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'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1974 [[Blackburn with Darwen]] | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* (< 1974) Borough | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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'''Arms''': Or a Fesse wavy with Cottices also wavy Azure between three Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed proper.<br> | |||
'''Crest''': On Wreath of the Coloursin front of a demi Miner habited proper holding over the shoulder a Pick Or a Shuttle fessewise of the last thread pendant proper.<br> | |||
'''Arms''' : Or a Fesse wavy with Cottices also wavy Azure between three Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed proper.<br> | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'ABSQUE LABORE NIHIL' - Nothing without labour. | ||
'''Crest''' : On Wreath of the Coloursin front of a demi Miner habited proper holding over the shoulder a Pick Or a Shuttle fessewise of the last thread pendant proper.<br> | |} | ||
'''Motto''' : | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on August 7, 1878. | The arms were officially granted on August 7, 1878. | ||
The wavy bar represents the River Darwen. The cotton, shuttle and miner refer to local industries. | The wavy bar represents the River Darwen. The cotton, shuttle and miner refer to local industries. | ||
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| | File:Darwen3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Darwen|The arms in 1898 | ||
File:darwen.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Darwen|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:darwen.wb4.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Darwen|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms IV|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |||
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'''[[Literature]]''': Scott-Giles, 1953 and from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1878]] | [[Category:Granted 1878]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:00, 28 September 2024
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Arms: Or a Fesse wavy with Cottices also wavy Azure between three Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed proper. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 7, 1878.
The wavy bar represents the River Darwen. The cotton, shuttle and miner refer to local industries.
The arms in 1898
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905
The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1906
Literature: Scott-Giles, 1953 and from here
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