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Welcome to Sonic City
collecting the stories and sounds of Leeds
Sonic City is an exciting new project for Leeds, bringing alive the landmark buildings and public spaces of the city through recorded sound and stories. It is a contemporary sound archive and a unique opportunity to experience a city through the voices of its people.
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Leeds Town Hall
Disappointed film extras
During the 1980s, Iris Dennison - 78 - and her daughter got tickets to be extras in a BBC production being filmed at the Town Hall. Despite being enthusiastic crowd members, they never got their moment of glory on television.
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Sonic City
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0845 6381311
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Voices from your community
Richmond Hill
Backstage Past
Heydays

At present, the collection contains material about
Leeds Town Hall
Roundhay Park
Kirkgate Market
City Varieties
Headingley Stadium
Morley Town Hall
Co-op Voices
Sonic Carnival

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