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{ | {{uk}}'''DARWEN''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Blackburn with Darwen]] | |||
[[File:darwen.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
[[ | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''': Or a Fesse wavy with Cottices also wavy Azure between three Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed proper.<br> | |||
'''Crest''': On Wreath of the Coloursin front of a demi Miner habited proper holding over the shoulder a Pick Or a Shuttle fessewise of the last thread pendant proper.<br> | |||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'ABSQUE LABORE NIHIL' - Nothing without labour. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on August 7, 1878. | The arms were officially granted on August 7, 1878. | ||
The wavy bar represents the River Darwen. The cotton, shuttle and miner refer to local industries. | The wavy bar represents the River Darwen. The cotton, shuttle and miner refer to local industries. | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:Darwen3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Darwen|The arms in 1898 | ||
File:darwen.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Darwen|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:darwen.wb4.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Darwen|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms IV|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |||
</gallery>'''[[Literature]]''': Scott-Giles, 1953 and from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1878]] | [[Category:Granted 1878]] |
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DARWEN
Incorporated into: 1974 Blackburn with Darwen
Official blazon
Arms: Or a Fesse wavy with Cottices also wavy Azure between three Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed proper.
Crest: On Wreath of the Coloursin front of a demi Miner habited proper holding over the shoulder a Pick Or a Shuttle fessewise of the last thread pendant proper.
Motto: 'ABSQUE LABORE NIHIL' - Nothing without labour.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 7, 1878.
The wavy bar represents the River Darwen. The cotton, shuttle and miner refer to local industries.
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905
The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1906
Literature: Scott-Giles, 1953 and from here
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