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'''SAINT ALBANS''' | '''SAINT ALBANS''' | ||
Additions : 1974 [[Saint Albans RDC]] (partly), [[Harpenden]] UDC | Additions :1974 [[Saint Albans RDC]] (partly), [[Harpenden]] UDC | ||
[[File:stalbans.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of | [[File:stalbans.jpg|center|alt=Arms (crest) of Saint Albans]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : Azure a Saltire Or.<br> | '''Arms''' :Azure a Saltire Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Issuant from a Mural Crown Or a demi Figure of a Knight armed of the period circa 1215 holding in the dexter hand a Sword erect and in the sinister hand a Roll of Parchment proper.<br> | '''Crest''' :Issuant from a Mural Crown Or a demi Figure of a Knight armed of the period circa 1215 holding in the dexter hand a Sword erect and in the sinister hand a Roll of Parchment proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side an Abbot in Liturgical Vestments and Plain Mitre and supporting with the exterior hand a Crozier on the sinister side a Figure representing John the Printer and holding in the exterior hand an Ink-ball, the whole upon a Compartment per pale of a Ploughed Field and Cobbles all proper.<br> | '''Supporters''' :On the dexter side an Abbot in Liturgical Vestments and Plain Mitre and supporting with the exterior hand a Crozier on the sinister side a Figure representing John the Printer and holding in the exterior hand an Ink-ball, the whole upon a Compartment per pale of a Ploughed Field and Cobbles all proper.<br> | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms (shield only) were recorded in 1634 and certified (but not | The arms (shield only) were recorded in 1634 and certified (but not granted) in 1951, the complete arms as shown above were granted in 1974. | ||
The golden saltire is the attributed arms of the Kingdom of Mercia. King Offa of Mercia founded St. Albans abbey on the site of his martyrdom. Tradition has it that from that date the Mercian arms were granted to the town. | The golden saltire is the attributed arms of the Kingdom of Mercia. King Offa of Mercia founded St. Albans abbey on the site of his martyrdom. Tradition has it that from that date the Mercian arms were granted to the town. | ||
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The dexter supporter is a mitred abbot. The abbots once governed the town. The sinister supporter is a printer, as the town was an early centre of the industry. | The dexter supporter is a mitred abbot. The abbots once governed the town. The sinister supporter is a printer, as the town was an early centre of the industry. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:stalbans1835.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Saint Albans|The arms in 1835 | |||
File:stalbans.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Saint Albans|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:st-albans.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Saint Albans|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1974]] | [[Category:Granted 1974]] | ||
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SAINT ALBANS
Additions :1974 Saint Albans RDC (partly), Harpenden UDC
Official blazon
Arms :Azure a Saltire Or.
Crest :Issuant from a Mural Crown Or a demi Figure of a Knight armed of the period circa 1215 holding in the dexter hand a Sword erect and in the sinister hand a Roll of Parchment proper.
Supporters :On the dexter side an Abbot in Liturgical Vestments and Plain Mitre and supporting with the exterior hand a Crozier on the sinister side a Figure representing John the Printer and holding in the exterior hand an Ink-ball, the whole upon a Compartment per pale of a Ploughed Field and Cobbles all proper.
Origin/meaning
The arms (shield only) were recorded in 1634 and certified (but not granted) in 1951, the complete arms as shown above were granted in 1974.
The golden saltire is the attributed arms of the Kingdom of Mercia. King Offa of Mercia founded St. Albans abbey on the site of his martyrdom. Tradition has it that from that date the Mercian arms were granted to the town.
In 1974 the supporters and crest were added. The crest has the figure of a baron holding the Magna Carta, which has associations with St. Albans.
The dexter supporter is a mitred abbot. The abbots once governed the town. The sinister supporter is a printer, as the town was an early centre of the industry.
Image gallery
The arms in 1835
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935
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