Cottage cafe Beddington 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 1 July 2014
Time of day: 12 noon.
Location: Inside the Cottage Cafe, Beddington Farm Road, south London.
Description: Noisy cafe interior with customers talking, loud music from a radio, noises of food being prepared.
Technical guff: In-ear binaural stereo. 2 x Soundman OKM II Classic mics and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Beddington Corner east 2:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 26 June 2014
Time of day: 11.55am
Location: Inside Beddington Farm sewage works/nature reserve, east London.
Description: Loud clatter and noise of earthmovers at work, birdsong all around, cawing of crows, a train passes in the mid-distance.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Beddington Corner south 3:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 26 June 2014
Time of day: 11.15am
Location: Footpath on west side of Beddington Farm, south London.
Description: Loud birdsong, cawing of crows, stridulation of grasshoppers, loud airplane drone, distant noise of earthmovers.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Go kart track Mitcham Common 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 26 June 2014
Time of day: 12.35pm
Location: Go-kart track off Jessops Way, south London.
Description: Noise of go-karts as they circle the track, the wind stirs nearby foliage.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Hand car wash Beddington Lane 4:40
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 27 June 2014
Time of day: 11.25am
Location: Beddington Lane near junction with Beddington Cross, south London
Description: Voices of car wash staff, loud hiss of pressure washers, passing traffic, noises of compressor and drying unit.
Technical guff: In-ear binaural stereo, 2 x OKM II Classic mics and Roland R05 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Landfill site Beddington Farm 2:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 26 June 2014
Time of day: 12.10pm
Location: Immediately west of the Beddington Farm landfill site, south London.
Description: Clatter and rumble of earthmovers working on the landfill site, calls of crows and jackdaws, the wind stirs nearby foliage.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Manhole cover Beddington gravel works 1:50
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 26 June 2014
Time of day: 11am
Location: Abandoned gravel works near Beddington Farm, south London.
Description: Hissing noises and a hollow rumbling emanate from beneath a manhole cover, sound of earthmovers in the distance.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Railway footbridge Mitcham Common 2:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 26 June 2014
Time of day: 10.45am
Location: Footbridge due east of Mitcham Junction station, south London.
Description: Birdsong all around, distant traffic and sounds of industrial activity, airplane drone, faint sound of a passing train.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: M Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Therapia Lane footpath 2:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 1 July 2014
Time of day: 11.25am
Location: Footpath between Therapia Lane and Endeavour Way, south London.
Description: Constant banging and noise of heavy machinery in operation all around, the wind stirs rubbish along the footpath, a van door slams, indistinct voices.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Therapia Lane stream 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 1 July 2014
Time of day: 11.15am
Location: Therapia Lane at junction with Beddington Lane, south London.
Description: Trickling of a small stream at the point where it disappears under the road, passing traffic on Beddington Lane.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Tramsheds industrial estate Coomber Way 1:55
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 26 June 2014
Time of day: 1.35pm
Location: Coomber Way off Beddington Lane, south London.
Description: Loud noise of lorries and other traffic passing close by, a repetitive banging in the mid-distance, intermittent noise of metal being sawed.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
Unnamed watercourse Beddington Corner 2:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 26 June 2014
Time of day: 11.34am
Location: Beddington Corner, south London.
Description: Trickling, rushing sounds from a culverted watercourse, distant traffic rumble in background, faint airplane drone, a train passes.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp and Olympus LS-14 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
The Wandle Church Paddock 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 5 August 2011
Time of day: 4.15pm
Location: Overgrown land accessed by a hole in a fence behind Church Paddock Court, Beddington.
Description: Stridulation of grasshoppers close by, faint rushing sound of the Wandle, a dog barks, distant traffic.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA 2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D, Sony PCM M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
The Wandle Beddington Park 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 5 August 2011
Time of day: 4pm
Location: On the footbridge spanning the lake in Beddington Park.
Description: Constant traffic in the distance, birdsong and calls of ducks, faint voices and laughter.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA 2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp, Sony PCM M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
The Wandle Grove Park 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 5 August 2011
Time of day: 3.25pm
Location: Carshalton Ponds, Grove Park.
Description: Loud traffic at junction of North Street and High Street, voices of adults and children in the park, flapping of birds' wings.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA 2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp, Sony PCM M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
The Wandle Wilderness Island 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 5 August 2011
Time of day: 3pm
Location: Wilderness Island nature reserve, Hackbridge.
Description: Quiet ambience with distant traffic and siren, hammering on a building site, faint birdsong, a light breeze stirs foliage.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA 2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp, Sony PCM M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
The Wandle Budge Lane 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 5 August 2011
Time of day: 2.30pm
Location: By Budge Lane, Hackbridge.
Description: The Wandle flows out of a narrow tunnel, banging and clattering noises from the Wandle Trading Estate nearby.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA 2006C mics, Sound Devices MixPre-D preamp, Sony PCM M10 recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
The Wandle near Wates Way 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 21 May 2011
Time of day: 4pm
Location: By the river Wandle opposite Wates Way industrial estate, Mitcham Junction.
Description: Rush of water from a small tributary of the Wandle, birdsong, cooing of wood pigeon, distant traffic.
Technical guff: Headworn stereo. 2 x DPA 2006C mics and Fostex FR-2LE recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
River Wandle 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 22 April 2009
Time of day: 3pm
Location: A weir on the River Wandle north of Hackbridge Road.
Description: A continuous rushing noise as the Wandle jumps down in a wide glassy arc from a weir.
Technical guff: Head-worn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics. Edirol R09-HR digital recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
TQ 2835 6551 1:00
Grid square: Carshalton, Hackbridge
Recording date: 22 April 2009
Time of day: 3.15pm
Location: North end of the Wilderness Island nature reserve.
Description: Faint birdsong and crackles of twigs and leaves in the surrounding undergrowth. To the north, a continuous rushing sound from a weir on the River Wandle. A train passes along a railway viaduct to the south.
Technical guff: Head-worn stereo. 2 x Shure WL-183 mics. Edirol R09-HR digital recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.
