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Ridley Road Shopping Village. Location: Inside Ridley Road Shopping Village indoor market, Dalston. Description: Voices and loud reggae and gospel music playing from stalls at the entrance to and inside Ridley Road Shopping Village indoor market. Duration: 2:10. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 5 September 2015. Time of day: 4.35pm.
Monsell Road N4 June. Location: Monsell Road near junction with Plimsoll Road, Islington. Description: A woman walks past carrying shopping, distant traffic, traffic passing along Monsell Road, birdsong, a woman coughs, a van passes slowly, footsteps, airplane drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 3.10pm.
Quill Street south N4 June. Location: South end of Quill Street, Islington. Description: Voices of two women on a balcony nearby, a car door is slammed, a moped and a bus pass along St Thomas's Road, birdsong, footsteps, distant traffic, children's and a man's voice towards end, a van drives past. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 3pm.
Highbury Square N5 June. Location: In the middle of the Highbury Square housing development, Islington. Description: Distant traffic, voices and footsteps of residents walking past, hollow banging sounds and the noise of glass bottles being disposed of, distant traffic, the wind stirs nearby foliage and ground litter, airplane drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 1.15pm.
Conewood Street N5 June. Location: Midway along Conewood Street, Islington. Description: Airplane drone, voices of children in a nearby school, van doors slam loudly, birdsong, a woman pushes a buggy past, footsteps, a car passes. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 1.15pm.
Jack Walker Court N5 June. Location: Jack Walker Court off Panmure Close, Islington. Description: Distant traffic, birdsong, music playing and an infant crying in nearby flats, clatter of cutlery, airplane drone, a distant emergency services siren. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 1.05pm.
Hamilton Park N5 June. Location: Midway along Hamilton Park, Islington. Description: Airplane drone, a magpie chatters, birdsong, the wind stirs nearby foliage, footsteps of a passerby, distant traffic, a distant emergency services siren, voices heard briefly in the distance, a car pulls up close by before turning and driving away. Duration: IM Rawes. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 1pm.
Highbury Hill N5 June. Location: Midway along the southern arm of Highbury Hill, Islington. Description: Frequent traffic passing along Highbury Hill, voices of children from a nearby school, airplane drone, footsteps of a passerby, a lorry passes with its load jolting in the back. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 12.45pm.
Martineau Road N5 June. Location: Entrance to Martineau Mews on Martineau Road, Islington. Description: Traffic passing along Martineau Road given a reverberant quality in the covered entrance to Martineau Mews, footsteps, indistinct music, a man and a woman speak together quietly, an electronic beeping followed by a knocking sound, birdsong. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 12.40pm.
Queensland Road N7 June. Location: Towards eastern end of Queensland Road, Islington. Description: Distant traffic, constant noise of air conditioning units, a car and a cyclist pass, slamming of car doors, a car engine starts and idles, footsteps of passersby, an indistinct voice towards the end. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 12.30pm.
Courtney Court N7 June. Location: Courtney Court off Courtney Road, Islington. Description: Airplane drone, distant traffic, occasional footsteps and sounds of desultory activity close by, a car door is slammed, birdsong, a woman's voice is heard briefly and faintly, an emergency services siren approaches from the distance. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 12.20pm.
Arsenal stadium west June. Location: Plaza on the west side of Arsenal Emirates stadium, Islington. Description: Loud traffic on Hornsey Road, voices and footsteps of passersby including a party of schoolchildren, occasional rustle of carrier bags, music from passing cars. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 12.15pm.
Rollit Street N7 June. Location: South end of Rollit Street, Islington. Description: Loud traffic on Holloway Road, bangs and other reverberant sounds of building work close by, electronic beep of vehicle reversing, birdsong, an emergency services siren on Holloway Road. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2015. Time of day: 12.10pm.
Arsenal station N5 November. Location: Just inside the ticket hall at Arsenal tube station, north London. Description: Voices and footsteps of people leaving the station and loitering by the entrance, electronic beeps from the ticket barriers, occasional traffic passing along Gillespie Road, announcements over the station tannoy. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 November 2013. Time of day: 11.30am.
Danny Fiszman Bridge N5 November. Location: Middle of Danny Fiszman Bridge approaching Arsenal stadium, Drayton Park, north London. Description: Loud sounds of building work with air compressor, drilling, hammering and scaffolding being put up, voices of a group of people walking past on the bridge. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 November 2013. Time of day: 12.30pm.
Gillespie Road N5 November. Location: Gillespie Road by junction with Avenell Road, Drayton Park, north London. Description: Traffic passing along Gillespie Road, birdsong, airplane drone, a man lifts the roller shutter of a shop, a cyclist passes by, indistinct voices and laughter, a crow caws. Duration: 2. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 November 2013. Time of day: 11.35am.
Elwood Street N5 November. Location: Elwood Street outside Twyford House flats, Highbury, north London. Description: Occasional passing traffic, raised voices of teacher and children from a school on the other side of the road, a crow caws, vehicle doors slammed in the mid-distance. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 November 2013. Time of day: 11.45am.
Blackstock Road N5 November. Location: Blackstock Road near junction with Conewood Street, Highbury, north London. Description: Loud traffic passing close by along Blackstock Road including cars, buses and lorries, a police car goes by while sounding its siren, voices and footsteps of passersby. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 November 2013. Time of day: 11.50am.
