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The shield is derived from the former arms of the former Oldham County Borough Council, which in turn originated in the arms of the Oldham family (see | The shield is derived from the former arms of the former Oldham County Borough Council, which in turn originated in the arms of the Oldham family (see f.e. [[Hugh Oldham]]). The showed three white owls (a pun on "Owldham") divided by a plain gold chevron and three red roses on a plain gold "chief" across the top of the shield. In the arms, the chevron and chief have fluted edges like those in the former Oldham arms. This decorative edge may have been suggested by that of the diagonal stripes or "bendlets" in the arms of the Radcliffes, who held Oldham at one period. The three roses in the old arms are replaced by three red rings giving the initial letter O. | ||
The crest is again derived from the former Oldham crest. The owl is shown on its rock rising from a gold circlet charged with the three red rings from the Shield. The supporters are two red griffins, which, with their adjuncts, identify the other districts in the most conveniently recognisable way, by the heraldry of their chief manorial families, which, in this case, are some of the most famous, not only in Lancashire, but further afield, in history. The griffin is the device of the Chaddertons (connected with Chadderton, Failsworth, Crompton and Lees) and of the Chethams (Crompton), both these families being branches of the de Traffords, whose red griffin is also seen at Eccles and elsewhere. | The crest is again derived from the former Oldham crest. The owl is shown on its rock rising from a gold circlet charged with the three red rings from the Shield. The supporters are two red griffins, which, with their adjuncts, identify the other districts in the most conveniently recognisable way, by the heraldry of their chief manorial families, which, in this case, are some of the most famous, not only in Lancashire, but further afield, in history. The griffin is the device of the Chaddertons (connected with Chadderton, Failsworth, Crompton and Lees) and of the Chethams (Crompton), both these families being branches of the de Traffords, whose red griffin is also seen at Eccles and elsewhere. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:oldham.jj.jpg|350 px|center| | |align="center"|[[File:oldham.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:oldham.w2.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:oldham.w2.jpg|center|Coat of 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:oldham.dex.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:oldham.dex.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:oldham.haguk.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:oldham.haguk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:oldham3.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:oldham3.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The old arms as used on the Oldham Police Station (image courtesy of Damian Eaton | ||
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[[Literature]] : Images and information provided by Laurence Jones and Damian Eaton. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Images and information provided by Laurence Jones and Damian Eaton. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities O]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities O]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1894]] | [[Category:Granted 1894]] | ||