O yay! Town criers honour London's 'perfect raconteur'
For him the bell tolls: Paul Gough, town crier for Nuneaton and Bedworth, pays his respects Photograph: Graham TurnerPeter 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 TurnerTown crier's escort for Kidderminster, Sophie MacLeod-Whitehouse, peruses the order of service Photograph: Graham Turner
Bells and whistles: Pearly kings and queens outside the cathedral Photograph: Graham TurnerLittle voice: a town crier's badge Photograph: Graham TurnerHorses in funeral plumes pull the hearse Photograph: Graham TurnerPearl's peal: Pearl Capewell, town crier for Peterborough Photograph: Graham TurnerTown crier John Robinson joined mourners in the borough Photograph: Graham TurnerTown 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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