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Sound walk Victoria Park Lake, London, UK

Southern Drive, Globe Town, Bethnal Green, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, E3 5SA, United Kingdom

A 5-minute field recording by David Pitt made in Bethnal Green, United Kingdom on 18 August 2026, in the afternoon. Soundscape: crowds & voices, cafés, bars & restaurants and parks & gardens.

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Sound walk Victoria Park Lake, London, UK
4:33Public Domain Markby David PittInternet Archive
4:33
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Recordist's notes

Slow sound walk along the edge of the lake with water and wildfowl on the left and the promenade and people on the right ending at the Pavilion Cafe. It is very hot 34C and children are tired and fractious. This part of East London is wonderfully ethnically mixed.

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

About the place

Bethnal Green is a town of about 17,590 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 13 field recordings from here.

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