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England

SALFORD

Additions : 1974 Eccles, Irlam, Swinton & Pendlebury, Worsley

Origin/meaning :
The arms combine elements of the former Civic Heraldry of the five constituent authorities, as indicated below.
The shield retains, from the former Salford arms, the blue background with a gold 'chief', giving the heraldic colours of the Earls of Chester, from whom Salford received its first charter in AD 1230. Also from Salford are the gold shuttle and five bees, representing the growth of five industrial communities round a centre of the textile industry, and the two black millrinds (the iron centres of millstones) as symbols of engineering. From Eccles comes the ship, signifying the importance of waterways in the area.
The crest is one of the former Eccles supporters. The boars' heads were also seen in the Irlam arms and the circlet of steel round the griffin's neck was part of the Irlam crest, symbolising the town's great industry.
The supporters are similar to those of Swinton and Pendlebury. Each lion is collared with a steel chain (a further symbol of engineering) holding a white pentagonal medallion. On one medallion is the black 'pheon', or broad arrow, which, with the red lion, appeared in the arms of Worsley, whilst on the other is the boar's head from the crest of Swinton and Pendlebury, shown in that borough's livery colours of red and gold.
The motto is that formerly used by Swinton and Pendlebury and means "The welfare of the people is the highest law".

Badge :
Within a Circlet Argent fimbriated Or set thereon five letters S Azure a Fountain charged with five Sallow leaves the stalks conjoined in the centre proper.

The badge is a separate emblem which, with the Council's permission, may be displayed by local organisations, and is based on the former Salford badge. The central disc of white and blue waves, symbolising canals and rivers, was seen in the arms of Worsley, Irlam and Eccles. Over the waves are five sallow-leaves joined together for the five authorities constituting Salford ('the ford by the sallows'). Round the disc is a white collar with gold edges, set with five capital letters S in blue. These derive from the Lancastrian 'collar of Ss', and denote the City's association with the Duchy of Lancaster. The badge in fact signifies 'the five areas combined in Salford in the Duchy of Lancaster'.

Previously the County Borough of Salford used the arms below. Some of the elements are identical to the above arms.


The shuttles on the shield and banner represent the textile industry in the borough, while the millrinds represent the engineering industry. The garbs are taken from the arms of the Earls of Chester, from whom Salford obtained its first charter in AD 1230. The bees are a symbol of industry.
The sinister supporter is a mythical beast, called antelope but bearing no resemblance to the natural antelope.

Literature : City of Salford Homepage (I lost the URL); old image from Mike Oettle.


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