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| | Bevan Craddock, Penkridge Town Crier, Staffordshire, England |
 | | So it would appear that Bevan is Penkridge's fifth Town Crier (unless someone finds others!) and that the tradition goes back over 400 years and is one of the very earliest Towns to have had a Town Crier. |
 | | Although Bevan's regalia, or uniform, is traditional - a red and fl cloak and cape with gold braid, waistcoat, jabot, red breeches, white stockings and buckled shoes - William and Thomas Rostance probably wore a more sober working uniform consisting of boots and gaiters, a dark coat and perhaps a brighter waistcoat and top hat. |
 | | Penkridge's Town Crier has attended two World Championships, on the Isle of Wight and in Markham, Ontario, where he proclaimed Penkridge to the World. |
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