Alan Myatt

Alan Myatt (born 1957) is a town crier who set two Guinness World Records. As well as being the loudest crier, recording a cry of 112.8 decibels,[1][2] he also set the Guinness world record for vocal endurance, issuing a one-hundred word proclamation every 15 minutes for a period of 48 hours.[3] He is a crier to commerce, industry and heritage, and can be seen at exhibitions, promotions and trade fairs across Europe. He is also a toastmaster, master of ceremonies and themed character actor.[3][4]

Alan Myatt in Hitchin in Hertfordshire in 2009

He is the official town crier for the City of Gloucester,[3] for Letchworth Garden City[5] and Hitchin in Hertfordshire,[6] for London's Covent Garden[7] and also for various venues in the capital including the Stables Market in Camden Town.[3][8]

In July 2015 he crossed the English Channel to France in an attempt to be the first British town crier since 1066 to make an announcement on the French side of the water.[9]

Myatt is a member of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers.[10]

References
  1. "Quiet night's sleep for 'world's loudest man'". BBC News. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  2. 'No tears as town crier receives medal for long service' - The Times - 13 May 2013
  3. "Oyez! ' Oyez! Town crier Alan Myatt rings in 25 years of service". Gloucester Citizen. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. Alan Myatt's official website
  5. 'Dickensian market returns to Letchworth' - The Comet - 7 December 2013
  6. "George Hawkins History". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  7. Myatt and the Covent Garden Area Trust Rent Ceremony
  8. "Paying the Rent Again". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  9. 'Town crier Alan Myatt of Gloucester to cross Channel' - Western Daily Press - 30 July 2015
  10. Myatt on the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers website


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