Nelson (Borough): Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{{media}} Literature : [[" to "Literature : {{media}} [[") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
The rooster is derived from the arms of the Tunstall family, formerly considerable landowners in the locality and largely engaged in the cotton industry | The rooster is derived from the arms of the Tunstall family, formerly considerable landowners in the locality and largely engaged in the cotton industry | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:Nelson3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Nelson|The arms in 1900 | ||
File:nelson.jj.jpgalt=Arms (crest) of Nelson|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : | ||
Revision as of 10:46, 25 February 2023
 |
 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
 |
|
NELSON (Borough)
Incorporated into : 1974 : Pendle
Official blazon
Arms : Azure on a Chevron Argent between two Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed in chief and a Fleece in base Or two Reed-Hooks chevron-wise proper.
Crest : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Shuttle fessewise Or a Cock Gules holding in the beak a Sprig of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed proper.
Motto: 'BY INDUSTRY AND INTEGRITY'
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 5, 1891.
Thecotton sprigs and the fleece refer to the local textile (cotton and wool) industries. The reed-hooks also are symbolic of textile weaving.
The rooster is derived from the arms of the Tunstall family, formerly considerable landowners in the locality and largely engaged in the cotton industry
The arms in 1900
- Nelson.jj.jpgalt=Arms (crest) of Nelson
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site