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Criers Collection

Background imageCriers Collection: Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles

Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles
The local town crier, Wilfred Tonkin, on St Mary s, Scilly Isles. Seen here announcing the fact that the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, has taken up residence in his holiday bungalow

Background imageCriers Collection: Dorset Town Crier

Dorset Town Crier
Oh yeyh, oh yeyh!. The Town Crier of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, wearing the traditional costume. Date: 1950s

Background imageCriers Collection: FRENCH PUBLIC CRIER

FRENCH PUBLIC CRIER
A French public crier makes an announcement : a mother shows her child the broadside, but passing street pedlars only laugh... Date: 17th century

Background imageCriers Collection: TOWN CRIER / CONTEST

TOWN CRIER / CONTEST
The parade at the start of the Town Criers Contest, Southampton, Hampshire. Date: 1950s

Background imageCriers Collection: DEATH CRIERS

DEATH CRIERS
Two Death Criers who accompany the funeral procession : left - a French crier right - English Date: 17th century

Background imageCriers Collection: C17 COURIER / WOODCUT / 43

C17 COURIER / WOODCUT / 43
A courier/newsboy on horseback Date: 17th century

Background imageCriers Collection: Night Watchman or Bellman 1608

Night Watchman or Bellman 1608
The Night Watchman or Bellman of London, decribes the Watchman and Bellman as a person of some activity, the child of darkness, a common nightwalker; a man that had no man to wait upon him

Background imageCriers Collection: Champion Town Crier

Champion Town Crier
Mr. Gomer Thomas, winner of the National Town Criers Championships of England and Wales, at Marlborough, Wiltshire, waving his Champtionship Cup aloft!

Background imageCriers Collection: TOWN CRIER

TOWN CRIER
The town crier at Corsham, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageCriers Collection: Town Crier / Contest

Town Crier / Contest
A contestant from St. Columb, Cornwall at the Town Criers Contest held in Southampton, Hampshire. Date: 1950s

Background imageCriers Collection: A male quartet

A male quartet
Four men link arms and sing to their hearts content. They are all smartly dressed in waistcoats and jackets, and wear tricorne hats

Background imageCriers Collection: Town Crier Circa 1800

Town Crier Circa 1800
A Town Crier advertises the disappearance of Mr Guinea - an allusion to the inflation caused by the wars with France

Background imageCriers Collection: TOWN CRIER / 1890 S

TOWN CRIER / 1890 S
A town crier announces the latest news

Background imageCriers Collection: French Village Crier

French Village Crier
The crier in a French village has summoned the villagers with his drum and now reads them the news of the day

Background imageCriers Collection: Puritan Town Crier

Puritan Town Crier
Puritan town crier, sent through town to prohibit Christmas Junketings


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