// This is only going to make it harder to apply noise abatement regulations to new-build mosques, isn't it? //
I wondered about this - Beaminster church plays westminister on the hour - cute really - at least it did in the fifties. and the point was raised by a new comer. he was lucky not to be a new-leaver.
I am certain that this point is raised for new-builds and lo and behold ( idou! ) here is an article on it in wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudspeakers_in_mosques
Oldham Rd - Dob Lane church strikes the hour - and the Railway Inn keeps chickens and a cockerel - close your eyes in the morning and it sounds like the country