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Sound recordings featuring Wembley, Neasden and Harlesden

East Lane HA9 July. Location: Junction of East Lane and Preston Road, Wembley, north-west London. Description: Loud traffic passing through the junction and stopping at traffic lights, voices of adult and juvenile passersby, music from cars. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 15 July 2013. Time of day: 3.30pm.

Grand Union Park Royal. Location: By the Abbey Road bridge, Park Royal, northwest London. Description: Loud honking and whistling of a geese as they swim close by on the canal. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 13 August 2011. Time of day: 1.25pm.

River Brent Alperton. Location: Queensbury Road, Alperton, northwest London. Description: Patter of rain falling on foliage, traffic on the North Circular Road with siren, noise from an aircon unit or fume extractor, metallic hammering sounds. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 6 August 2011. Time of day: 1.35pm.

River Brent Barnhill. Location: Recreation ground off Barnhill Road, northwest London. Description: The Brent passes through a concrete culvert under a footbridge, distant traffic with siren, a train passes through Neasden Depot, birdsong. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 6 August 2011. Time of day: 11.25am.

Willesden Junction at dawn. Location: Footbridge at Willesden Junction station, northwest London. Description: Sounds of bulldozers at work in the Hythe Road industrial estate to the south. A train passes under the footbridge, heading east. Duration: 2:30. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 February 2011. Time of day: 6am.

Harlesden High Street at night. Location: Walking northwards along Harlesden High Street. Description: Street sounds including passing cars and buses, voices of passersby and people waiting at a bus stop. Duration: 3:30. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 26 January 2011. Time of day: 9.30pm.

Royal Oak pub Harlesden. Location: Royal Oak pub, junction of Park Parade and Harlesden High Street. Description: Ambience in an 'old man's pub', with background music, voices of customers, and sounds of a domino match in progress. Duration: 1:50. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 26 January 2011. Time of day: 9pm.

Neasden Ikea. Location: Neasden branch of Ikea furniture store, north-west London Description: Recorded while walking around inside: a store announcement beginning with three chimes, voices of customers speaking in various languages. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 25 October 2009. Time of day: Around 4pm.

TQ 2043 8447. Location: OS reference TQ 2043 8447. By the side of an unnamed stream, off Conduit Way, near the North Circular. Description: Constant traffic rumble from the North Circular with lorry horn and sirens, faint birdsong. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 17 February 2009. Time of day: 1.15pm.

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