A desolate promontory at the end of our country
Apr 03, 2020, 04:21 PM
It's a miserable afternoon in a beautiful part of the country - Land's End is (obviously!) one of the remotest spots in the UK, once you get past the attendant gift shops and gaudy entertainment that has been put in place to commemorate the fact.
Today, though, the weather is so horrible that everything is closed, and there are no tourists, so we can experience it as it was meant to be - a desolate promontory that juts out into the ocean, the very end of our country and an unforgettable vista - just don't turn around.
In this recording you can hear the rain coming down in a heavy, constant sheet, but there's also a mysterious, consistent and regular beep coming from one of the buildings behind us, which gives the recording a really sinister edge.
Recorded by Cities and Memory.
Today, though, the weather is so horrible that everything is closed, and there are no tourists, so we can experience it as it was meant to be - a desolate promontory that juts out into the ocean, the very end of our country and an unforgettable vista - just don't turn around.
In this recording you can hear the rain coming down in a heavy, constant sheet, but there's also a mysterious, consistent and regular beep coming from one of the buildings behind us, which gives the recording a really sinister edge.
Recorded by Cities and Memory.