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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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O yay! Town criers honour London's 'perfect raconteur'

Town crier at the funeral of town crier, Peter Moore
For him the bell tolls: Paul Gough, town crier for Nuneaton and Bedworth, pays his respects
Photograph: Graham Turner
Town crier Peter Moore's coffin leaves the church
Peter Moore's coffin leaves St George's Cathedral in Southwark. Canon James Cronin said Moore was the 'perfect raconteur' and an ambassador for London
Photograph: Graham Turner
Town Crier's escort Sophie Mac Leod-Whitehouse for Kidderminster
Town crier's escort for Kidderminster, Sophie MacLeod-Whitehouse, peruses the order of service
Photograph: Graham Turner
Town crier: Pearly Kings and Queens attending the town crier's funeral
Bells and whistles: Pearly kings and queens outside the cathedral
Photograph: Graham Turner
Town crier: Town crier's badge
Little voice: a town crier's badge
Photograph: Graham Turner
Town crier: Horses in funeral plumes pulling the hearse
Horses in funeral plumes pull the hearse
Photograph: Graham Turner
Town crier: Pearl Capewell, town crier for Peterborough
Pearl's peal: Pearl Capewell, town crier for Peterborough
Photograph: Graham Turner
Town crier: John Robinson, town crier
Town crier John Robinson joined mourners in the borough
Photograph: Graham Turner
Town crier: The hearse moves from the church
Town criers form a guard of honour as the hearse leaves the cathedral bound for Honor Oak cemetery in south London
Photograph: Graham Turner
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