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Rounton Road E3 May. Location: Rounton Road near junction with Eagling Close, east London. Description: Traffic on Campbell Road, noises from nearby workshops, a train passes by along a viaduct, voices of children and adults walking past, airplane and helicopter drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 4pm.
Wellington Way E3 May. Location: Wellington Way by junction with Dimson Crescent, east London. Description: Voices of children and adults from a nearby play area, distant traffic and occasional passing cars near by, faint birdsong, airplane and loud helicopter drone, voices of passersby. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 3.30pm.
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park E3 May. Location: Near the north-west corner of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, east London. Description: Airplane drone, birdsong, a man calls out briefly in the distance, someone sneezes in the mid-distance, faint constant traffic, cawing of crows, helicopter drone, approaching footsteps. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 3.15pm.
Southern Grove E3 May. Location: Southern Grove, a short distance north from the junction with Hamlets Way, east London. Description: Airplane drone, birdsong, distant traffic, footsteps of passersby, faint music in distance, sounds of desultory activity in the street, passing vehicles close by, a man speaks briefly with a child. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 3pm.
Bow Common Lane E3 May. Location: Bow Common Lane near junction with Portia Way, east London. Description: Music from two different households (one directly north of the recording position, the other to the east), passing traffic, airplane and helicopter drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 2.50pm.
Ursula Gould Way E14 May. Location: Ursula Gould Way flats off Thomas Road, east London. Description: Voices of children and adults echoing in the courtyard between two blocks of flats, traffic on Thomas Road, airplane drone, music from a flat's open window. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 2.30pm.
St Pauls Way E3 May. Location: St Paul's Way near junction with Burgess Street, east London. Description: Loud noise of traffic close by driving over a paved road surface, brief bursts of music from two passing cars, faint footsteps of passersby. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 2.15pm.
Shelmderdine Close E3 May. Location: North end of Shelmerdine Close, east London. Description: Constant traffic in distance on St Paul's Way, the wind stirs foliage and makes detritus skitter along the ground, airplane drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 2.10pm.
Locksley Street E14 May. Location: Locksley Street near junction with Clemence Street, east London. Description: Traffic in mid-distance, voices of children in a nearby playground, a father and his children walk past talking, the wind stirs foliage, alarm calls of birds, airplane drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 1.50pm.
Mile End Park south May. Location: South-west corner of Mile End Park near St Paul's Way, east London. Description: Loud helicopter and airplane drone, traffic, faint voices and clattering noises from a skatepark, a metal gate is opened. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 1.40pm.
Mile End Park north May. Location: North end of Mile End Park near Mile End Road, east London. Description: Constant traffic, airplane drone, a loud unvarying air-vent noise, voices of a group of teenagers nearby, helicopter drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 30 May 2015. Time of day: 1.15pm.
Canary Wharf. Location: Walking from Canary Wharf tube station towards North Colonnade, east London. Description: A tube station busker plays Bob Dylan, sounds of the station escalators, voices and footsteps outdoors then inside a covered walkway. Duration: 3:10. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 12 March 2015. Time of day: 5.45pm.
Tidworth Road E3 October. Location: Tidworth Road between Archibald Street and Ireton Street, Mile End. Description: Cars pass in quick succession along Tidworth Road, a train sounds its whistle, aircraft drone, a constant hum from a nearby workshop, faint voices of children, a train passes along the viaduct. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 5pm.
Eric Street E3 October. Location: Eric Street just north of junction with Hamlets Way, Mile End. Description: Voices and footsteps of passersby, beeping from a reversing vehicle, squeal of brakes, traffic on Hamlets Way and Eric Street, slamming of car doors. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 4.25pm.
English Street E3 October. Location: English Street, Mile End. Description: Aircraft drone, a child's voice, chime of an ice cream van, faint clatter of cutlery from a nearby flat, traffic passing along Hamlets Way. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 4.20pm.
Ropery Street E3 October. Location: Junction of Maritime Street and Ropery Street, Mile End. Description: A man coughs, aircraft drone and emergency services siren, traffic on Bow Common Lane, children's voices, other sounds of desultory activity in the street. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 4.15pm.
Off Bow Common Lane E3 October. Location: Narrow lane running westwards from Bow Common Lane, Mile End. Description: Hum and faint hiss of machinery in a railway arch workshop, traffic on Bow Common Lane, music from a nearby flat, a train passes along the viaduct, a child talks as he walks by, aircraft drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 4.05pm.
St Pauls Way E14 October. Location: St Paul's Way opposite junction with Baythorne Street, Mile End. Description: A man coughs, traffic passing along St Paul's Way, voices of schoolchildren walking home, footsteps, aircraft drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 3.50pm.
Rhodeswell Road E14 October. Location: Rhodeswell Road near junction with Tomlins Terrace, Limehouse. Description: Aircraft drone, a car door is slammed, passing traffic, occasional thumps and banging sounds from a nearby repair garage, brief call of a water-bird from the Regents Canal. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 7 October 2013. Time of day: 3.40pm.
