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London's loudest building site from under the Millennium Bridge

City of London, England, EC2V 5AE, United Kingdom

A 4-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in London, United Kingdom on 17 May 2022, in the evening. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls, construction & industry and parks & gardens.

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London's loudest building site from under the Millennium Bridge
4:20Public Domain Markby Peter CusackInternet Archive
4:20
Spectrogram of London's loudest building site from under the Millennium Bridge
Spectrogram of the full recording (time left to right, frequency bottom to top), generated by the Internet Archive.

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Recordist's notes

This site is being redeveloped and plans show that the new building will have a roof with gardens and walkways. Currently it is one of loudest building sites in town - constant pneumatic drills and whining machines easily audible on the opposite river bank and further. Amazing how much noise is created by 'caring constructors' for a 'green' development! In quieter moments it's possible to hear passing footsteps resonating in the metal of the millennium Bridge above.

Written by Peter Cusack on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

London is a city of about 8,961,989 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 171 field recordings from here.

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