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Town Crier's Livery
For ten years from around 1849, the Town Crier's uniform was expected to be supplied by the Crier as opposed to the Local Authority. It was noted in 1859 that his coat was rather shabby and it was believed by the Clerk that approximately three years earlier, there had been an order made that the Town Clerk's office should provide a uniform, but no minutes referring to this matter could be found. The matter was passed to the Watch Committee for their discussion and, in October 1859, the Committee ordered that a uniform should be sourced[1].
The matter raised its head again in 1889 when a correspondent to the Hastings & St. Leonards Times enquired why there was extra expense incurred for the provision of the uniform - the correspondent believing that the Committee had been overcharged by at least £3[2].
Known Town Criers:
Between 1895 and 1896, it would appear that the then Town Crier, Thos. J. Alder who resided at 17 Milward Road was seeking to supplement his income as Town Crier by advertising his services for leaflet distribution, wearing a Sandwich Board and posting bills (posters) around the town[3].
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References & Notes
- ↑ Brett Manuscript Histories Vol. 7 Chap. 41 Pg. 130
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Times 22 June 1889 Pg. 0006
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Times 20 June 1896 Pg. 0001
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Times 2 January 1892 Pg. 0006
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Times 5 November 1898 Pg. 0002
