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Britain’s Loudest Town Crier measures over 105dB

The noise measurements made at the recent British Town Crier Championship revealed some interesting statistics about the competitors. Michael Wood, Town Crier for the East Riding of Yorkshire, was recorded at a level of 105.4 dB(A) (LAFmax) at a distance of 2M, some 3dB higher than the next highest recorded level. Although the highest LAFmax level was used as the Read More…

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Cirrus tests noise created by town criers

Noise measuring equipment used during championships Cirrus Research plc used its specialist range of noise measurement equipment to measure the loudest cry at the British Town Crier Championships, organised and sponsored by East Yorkshire Events, held in Bridlington, East Yorkshire this weekend 7 and 8 August. The 27 criers from all over the UK were tested on volume, clarity, diction Read More…

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