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Sounds recordings featuring Hackney, Stratford and Bow

Tomlins Grove E3 May. Location: Halfway along Tomlin's Grove, east London. Description: Constant traffic on Bow Road, faint birdsong, indistinct voices in distance, footsteps of a passerby, the wind stirs foliage, airplane drone, two vehicles with sirens pass along Bow Road, airplane drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 3.50pm.

Eleanor Street E3 May. Location: Immediately to the south of the railway bridge crossing Eleanor Street, east London. Description: Banging noises as a truck is unloaded nearby, loud cooing of pigeons roosting beneath the railway bridge, distant cries of children, distant traffic, an Underground train passes slowly by, a van drives past close by. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 3.35pm.

Arnold Road E3 October. Location: Arnold Road west of the railway viaduct, Bromley-by-Bow. Description: Noises of sanding or grinding and hammering from garages along Arnold Road, voices of men working in the garages, a car drives past, aircraft drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 4.50pm.

British Street E3 October. Location: British Street opposite the surgery, Mile End. Description: Mile End Road traffic, aircraft drone, occasional sounds from nearby flats lining British Street, faint footsteps and voices. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 4.40pm.

Brokesley Street E3 October. Location: Brokesley Street at junction with Mile End Road. Description: Loud traffic passing along Mile End Road, voices of passersby, a nearby shopkeeper pulls apart cardboard packaging, a woman's jewellery jingles as she walks past. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 4.35pm.

Victoria Park in September. Location: By the Burdett-Coutts memorial, Victoria Park, Hackney. Description: Rumble of distant traffic, two Heathrow-bound planes fly overhead in succession, voices of children from the playground of a primary school. Duration: 4:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 24 September 2013. Time of day: 9.35am.

Mare Street Hackney. Location: Mare Street north of Hackney Central station. Description: A bus drives past, voices and footsteps of passersby, faint music from shops. Duration: 1:29. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 October 2012. Time of day: 3pm.

Dredger on River Lea. Location: River Lea, Bow. Description: Noise of the dredger at work, hammering, calls of a coot. Duration: 1:15. Recorded by: Richard Beard. Recording date: 11 November 2004. Time of day: 11am.

Regents Canal Victoria Park. Location: By the Regent's Canal at Victoria Park, Hackney, east London. Description: Loud birdsong from nearby trees and buddleia bushes, traffic in background, a bicycle passes making a noise on loose concrete paving slabs. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 9 July 2011. Time of day: 11am.

Regents Canal Cambridge Heath Road. Location: Under the Cambridge Heath Road bridge crossing the Regent's Canal, Hackney, east London. Description: Passing footsteps, traffic from Cambridge Heath Road, calls from a coot, voices and sounds from a nearby building site, joggers run past. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 9 July 2011. Time of day: 11.20am.

Regents Canal Wennington Green. Location: By the Regent's Canal at Wennington Green, east London. Description: Noises and voices from a building site, a man jogs past with a dog on a chain, distant traffic. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 9 July 2011. Time of day: 10.20am.

Yarn shop spinning wheel. Location: Prick Your Finger yarn shop, Globe Road, Bethnal Green. Description: Squeaking and rattling of a spinning wheel in use. Duration: 0:14. Recorded by: Felicity Ford. Recording date: 26 August 2010. Time of day: Not known.

Yarn shop ballwinder. Location: Prick Your Finger yarn shop, Globe Road, Bethnal Green. Description: Creaking sound of a ballwinder, a device for turning a loose ring or 'hank' of yarn into a tight ball. Duration: 0:14. Recorded by: Felicity Ford. Recording date: 26 August 2010. Time of day: Not known.

Bethnal Green Library. Location: Bethnal Green Library, Cambridge Heath Road, east London. Description: Sounds of library staff going about their work, a child laughs, air conditioning hum, visitors typing at computer keyboards. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 5 June 2010. Time of day: 1pm.

Idea Store Bow. Location: Idea Store Bow public library, Roman Road, east London. Description: Faint voices of library staff and readers, footsteps, an alert tone sounds briefly, a staple gun clicks once. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 29 May 2010. Time of day: 11am.

Hackney Central Library. Location: Inside Hackney Central Library, Mare Street. Description: Ambience inside Hackney Central Library. Occasional bangs and coughs, voices, electronic beeps; to the left a man scribbles with enthusiasm onto a pad of paper. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 10 April 2010. Time of day: 12.30pm.

Roman Road market. Location: Roman Road market, Hackney, east London Description: Voices of shoppers and stallholders recorded while walking westwards along Roman Road street market. Duration: 2:10. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 February 2010. Time of day: 2.45pm.

Olympic construction site. Location: On the Greenway elevated path, near Pudding Mill Lane. Description: Great din of earth movers, dumper trucks and machinery from all around at the 2012 Olympics construction site. Duration: 1:30. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 2 November 2009. Time of day: 1.15pm.

Hertford Union canal. Location: On the towpath of the Hertford Union canal, beneath the Cadogan Terrace bridge. Description: Loud traffic noise from the A12 bridge over the canal, rushing of water from nearby lock gates. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 2 November 2009. Time of day: 2pm.

Pellici cafe Bethnal Green. Location: Inside Pellici's cafe, Bethnal Green Road, east London. Description: Lively, noisy atmosphere inside this popular traditional cafe. Hollow-sounding drone of the coffee machine, voices of customers and cafe staff, clattering of plates and cups, a member of staff asks an old man what he wants for lunch. Duration: 2:23. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 2 October 2009. Time of day: 12:30pm.

TQ 3627 8447. Location: OS reference 3627 8447. East end of Victoria Park Road. Description: A moped and other larger vehicles pass close by, faint birdsong from Victoria Park. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 17 February 2009. Time of day: 3.20pm.

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