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Sound recordings featuring Sudbury and Perivale

Hirst Crescent HA9 April. Location: North-east corner of Hirst Crescent, north-west London. Description: Distant traffic, faint voices growing louder, leaves skitter along the ground, a car door slams, footsteps and noise of a wheeled suitcase passing close by, faint clatter of cutlery from a nearby flat. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 12 April 2015. Time of day: 2.15pm.

Pembroke Road HA9 April. Location: North end of Pembroke Road, north-west London. Description: Hiss of a pressure washer which soon cuts out then resumes later, loud sound of cars passing slowly close by onto the garage forecourt, loud noise of passing motorbike, music from a car, a distant train. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 12 April 2015. Time of day: 2.10pm.

Lambert Walk HA9 April. Location: Lambert Walk off Clarendon Gardens, north-west London. Description: A train passes in the distance, traffic, intermittent birdsong, beat of music playing somewhere nearby, sounds of desultory activity on the estate, the wind stirs foliage. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 12 April 2015. Time of day: 2pm.

The Dene HA9 April. Location: The Dene at junction with Queenscourt, north-west London. Description: Distant traffic, voices of a mother and her children passing by on opposite side of the road, slamming of car doors, birdsong, the wind stirs foliage. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 12 April 2015. Time of day: 1.45pm.

King Edward Park VII HA9 April. Location: South-east corner of King Edward VII Park, north-west London. Description: Constant traffic in distance, shouts of men playing football in the park, other indistinct voices, faint airplane drone. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 12 April 2015. Time of day: 1.30om.

Grand Union Western Avenue. Location: Beneath the Western Avenue bridge, Perivale, northwest London. Description: Loud noise of a barge's engine as it passes by, cooing and flapping of pigeons roosting beneath the road bridge. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 13 August 2011. Time of day: 3.10pm.

TQ 1647 8447. Location: Just south of the club house, Horsendenhill golf course. Description: Rumble of distant traffic with sirens, bird song, occasional thwack of golf clubs. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 17 February 2009. Time of day: Noon.

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