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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Wakefield]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Wakefield]] | ||
[[File:pontefract.jpg|center]] | [[File:pontefract.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per fesse wavy Sable and barruly wavy Argent and Azure a quadrangular Castle in perspective only three of its four towers being visible on the dome of each tower Argent a Flagstaff proper and flying therefrom to the sinister a Banner Gules.<br> | '''Arms''' : Per fesse wavy Sable and barruly wavy Argent and Azure a quadrangular Castle in perspective only three of its four towers being visible on the dome of each tower Argent a Flagstaff proper and flying therefrom to the sinister a Banner Gules.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'POST MORTEM PATRIS PRO FILIO' - Held after the death of the Father for the Son (or After the Father We are for the Son) | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'POST MORTEM PATRIS PRO FILIO' - Held after the death of the Father for the Son (or After the Father We are for the Son) | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were recorded by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald, during his visitation of Yorkshire in 1584 and 1585, and a certified painting was obtained by the Corporation from the College of Arms in May 1931. | The arms were recorded by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald, during his visitation of Yorkshire in 1584 and 1585, and a certified painting was obtained by the Corporation from the College of Arms in May 1931. | ||
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The motto relates to the refusal of the garrison at Pontefract Castle to surrender the Castle when called upon so to do, following the execution of Charles I in 1649. It is taken from coins struck by the garrison and was adopted as the town's motto some time after the Restoration in the reign of Charles II. | The motto relates to the refusal of the garrison at Pontefract Castle to surrender the Castle when called upon so to do, following the execution of Charles I in 1649. It is taken from coins struck by the garrison and was adopted as the town's motto some time after the Restoration in the reign of Charles II. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
| | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
| | File:pontrefactseal.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Pontefract|The 19th century seal | ||
File:pontrefact.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Pontefract|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:pontrefact3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Pontefract|On a 1936 publication | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information and pictures from [http://www.wakefield.gov.uk Metropolitan District Council] website. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities P]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities P]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1931]] | [[Category:Granted 1931]] | ||