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The arms were officially granted on August 23, 1949. | The arms were officially granted on August 23, 1949. | ||
The black field is a reference to the industrial background of Wellingborough's life. The leopard's faces are from the lions of England and commemorate the frequent associations of the town with the Royal House | The black field is a reference to the industrial background of Wellingborough's life. The leopard's faces are from the lions of England and commemorate the frequent associations of the town with the Royal House - the confirmation of the Church to Croyland by William I: the devolution of the Wellingborough lands to the Crown at the dissolution of the monasteries; and the patronage of Welling­borough in 1628 by Charles I for the benefits of the chalybeate springs. The chevron is taken from the Hatton Arms, together with the sheaf, which also represents agriculture. The five heraldic fountains repre­sent the five chief springs of the area, the Red, White, Stan, Bury Moor and Rising Sun Wells or springs. | ||
The flames represent the Great Fire of 1738, and also the furnaces con­nected with the iron smelting industry. The black bull is from the arms of Northamptonshire County Council and refers also to the leather industry. The crosier refers to Croyland Abbey and the Tudor rose to the 16<sup>th</sup> century charters affecting the town, and also to Wellingborough School in whose arms it appears. | The flames represent the Great Fire of 1738, and also the furnaces con­nected with the iron smelting industry. The black bull is from the arms of Northamptonshire County Council and refers also to the leather industry. The crosier refers to Croyland Abbey and the Tudor rose to the 16<sup>th</sup> century charters affecting the town, and also to Wellingborough School in whose arms it appears. | ||