Loxford Gardens N5 November. Location: Inside Loxford Gardens gated housing development, Highbury, north London. Description: Constant traffic on Blackstock Road, humming and rattling sounds from someone setting up a steam cleaner or pressure washer, airplane drone, distant sounds of building work. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 November 2013. Time of day: 11.55pm.
Roseleigh Avenue N5 November. Location: Roseleigh Avenue near junction with Hamilton Park, north London. Description: Constant traffic in the distance, loud airplane drone, footsteps, a faint rattling sound made by a repairman working on a house, faint birdsong, someone gets into a van and drives away. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 November 2013. Time of day: 12.05pm.
Stavordale Road N5 November. Location: Halfway along Stavordale Road, Drayton Park, north London. Description: Airplane drone, sounds of building work in the mid-distance with scaffolding being put up, footsteps, car doors slammed in the street. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 November 2013. Time of day: 12.20pm.
Ken Friar Bridge N5 November. Location: On the Ken Friar footbridge immediately north of Arsenal Highbury stadium, north London. Description: Voices of passersby, a constant machine hum fairly close by, more distant clanging sounds from a building site, rasp of a power tool. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 November 2013. Time of day: 12.35pm.
Avenell Road N5 April. Location: Outside Aubert Court flats, Avenell Road, north London. Description: A car engine idles in a residential street and stops, slamming of doors, voices and footsteps of passersby, music from a nearby flat. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 April 2013. Time of day: 2.30pm.
Highbury Park N5 April. Location: Walking north along Highbury Park from junction with Aubert Park, north London. Description: Loud constant traffic, voices of passersby. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 April 2013. Time of day: 3pm.
Gillespie Park N4 April. Location: Gillespie Park, near Arsenal tube, north London. Description: Birdsong, distant aircraft drone, banging sounds from nearby railway sidings. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 April 2013. Time of day: 4pm.
Harvist Estate N7 April. Location: Off Hornsey Road, Holloway, north London. Description: Youths play basketball in a yard in the middle of the estate, a train rushes past along a viaduct, classical music heard from one of the flats, traffic, voices of passersby. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 April 2013. Time of day: 2.10pm.
Highbury Hill N5 April. Location: Highbury Hill near junction with Aubert Park, north London. Description: Birdsong in a residential street, sounds of builders working on a house, occasional passing traffic. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 April 2013. Time of day: 1.45pm.
Holloway Road N7 April. Location: Walking northwards along Holloway Road, north London, from the junction with Drayton Park. Description: Constant loud traffic, voices of passing pedestrians, beeping of a road crossing. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 April 2013. Time of day: 1pm.
Lowman Road N7 April. Location: Junction of Lowman Road and Annette Road, Holloway, north London. Description: Voices and footsteps of pedestrians in a residential street, a train rushes past in the distance. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 April 2013. Time of day: 1.20pm.
Nags Head indoor market. Location: Seven Sisters Road, Holloway. Description: Recorded while walking around the indoor market arcades. Music from a record stall, voices of stallholders and their customers. Duration: 2:23. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 October 2012. Time of day: 4pm.
Holloway Road car boot sale. Location: Just off Holloway Road near junction with Seven Sisters Road. Description: Voices of stallholders and their customers recorded while walking around the boot sale. Duration: 5:25. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 13 October 2012. Time of day: 2.45pm.
Highbury Fields voices. Location: Highbury Fields, Islington, north London. Description: Voices from a large number of people out enjoying the sunshine in Highbury Fields. Recorded while walking across the open space. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 22 July 2012. Time of day: 5.45pm.
Chapel Market Islington. Location: Walking eastwards along Chapel Market, north London. Description: Few stalls or shops are open on a wet Easter Monday. Vehicles, banging sounds from a stall being dismantled, shuffling footsteps and voices of passersby. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 9 April 2012. Time of day: 3.20pm.
Outside Dalston Kingsland Road station at lunchtime. Location: Kingsland High Street, Dalston, east London. Description: Busy street sounds from a static recording spot with passing traffic, voices of market traders, street sellers and passersby. Duration: 11:15. Recorded by: Shane/thehandthatclaps. Recording date: 19 July 2011. Time of day: 12.20pm.
Regents Canal De Beauvoir Town. Location: Near Baring Street, De Beauvoir Town. Description: A canal narrowboat motors past, hissing noise from a car wash nearby, bird calls. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 9 July 2011. Time of day: 11.40am.
Regents Canal City Road Basin. Location: City Road Basin, east of Angel Islington, north London. Description: Voices of men calling to each other across City Road Basin, sound of narrowboat's engine, traffic, birdsong. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 2 July 2011. Time of day: 5.25pm.
Bookmakers Bethnal Green Road. Location: Inside a bookmakers on Bethnal Green Road, east London. Description: Racing commentators' voices from TV channels in the bookmakers, while customers talk among themselves. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 February 2010. Time of day: 3.15pm.
Ridley Road market. Location: Ridley Road market, Dalston, east London. Description: Recording made while walking slowly eastwards along the whole length of Ridley Road market. Stallholders' voices and cries, music from stalls and small shops. Duration: 6:34. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 28 November 2009. Time of day: 3.30pm.
TQ 3231 8447. Location: OS grid reference TQ 3231 8447. Arran Walk, Canonbury. Description: A street in a housing estate. A woman walks past, talking on her mobile phone. A crow caws, distant sounds of a bottle bank being emptied, a man cycles past, footsteps. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 11 July 2009. Time of day: 11.30am.
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