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The arms were officially granted on April 21, 1932. | The arms were officially granted on April 21, 1932. | ||
The blue and white waves, refer to the ancient name of the town 'Etone', <em> | The blue and white waves, refer to the ancient name of the town 'Etone', <em>farmstead by the stream</em>, in allusion to its position on the banks of the River Anker. In the Domesday Book the place figures as Etone, and the prefix "Nun-" was acquired after the establishment there about 1155 of a priory of Benedictine nuns (see below). | ||
The bear's arm links to the arms of the [[Warwickshire]] County Council and the mural crown is a common civic symbol. | The black lozenges refer to the coal-mining industry. Coal-mining was the most important industry in the Nuneaton area and it is known to have been carried on within the boundaries of the present borough since the thirteenth century. | ||
The ermine cinqufoil is from the arms of Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester, who in the reign of King Stephen endowed the Priory of Nuns whence the town derived the first part of its name. The priory was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to whom the fleurs-de-lys allude. | |||
The bear's arm links to the arms of the [[Warwickshire]] County Council and the mural crown is a common civic symbol. On either side of it, perched somewhat precariously upon the crest wreath, is a lozenge sable, as in the arms, for the coal industry. | |||
The motto is appropriate to a progressive town, but is historically that of the Aston family, former landowners of much of the Borough. | The motto is appropriate to a progressive town, but is historically that of the Aston family, former landowners of much of the Borough. | ||
The seal of the Borough from 1907-1930 was circular and about one inch in diameter. It showed a view of Nuneaton Priory taken from an old print published about 1730 by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, within a border containing the inscription: THE SEAL OF THE BOROUGH OF NUNEATON. | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image | [[Literature]] : Image from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]; Smith; 1964 | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1932]] | [[Category:Granted 1932]] | ||