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Sound recordings featuring Elm Park and Rainham

River Beam The Chase. Location: By the Chase, Eastbrookend Country Park. Description: Trickling of the River Beam close by, a strong wind stirs trees in the park, faint voices. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 22 January 2012. Time of day: 12.45pm.

River Beam Eastbrookend. Location: Eastbrookend Country Park, Elm Park. Description: The River Beam rushes over a small weir, banging and clattering of building work to the east. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 16 September 2011. Time of day: 1.45pm.

River Beam Valley Park. Location: Beam Valley Park, East Dagenham. Description: Constant traffic in background, noises from a nearby building site, faint airplane drone towards the end. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 16 September 2011. Time of day: 1.20pm.

River Beam Dagenham. Location: Cortina Way off Dagenham Road. Description: Loud constant traffic, a regular metallic clanging from the direction of the Ford Dagenham car factory. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 16 September 2011. Time of day: 12.50pm.

TQ 5211 8447. Location: OS reference TQ 5211 8447. This point falls in the middle of the complex of buildings making up Scargill Junior and Infants School, and was effectively unreachable. The recording was made in a playing field about 300 yards due west of the grid point. Description: About 150 yards away and more, schoolchildren play in their lunch hour and shout, scream, laugh and clap. Faint wind noise. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 March 2008. Time of day: 12.45pm.

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