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The impressive Exchange bell strikes 12, trams pass by
6:38
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Recordist's notes
The Nottingham city hall bell is called, 'Little John' (I guess after the famous character in the Robin Hood stories). It's ring is the deepest of any bell in the UK. I liked the sound of the passing trams too. Am surprised that on this Saturday the city center was so quiet.
About the place
Nottingham is a city of about 323,632 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 2 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Cheapside, Nottingham NG1, UK - The impressive Exchange bell strikes 12, trams pass by” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0