Ackroyd Drive E3 April. Location: Ackroyd Drive, Mile End, east London. Description: Traffic, clattering sounds from skatepark a few hundred meters due west, a car passes, aircraft drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 21 April 2013. Time of day: 2.30pm.
Celandine Close E14 April. Location: Celandine Close off Bow Common Lane, Mile End, east London. Description: A car door is slammed, a jet passes overhead, whine of a power tool in use somewhere on the estate, music from one of the flats overlooking the close. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 21 April 2013. Time of day: 2.45pm.
Grafton House E3 April. Location: Grafton House near junction of Merchant Street and Wellington Way, Mile End, east London. Description: Generally quiet environment with aircraft drone, distant voices of children at play, a door slams somewhere on the estate, a car drives past. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 21 April 2013. Time of day: 3.15pm.
Thomas Road E14 April. Location: Thomas Road, junction with Wallwood Street, Mile End, east London. Description: Traffic close by and distant, voices of children playing in the courtyard of an estate, airplane drone, music from passing cars. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 21 April 2013. Time of day: 2pm.
Wager Street E3 April. Location: Wager Street, Mile End, east London. Description: Sounds in a residential street with children in a playground some distance away, airplane drone, from somewhere a recorded voice singing and speaking, a car drives past. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 21 April 2013. Time of day: 1.50pm.
Tower Hamlets Cemetery April. Location: Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Mile End, east London. Description: Birdsong among the trees in the cemetery, faint aircraft drone growing louder, an ice cream van sounds its chime, a train passes along a viaduct a hundred yards or so to the south. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 21 April 2013. Time of day: 2.30pm.
Mile End Park April. Location: Mile End Park near Burdett Road, east London. Description: Traffic on Burdett Road, a football is kicked around, voices of children and adults in the park, a basketball rattles against its basket. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 21 April 2013. Time of day: 1.20pm.
Shadwell voices. Location: Watney Street market, Shadwell, east London. Description: Voices of adults and children recorded while walking through Watney Street market. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 4 August 2012. Time of day: 1.15pm.
St Annes Limehouse. Location: By St Anne's church, Limehouse, east London. Description: Bell of St Anne's church, Limehouse, East London, chiming 12 noon, followed by ambient sound of traffic and birdsong in churchyard. Duration: 3:00. Recorded by: Chris/dashanna. Recording date: April 2010. Time of day: Noon.
Limehouse Basin. Location: Limehouse Basin, east London. Description: A strong wind makes the Thames choppy, waves slap against the main lock gates to Limehouse Basin. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2011. Time of day: Noon..
Regents Canal Mile End Park. Location: Regent's Canal by Mile End Park, east London. Description: Honking of car horns from a main road, bird calls, a resident in flats opposite slams a door, airplane drone, a jogger runs past. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 June 2011. Time of day: 12.50pm.
Whitechapel tube ticket hall. Location: Whitechapel Underground station, east London. Description: Faint beeps and sounds of the ticket barriers opening as commuters pass through them. Voices of people hanging around the ticket hall. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 16 February 2011. Time of day: 8pm.
Rooster Mudchute City Farm. Location: Mudchute City Farm, Isle of Dogs. Description: A rooster crows twice at the Mudchute City Farm, birdsong and visitors' voices in background. Duration: 0:20. Recorded by: Felicity Ford. Recording date: 26 August 2010. Time of day: Not known.
Grunting pigs Mudchute City Farm. Location: Mudchute City Farm, Isle of Dogs Description: Close-up recording of Gloucester Old Spot pigs grunting and rooting around their sty. Birdsong and pigeons cooing in the background. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: Felicity Ford. Recording date: 26 august 2010. Time of day: Not known.
Chrisp Street market. Location: Walking through Chrisp Street market, Bow, east London. Description: Echoes from the underpass at Vesey Walk, a youth plays tinny-sounding music from a mobile phone, voices of children and adults, reggae music plays from a market stall. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 20 February 2010. Time of day: 2pm.
21st floor Balfron Tower. Location: 21st floor balcony, Balfron Tower, Poplar Description: Constant traffic noise from the Isle of Dogs to the south, a police siren, faint aircraft noise, a dog barks several times. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 21 January 2010. Time of day: 4pm.
Jubilee Place. Location: In a connecting foyer between Jubilee Place shopping mall and Canary Wharf Underground station. Description: A chilly, impersonal atmosphere with footsteps as people cross the foyer space, and the constant rush of an air conditioning system. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 1 December 2009. Time of day: 8.45pm.
Whitechapel market. Location: Walking westwards through the market along Whitechapel Road, east London. Description: Intermittent sounding of ambulance sirens, market traders' cries, recorded music from CD stalls, voices of passersby, a man sings outside a shop. Duration: 2:56. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 2 October 2009. Time of day: 1.30pm.
TQ 3627 8067. Location: OS grid reference TQ 3627 8067. The grid point is in the Thames itself. The recording point was at the mouth of Limehouse Basin, overlooking Limehouse Reach. Description: Aircraft drone and background traffic noise, a crow caws, waves slap against wooden pier struts, a nearby coot swims in the river and calls. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 11 July 2009. Time of day: 1.30pm.
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