Mersey and Weaver River Authority
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MERSEY AND WEAVER RIVER AUTHORITY
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Arms : Per fess Or and azure, a fess wavy per fess wavy azure and argent, in chief three roses gules and in base a garb Or. Origin/meaningThe arms were officially granted on March 1, 1965. The catchment areas of these two rivers comprises of parts of the counties of Cheshire (represented by the gold wheatsheaf on a blue background) and Lancashire (represented by the three red roses), and the Mersey enters the Irish Sea at Liverpool (represented by the black liver bird in the crest). Literature : Image by Jarek Bien |