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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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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | [[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]] |
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