"The sounds of Bidston"

 

"A pleasant June evening in Bidston" - sound recording 2011.

This was a hazy summer's eve and I had some recording equipment set up in the Observatory. I had the windows open, huge sash windows that would grunt as they resisted being opened, especially after having been sealed shut for the harsh winters up there.

 

 

The audio picks up the sound of St Oswald's Church in Bidston Village, Blackbirds singing in the woods, leaves being blown by the wind and other distant sounds that really capture the sprit of a midsummer's evening up on Bidston Hill. You can "hear" the M53, but thankfully the wind assisted the ambience by blowing traffic noise the other way!

 

 

 

Often up on the Observatory roof you would hear sounds from the docks, or maybe the train on the now rarely used jointed track as it built up speed coming out of Bidston station.

 

 

Please click here to hear the sound of Bidston!

 

 

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