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'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
'''Additions''': | |||
* 1912 [[Birkdale]] | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1974 [[Sefton]] | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* (< 1974) Borough | |||
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{{#display_map:53.6476,-3.0057|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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'''Arms''' : Argent a Fesse dancettee between in chief three Cross-crosslets fitchee Sable and in base upon Waves of the Sea a Lymphad proper flags flying Gules.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent a Fesse dancettee between in chief three Cross-crosslets fitchee Sable and in base upon Waves of the Sea a Lymphad proper flags flying Gules.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Issuant from a Mural Crown Or a Cross-crosslet fitchee as in the Arms entwined by a Serpent Gold.<br> | '''Crest''' : Issuant from a Mural Crown Or a Cross-crosslet fitchee as in the Arms entwined by a Serpent Gold.<br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SALUS POPULI' - The welfare of the people | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SALUS POPULI' - The welfare of the people | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on April 28, 1923. | The arms were officially granted on April 28, 1923. The blazon mentions a mural crown, but the arms were always used with a naval crown. | ||
The arms were based on an unauthorized device, formerly in use, which had a lifeboat instead of the old ship, and differed in a few other ways. The original device was designed by Dr Craven, a local councillor; and he appears to have based it upon the arms of his own family - "Agent a Fess dancetty between six Cross-crosslets pointed at the foot all Gules". | The arms were based on an unauthorized device, formerly in use, which had a lifeboat instead of the old ship, and differed in a few other ways. The original device was designed by Dr Craven, a local councillor; and he appears to have based it upon the arms of his own family - "Agent a Fess dancetty between six Cross-crosslets pointed at the foot all Gules". | ||
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The crosslet entwined by a serpent bears a resemblance to the emblem known as Aaron's Rod, or the Rod of Aesculapius, and represents healing. The mural crown is a frequent symbol of civic government. | The crosslet entwined by a serpent bears a resemblance to the emblem known as Aaron's Rod, or the Rod of Aesculapius, and represents healing. The mural crown is a frequent symbol of civic government. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:southport.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Southport|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:southport.w2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Southport|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |||
File:southport1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Southport|The arms used on a local street lamp | |||
File:southport2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Southport|The arms used on a local street sign | |||
</gallery> | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here], local images send to me by mail. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1923]] | [[Category:Granted 1923]] |
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