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Quiet Places

As the population of Essex grows, towns expand, and technology allows us to take sound-making devices anywhere and everywhere, there is a perception that it is getting harder to find peace and quiet. On the other hand, the decline of heavy industry means former factory sites are now quieter housing developments or unused spaces - like the former lime kiln at Beaumont Quay. Is Essex becoming noisier? One advantage of technology means that we can capture, as well as produce, sound in the remotest of locations. These quiet places have been captured: will they be as peaceful in twenty years? Please send us your recordings of your favourite quiet places in Essex to add to our collection.

  • All Saints Church, Great Chesterford, 2016

    All Saints Church, Great Chesterford, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Scene_092_GreatChesterford.mp3
  • All Saints Church, Ulting, 2016

    All Saints Church, Ulting, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Scene_832s_Ulting_Church.mp3
  • Bridleway, Little Easton, 2018

    Bridleway, Little Easton, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MixPre-382_Little_Easton.mp3
  • Chapel Lane, Crockleford Heath, 2018

    Chapel Lane, Crockleford Heath, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/MixPre-334_Chapel_Lane.mp3
  • Church Lane, Little Tey, 2018

    Church Lane, Little Tey, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MixPre-316_Church_Lane.mp3
  • Dawn chorus in Hockley Woods, A, 2016

    Dawn chorus in Hockley Woods, A, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Scene_998_DawnC_2.mp3
  • Dawn chorus in Hockley Woods, B, 2016

    Dawn chorus in Hockley Woods, B, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Scene_998_DawnC_3.mp3
  • Dawn chorus in Norsey Woods, A, 2016

    Dawn chorus in Norsey Woods, A, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Scene_016_DawnC_Norsey_A.mp3
  • Dawn chorus in Norsey Woods, B, 2016

    Dawn chorus in Norsey Woods, B, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Scene_018_DawnC_Norsey_C.mp3
  • Dawn chorus, Belfairs Woodland, 2016

    Dawn chorus, Belfairs Woodland, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dawn-Chorus-1st-May-2016-Belfairs.m4a
  • Deep in the heart of Essex, 2017

    Deep in the heart of Essex, 2017

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Prittle-Brook-3-part1.mp3
  • Farm track (near Old Montsales Farm), Dengie, 2016

    Farm track (near Old Montsales Farm), Dengie, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Scene_911_Dengie.mp3
  • Foulness Island, 2014

    Foulness Island, 2014

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Foulness_Island_2_060414.mp3
  • Gallows Green Road, Lindsell, 2018

    Gallows Green Road, Lindsell, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MixPre-380_Lindsell.mp3
  • Hamford Water, 2016

    Hamford Water, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Scene_245_Hamford_Water.mp3
  • Hatfield Forest, 2018

    Hatfield Forest, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MixPre-385_Hatfield_Forest_sh.mp3
  • Haywood Cottage, near Coggeshall Hamlet, 2016

    Haywood Cottage, near Coggeshall Hamlet, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Scene_079_Haywood_Cottage.mp3
  • High Street, Rowhedge, 2016

    High Street, Rowhedge, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Scene_014_Rowhedge.mp3
  • Hoe Mill Lock, Ulting, 2016

    Hoe Mill Lock, Ulting, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/R09_0452_Hoe_Mill_Lock_Ulting.mp3
  • Ironwell Lane, Rochford, 2016

    Ironwell Lane, Rochford, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Scene_096_Ironwell_Lane_1.mp3
  • Ironwell Lane, Rochford, 2016 (2)

    Ironwell Lane, Rochford, 2016 (2)

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Scene_097_Ironwell_Lane_2.mp3
  • Jaywick Martello Tower, 2016

    Jaywick Martello Tower, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Scene_218_Martello_roof.mp3
  • Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker, PBMX Room 106, 2016

    Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker, PBMX Room 106, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Scene_946_KHSNB_PBMX.mp3
  • Lee-over-Sands, 2016

    Lee-over-Sands, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Scene_211_Lee-over-Sands.mp3
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