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The arms combine the arms of the City of Manchester dimidiated fesswise, and in base the arms of the City of Salford impaling those of the County Borough of Warrington. This is clearly the intention, since these three places are mentioned in the blazon, but a difference has been introduced by the substitution of a steamship for the sailing-ship in the chief of Manchester, while the bordure has been omitted from the Warrington coat. | |||
Above the shield is Manchester's crest of a terrestrial glove semé of bees volant, placed between two other crests on torses resting on the top of the shield. That on the dexter is a demi-lion supporting a staff and therefrom flying to the dexter a flag — presumably based on the crest of Salford but omitting the shuttle with which the flag is charged. The crest to the sinister is described in the blazon as ' a sword and mace in saltire, the sword enfiled with a wreath of laurel, both surmounted by a scroll bearing the inscription ' Anno Victoriae Reginae." Which of the Queen's 63 years is not specified. | |||
The shield is supported by an antelope, collared and chained, and a lion guardant murally crowned, each charged on the shoulder with a rose. These are precisely the supporters of the City of Manchester, and the accompanying description follows exactly the blazon in the 1842 grant to the Corporation. The motto is 'Navigation and Commerce' | |||
It would be interesting to know whether the Corporations of Manchester, Salford and Warrington have made representations to the Manchester Ship Canal Company regarding this misuse of their armorial bearings. Probably it would be necessary only to draw attention to the judgement in the case of the Manchester Palace of Varieties to induce the Company to abandon this spurious design | |||
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MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL COMPANY
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on ?
The arms combine the arms of the City of Manchester dimidiated fesswise, and in base the arms of the City of Salford impaling those of the County Borough of Warrington. This is clearly the intention, since these three places are mentioned in the blazon, but a difference has been introduced by the substitution of a steamship for the sailing-ship in the chief of Manchester, while the bordure has been omitted from the Warrington coat. Above the shield is Manchester's crest of a terrestrial glove semé of bees volant, placed between two other crests on torses resting on the top of the shield. That on the dexter is a demi-lion supporting a staff and therefrom flying to the dexter a flag — presumably based on the crest of Salford but omitting the shuttle with which the flag is charged. The crest to the sinister is described in the blazon as ' a sword and mace in saltire, the sword enfiled with a wreath of laurel, both surmounted by a scroll bearing the inscription ' Anno Victoriae Reginae." Which of the Queen's 63 years is not specified. The shield is supported by an antelope, collared and chained, and a lion guardant murally crowned, each charged on the shoulder with a rose. These are precisely the supporters of the City of Manchester, and the accompanying description follows exactly the blazon in the 1842 grant to the Corporation. The motto is 'Navigation and Commerce' It would be interesting to know whether the Corporations of Manchester, Salford and Warrington have made representations to the Manchester Ship Canal Company regarding this misuse of their armorial bearings. Probably it would be necessary only to draw attention to the judgement in the case of the Manchester Palace of Varieties to induce the Company to abandon this spurious design
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