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Albert Memorial Clock

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT1 5GS, United Kingdom

A 2-minute field recording by Georgios Varoutsos made in Belfast, United Kingdom on 4 July 2020, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rain, church bells and streets & traffic.

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Albert Memorial Clock
2:00CC BY 3.0by Georgios VaroutsosInternet Archive
2:00
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Recordist's notes

As droplets of rain began falling from the sky, I was across the street watching as people (tourists or locals) were enjoying a cold beverage outdoors at a local pub. This time was different, the servers were extra careful nearing customers, the distance between people seemed irregular, and there were moments of nervousness when people stepped too close to one another. Yet, in spirit, it seemed like everyone was trying to return to a normal routine. It was also my first time hearing the Albert Memorial Clock bells ring, right at the moment when the rain intensified. – Georgios Varoutsos (https://georgiosvaroutsos.com/covid-19/)

Written by Georgios Varoutsos on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Belfast is a city of about 348,005 people in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 93 field recordings from here.

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