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Cobblestones and Clock

17 Eyre Pl, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 5EW, UK

A field recording by Felicity Ford made in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on 22 March 2016, in the morning. Soundscape: streets & traffic and soundwalks.

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Recordist's notes

Walking around Edinburgh I noticed the partciular sound produced by vehicles driving over the cobblestones, and the noise of the rubber on the tyres. I stopped to record this sound, and towards the end of the recording, very nicely, a clock in a house on the corner struck 12. It is very faint, but I love that now I know - through listening - that the household on the corner has a beautiful clock that sometimes makes a duet with the traffic sounding on the cobblestones.

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

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Edinburgh is a city of about 514,990 people in Scotland, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 21 field recordings from here.

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