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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''BEDFORD (Borough council)''' | ||
'''BEDFORD (Borough council)''' | |||
From 1974-1992 North Bedfordshire Borough council<br> | From 1974-1992 North Bedfordshire Borough council<br> | ||
Additions : 1974 Bedford RDC, Kempston UDC | Additions: 1974 Bedford RDC, Kempston UDC | ||
[[File:bedford.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:bedford.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
*Argent an Eagle displayed wings inverted and head turned towards the sinister Sable ducally crowned and surmounted by a Castle of three tiers Or. | *Argent an Eagle displayed wings inverted and head turned towards the sinister Sable ducally crowned and surmounted by a Castle of three tiers Or. | ||
*Per pale Argent and Gules a Fesse Azure. | *Per pale Argent and Gules a Fesse Azure. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Both arms were officially recorded in 1566 and have been used since. Exemplified to the North Bedfordshire Borough Council by the Kings of Arms on December 30, 1977. | Both arms were officially recorded in 1566 and have been used since. Exemplified to the North Bedfordshire Borough Council by the Kings of Arms on December 30, 1977. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:bedford.w2.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:bedford.w2.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:bedford.haguk.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- | |align="center"|[[File:bedford.haguk.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:bedford.fau.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:bedford.fau.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} The arms and seals of the borough of North bedfordshire, published by the council in 1978. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1977]] | [[Category:Granted 1977]] |
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