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On the northside of the A420 Thames Street next to the abandoned pub

The Wharf House, 14 Butterwyke Pl, Oxford OX1 1TT, UK

A 64-second field recording by Paul Whitty made in Oxford, United Kingdom on 2 November 2018, in the afternoon. Soundscape: streets & traffic, trains & stations and cafés, bars & restaurants.

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On the northside of the A420 Thames Street next to the abandoned pub
1:04CC BY-ND 3.0by Paul WhittyInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

This recording is part of a Sound Diaries project investigating the soundscape of football pitches in Oxford and builds on Get Rid! a project that explored the sounding cultures of grassroots football. This project titled 'One goalpost for informal kickabout' explores the soundscape of the city through a series of soundwalks starting and ending at the SARU studio at the Old Fire Station, Oxford, England and visiting one football pitch at a time. During the walks I have made a series of 1'00" recordings. The project will document public and private spaces. This recording was made on the northside of the A420 Thames Street next to the abandoned pub with a Tascam DR-40.

Written by Paul Whitty on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Oxford is a city of about 162,100 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 73 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-40. A four-track handheld with adjustable X/Y–A/B microphones and XLR inputs.

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