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Windchimes outside the tiny book store

22 Lion Street, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7LB, UK

A field recording by Felicity Ford made in Hastings, United Kingdom on 1 February 2015, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind, birdsong & dawn chorus and church bells.

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Windchimes outside the tiny book store
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Recordist's notes

I noticed a bell tower at the top of the street and wanted to hear the clock strike the hour. We wandered up there and noticed the sound of some wind chimes hanging outside a shop marked "tiny book store". It was a very windy day but I managed to get into a corner against the thick church walls to shield my recorder from the worst of the blasts. This gives the recording a bit of a claustrophobic feeling I think, as you can hear sounds reflecting back from a thick stone wall in a confined area. Alas with EDIROL R-09 and its little fluffy wind cover there is not much more to be done other than trying to find a non-windy spot! A pigeon started cooing, some people passed by, chatting, and our paper bag from Simon's pie shop rustled in the wind. The clock struck the hour about three minutes past the hour.

Written by Felicity Ford on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Hastings is a town of about 92,855 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 14 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.

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