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'''MIDDLESBROUGH''' | '''MIDDLESBROUGH''' | ||
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==District Council== | ==District Council== | ||
[[File:middlesb.jpg|center]] | [[File:middlesb.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Created in 1974 from parts of [[Teesside]] | Created in 1974 from parts of [[Teesside]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent a Lion rampant Azure on a Chief Sable an Estoile between two Ships Or sails Argent.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent a Lion rampant Azure on a Chief Sable an Estoile between two Ships Or sails Argent.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Upon a Mural Crown Or a Lion passant Azure supporting with the dexter fore paw an Anchor Gold; Mantled Azure doubled Argent.<br> | '''Crest''' : Upon a Mural Crown Or a Lion passant Azure supporting with the dexter fore paw an Anchor Gold; Mantled Azure doubled Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'ERIMUS' - We shall be | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'ERIMUS' - We shall be | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted in 1976. | The arms were officially granted in 1976. | ||
When Middlesborough was recreated in 1974 the old arms (see | When Middlesborough was recreated in 1974 the old arms (see below) were slightly altered to reflect the changed area. | ||
The central ship on the chief was replaced with an estoile, from the arms of Captain Cook, who was from the Stokesley area. The anchors were removed from the crown in the crest and instead the lion supports a gold anchor. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:cook.jpg|250 px|center]] <br/>The arms of Captain Cook | |||
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==Borough Council== | ==Borough Council== | ||
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Incorporated into : 1968 [[Teesside]] (1974 Middlesbrough District) | Incorporated into : 1968 [[Teesside]] (1974 Middlesbrough District) | ||
[[File:middlesbrough.jpg|center]] | [[File:middlesbrough.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent a Lion rampant Azure on a Chief Sable three Ships Or sails Argent.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent a Lion rampant Azure on a Chief Sable three Ships Or sails Argent.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Upon a Mural Crown Or charged with three Anchors Sable a Lion passant Azure; Mantled Azure doubled Argent. <br> | '''Crest''' : Upon a Mural Crown Or charged with three Anchors Sable a Lion passant Azure; Mantled Azure doubled Argent. <br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'ERIMUS' - We shall be | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'ERIMUS' - We shall be | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on November 8, 1911. | The arms were officially granted on November 8, 1911. | ||
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The motto has remained unchanged since 1853. It is adapted from the Brus motto and is appropriate for a progressive town. | The motto has remained unchanged since 1853. It is adapted from the Brus motto and is appropriate for a progressive town. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:middlesborough.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>Two variations of the arms as used on [[Jaja|JaJa postcards]] +/- 1905 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:middlesborough2.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/> | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | ||