The Town Crier, Wells - OR - comings and goings

As I spied him, the town crier was just finishing delivering his speech and ringing his bell.

I have no idea who his was saluting but I managed a quick shot.

The marketplace was full of stalls selling all sorts of goodies and we bought grapes, a chicken, leek and bacon pie each for lunch and some nardicots - what a strange name!

[Peter]

Well its you of course Hazel, he recognised the famous 365er street portrait photographer, lovely image full of colour and detail

[Hazel]

@pcoulson

Made me smile. Hope you get rid of that snow soon!

[Bep]

Nice street photo.

[Joyce]

lovely cheerful Town crier. Great shot

[photogq]

yes, i think he was saluting you!!
what a great fun colourful shot.
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[Anne]

Great street scene featuring the Town Crier!

[Babs]

Ha ha, he reminds me of Benny Hill.

[Lynda McG]

Haha - as above, looks a tad like Benny Hill! Great tradition though to witness.

[Hazel]

@lyndamcg @onewing


Who of course, came from Eastleigh near here and there is a road named after him!

[Sarah Bremner]

Super shot!!

[FBailey]

Nice shot! I thought he was saluting you ...

[wendy frost]

Brilliant capture of the Town Crier and against the old buildings.We used to have one in Peterbrough a female with the loudest voice you ever heard I think she won a few competitions with it.What is a nardicot? I am intrigued.

[David]

Nice one... obviously he was saluting you!

[Merrelyn]

Lovely capture, I've never heard of a nardicot so I had to consult Google :)

[Lynda]

Nice capture and timing. I like where you placed him in the frame.

[Mandy]

Great capture of him. I had to google Nardicot and now know what it is but a few strange hits for web pages came up I have to say. 😆

[Hazel]

@merrelyn @mandygravil

They are delicious!

[Susie]

He looks such a character, great shot

[Richard Hickey]

Cool picture.

[gloria jones]

Neat capture, details

[Sylvia Binch]

Great shot, well captured. So neat to still have a town crier.

[Denise Wood]

He looks like he is saluting to you :)

[Pat Knowles]

I think he's saluting you Hazel too, looking straight at you & your camera!

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful street scene and capture of this handsome looking guy.

[Phil Howcroft]

he is saluting you haze, striking a pose for the photographer :)

[Hazel]

@wendyfrost

A cross between a satsuma and an orange!

[Casablanca]

A nardicot? What a fabulous name for a fruit! Delicious just to say it out loud! I love this salute, great fun.