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Barge Unloading, Upton, UK

Bridge House, Saxons Lode, Ripple, Uckinghall, Tewkesbury, Worcestershire, England, GL20 6ET, United Kingdom

A 16-minute field recording by David Pitt made in Tewkesbury, United Kingdom on 23 July 2025, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rain, rivers, streams & waterfalls and construction & industry.

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Barge Unloading, Upton, UK
15:55Public Domain Markby David PittInternet Archive
15:55
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Recordist's notes

A barge arrives and an excavator unloads a cargo of sand then the barge leaves. Recorded from the opposite river bank while sheltering under an oak tree in case of rain. The recorder is propped in the lower branches of the tree. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s. 32 bit x 48khz converted to Mp3.

Written by David Pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Tewkesbury is a town of about 20,360 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 12 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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