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Recordist's notes
On the way back from Drayton and Sutton Courtenay where I had been recording the sound of football not happening on the recreation grounds that are home to Drayton FC and Sutton Courtenay FC respectively we needed to cross the railway line. My sons were too enthusiastic with the buzzer and so received a reprimand via a telephone call on the direct line to the Abingdon signalbox. An interesting feature of this recording is the light aircraft. This is a signature sound of the Oxfordshire soundscape pre-covid but something that came as a surprise in the present circumstances.
About the place
Didcot is a town of about 29,341 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 55 field recordings from here.
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Football not happening at Sutton Courtenay Recreation Ground
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On the threshold of the car park
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Lone footballer at Bodkins Playing Field
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Sources & credits
- “Appleton Level Crossing, B4016, Abingdon OX14, UK - Being told off by Network Rail at the level crossing” by Paul Whitty – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0