Another great sounding machine at The John Jarrold Printing Museum. This is a Linotype machine and the rattling of the letters and keyboard is wonderful. Recorded January 2015
Category: Machinery
Surry House – Chairman’s Clock
The staff at Aviva refer to this as the ‘Chairman’s Clock’ as it could be seen in the Marble Hall from the Chairman’s seat in the Board Room. Recorded March 2015
Printing Museum – Guillotine
There are some wonderful machines at the John Jarrold Printing Museum. This is a hand turned guillotine for trimming books. Recorded January 2015
City Hall Clock
I was quiet surprised at how quiet the clock mechanism is. Apart from when it strikes all that can be heard in the tower is this noise every thirty seconds. It has largest clock bell in the United Kingdom, with Read More …
Printing Museum – Heidelberg Automatic Platen
This Heidelberg Automatic Platen is at the John Jarrold Printing Museum where is is still in use and is looked after by an army of enthusiasts. The sounds of the machines working are wonderful. Recorded January 2015
Upton Broad helicopter
What can I cay about this other than often the peace of some of the most beautiful countryside is disturbed by aircraft. A helicopter on this occasion. With the big open skies of Norfolk the sound seems to hang around Read More …
Vulcan Bomber – Norwich
Over the sirens and wood pigeons a roar is heard as the last flying Vulcan Bomber – Avro Vulcan XH558, The Spirit Of Great Britain – makes a pass over Norwich Airport. Blink and you’ll miss it. Recorded June 2015
March of the Mods – 2013
They gather, they ride, they raise money for charity. But most of all they love their scooters. I was walking into Norwich one Sunday morning and noticed that dozens of scooters and their riders were gathering outside EPIC Studios. With Read More …
Pulling Into Norwich Station
This is a short recording I made on the London to Norwich train as it pulled into Norwich Station. The rattling sound is the train going over the bridge at Carrow. Below is the River Wensum and at this point Read More …