corner of playing fields next to the East Lane Business Park, north-west London.
Description: Hum of machinery, hammering and drone of a power-saw, metallic clanging, voices of workers standing outdoors.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 and Sony PCM-M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: Some wind noise present.
TQ 1647 8826 1:00
Grid square: Harrow, North Wembley
Recording date: 16 February 2009
Time of day: 11.10am
Location: OS reference TQ 1647 8826. Cul-de-sac end of Rufford Close, off Kenton Road.
Description: The cul-de-sac is deserted except for a workman unloading a cable spool from a van. Bird song, distant traffic noise and a siren from Kenton Road.
Technical guff: Head-worn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics. Olympus LS-10 digital recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.