I didn’t make the Murray final, but I did spend a very happy Friday evening at Wimbledon this year. Below you can hear a random doubles match with the crowd on Henman Hill cheering on Murray in the background. You also get a District Line train on the way to Wimbledon station.
Southbank SkatePark –
The powers-that-be would like to put shops and stores into this space in order to make it ‘community’ focused.
Looks pretty community-focused to me already.
If you’d like to help stop them from taking over this space, please sign the petition: http://www.savethesouthbank.com/
Audio Below
Roundhouse – The National – 26 June
Christmas 1904 – Cromwell Wall and his family
The Museum of London found this recording of Cromwell Wall and his family celebrating Christmas in 1904. He recorded the audio on wax cylinders.
Christmas:
Source: http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/rare-christmas-audio-recordings/
Southbank Surfing – 21 June
London Bridge – Rush Hour
Train pulling in:
Whistle blower:
London Sound Survey
This is one of my favourite websites at the moment. You can find all sorts of cool recordings of London – both current and old. My favourite is the Shooters Hill Tennis club recording:
London Sound Survey