Hello You 24: On a bench in Castlefields

I’ve been to sit on another bench, to see what happens.

Last Tuesday, I was at the junction of New Park Road and John Street, in the Castlefields area of Shrewsbury.

There’s a memorial on the bench, but I know nothing of the story behind it. Can you fill in any details? I read the inscription during the podcast.

It’s quite a busy location for passing traffic, so there’s a brief soundscape which is mostly cars and buses going past from left to right, or vice versa. It’s in super-vivid stereo, like all my soundscapes. If you want to get the most from these episodes, sonically speaking, listen on headphones or earbuds? Interviews are mostly recorded in stereo, too, so it’s like you’re sitting there with us.

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Let me know what you think of this episode, and if you have any suggestions for other benches in Shrewsbury - or elsewhere in Shropshire - where I could sit and chat to people. Maybe we could have a conversation on a bench? Tell me something deep and life-changing, or not, it’ll just be good to talk to you.

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