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'''SOLIHULL''' | '''SOLIHULL''' | ||
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Additions : 1974 Merden RDC (partly), Stratford-on-Avon RDC (partly), Solihull Borough | Additions : 1974 Merden RDC (partly), Stratford-on-Avon RDC (partly), Solihull Borough | ||
[[File:solihull.jpg|center]] | [[File:solihull.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent within two Barrulets Gules between in chief a Griffin passant Sable and in base a Hurt thereon a Fleur-de-Lys Argent a Greyhound courant Sable.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent within two Barrulets Gules between in chief a Griffin passant Sable and in base a Hurt thereon a Fleur-de-Lys Argent a Greyhound courant Sable.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' :On a Wreath Argent and Sable issuant from the Battlements of a Tower in front of a Oak Tree proper fructed Or two Sickles the shafts in saltire the blades upward and outward proper.<br> | '''Crest''' :On a Wreath Argent and Sable issuant from the Battlements of a Tower in front of a Oak Tree proper fructed Or two Sickles the shafts in saltire the blades upward and outward proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'URBS IN RURE' - The town in the countryside. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'URBS IN RURE' - The town in the countryside. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted | The arms were officially granted in 1975. | ||
The black griffin is taken from the arms of the Earls of Aylesford who are associated with Meriden; the silver fleur-de-lis comes from the Digby family who were associated with Fordbridge and the black greyhound is taken from the arms of the Greswolds, the family who built the 15th-century house called the Manor House in the High Street, Solihull. | The black griffin is taken from the arms of the Earls of Aylesford who are associated with Meriden; the silver fleur-de-lis comes from the Digby family who were associated with Fordbridge and the black greyhound is taken from the arms of the Greswolds, the family who built the 15th-century house called the Manor House in the High Street, Solihull. | ||
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==County Borough== | ==County Borough== | ||
[[File:Solihull1.jpg|center]] | [[File:Solihull1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent within two Barrulets between in chief as many pierced Mullets and in base a Saxon Crown Gules a Greyhound courant Sable.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent within two Barrulets between in chief as many pierced Mullets and in base a Saxon Crown Gules a Greyhound courant Sable.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' :On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from the Battlements of a Tower a Mount thereon an Oak Tree eradicated proper fructed Or in front thereof also issuant two Sickles the hafts in saltire and blades outwards also proper.<br> | '''Crest''' :On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from the Battlements of a Tower a Mount thereon an Oak Tree eradicated proper fructed Or in front thereof also issuant two Sickles the hafts in saltire and blades outwards also proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'URBS IN RURE' - The town in the countryside. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'URBS IN RURE' - The town in the countryside. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on September 10, 1948. | The arms were officially granted on September 10, 1948. | ||
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The oak tree indicates that the district was formerly part of the Forest of Arden, and the tower and sickles show that while it includes considerable residential areas parts of it are still mainly agricultural. This theme is also the significance of the motto. | The oak tree indicates that the district was formerly part of the Forest of Arden, and the tower and sickles show that while it includes considerable residential areas parts of it are still mainly agricultural. This theme is also the significance of the motto. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||