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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''ALTRINCHAM (borough council)''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Trafford]] | |||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Trafford]] | |||
[[File:altrincham.jpg|500 px|center]] | [[File:altrincham.jpg|500 px|center]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Azure in chief two Garbs and in base a Cogwheel Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Azure in chief two Garbs and in base a Cogwheel Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Lion passant guardant Or supporting with the dexter forepaw a Staff Gules the truck Gold flying therefrom a Banner Azure charged with a Cornucopia fessewise of the first the fruit proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Lion passant guardant Or supporting with the dexter forepaw a Staff Gules the truck Gold flying therefrom a Banner Azure charged with a Cornucopia fessewise of the first the fruit proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Unicorn Ermine armed maned and unguled Or gorged with a Collar Gules pendent thereform by a Chain of the last an Escutcheon barry of six Argent and Azure and on the sinister side a Lion Or gorged with a Collar Gules pendent therefrom by a like Chain an Escutcheon quarterly Gules and Or in the first Quarter a Lion passant Argent.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Unicorn Ermine armed maned and unguled Or gorged with a Collar Gules pendent thereform by a Chain of the last an Escutcheon barry of six Argent and Azure and on the sinister side a Lion Or gorged with a Collar Gules pendent therefrom by a like Chain an Escutcheon quarterly Gules and Or in the first Quarter a Lion passant Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'ALTRINCHAM EN AVANT'-Altrincham leads the way | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'ALTRINCHAM EN AVANT'-Altrincham leads the way | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on August 30, 1937. | The arms were officially granted on August 30, 1937. | ||
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Before 1937 totally different arms were used by, or attributed to, the borough, see below: | Before 1937 totally different arms were used by, or attributed to, the borough, see below: | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Altrincham1835.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Altrincham|The arms in 1835 | |||
File:altringham.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Altrincham|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:altringham.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Altrincham|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |||
</gallery>'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1937]] | [[Category:Granted 1937]] | ||