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==Metropolitan borough== | ==Metropolitan borough== | ||
Additions : 1974 [[Heywood]], Littleborough, [[Middleton]], Milnrow, Wardle | Additions :1974 [[Heywood]], Littleborough, [[Middleton]], Milnrow, Wardle | ||
[[File:rochdale.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:rochdale.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : Vert on a Pale wavy Argent a Roach haurient proper all within a Bordure Or charged with six Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.<br> | '''Arms''' :Vert on a Pale wavy Argent a Roach haurient proper all within a Bordure Or charged with six Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours between two Sprigs of the Cotton Plant a Woolpack charged with a Fleece proper banded Or above a Millrind fesswise Sable.<br> | '''Crest''' :On a Wreath of the Colours between two Sprigs of the Cotton Plant a Woolpack charged with a Fleece proper banded Or above a Millrind fesswise Sable.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side an eagle Or gorged with a Ribband Argent pendant therefrom by a Ring or a Ram's Head also Argent and on the sinister side a Falcon Or gorged with a like Ribband pendent therefrom by a Ring Or a pierced Mulley Sable.<br> | '''Supporters''' :On the dexter side an eagle Or gorged with a Ribband Argent pendant therefrom by a Ring or a Ram's Head also Argent and on the sinister side a Falcon Or gorged with a like Ribband pendent therefrom by a Ring Or a pierced Mulley Sable.<br> | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on ? | The arms were officially granted on ? | ||
The shield represents a new Rochdale authority consisting of six Lancashire areas: the rest represents local industries through emblems derived from the Rochdale arms; the supporters represent other areas; and the badge is a continuation of the theme of the arms. | The shield represents a new Rochdale authority consisting of six Lancashire areas:the rest represents local industries through emblems derived from the Rochdale arms; the supporters represent other areas; and the badge is a continuation of the theme of the arms. | ||
The shield is green with a white wave running down the middle on which is a canting roach, also representing the Roch Valley. | The shield is green with a white wave running down the middle on which is a canting roach, also representing the Roch Valley. | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : Argent a Woolpack encircled by two Branches of the Cotton Tree flowered and conjoined proper a Bordure Sable charged with eight Martlets of the field.<br> | '''Arms''' :Argent a Woolpack encircled by two Branches of the Cotton Tree flowered and conjoined proper a Bordure Sable charged with eight Martlets of the field.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Millrind Sable and above a Fleece Argent banded Or.<br> | '''Crest''' :On a Wreath of the Colours a Millrind Sable and above a Fleece Argent banded Or.<br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'CREDE SIGNO' - Believe in the sign | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
New information taken from http://www.rochdale.gov.uk; background Scott-Giles, 1933 | New information taken from http://www.rochdale.gov.uk; background Scott-Giles, 1933 | ||