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'''ESHER''' | '''ESHER''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Elmbridge]] | Incorporated into: 1974 [[Elmbridge]] | ||
[[File:esher.jpg|center]] | [[File:esher.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Azure a Chevron Or between in dexter chief a Griffin passant in sinister chief an Eagle displayed Argent and in base on a Mount Vert a representation of Wayneflete's Tower at Esher Place proper a Chief Argent charged with two Barrulets of the first.<br> | '''Arms''' : Azure a Chevron Or between in dexter chief a Griffin passant in sinister chief an Eagle displayed Argent and in base on a Mount Vert a representation of Wayneflete's Tower at Esher Place proper a Chief Argent charged with two Barrulets of the first.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours on a Mount Vert in front of three Silver Birch Trees a Lion passant Guardant Or. | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours on a Mount Vert in front of three Silver Birch Trees a Lion passant Guardant Or. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 1, 1957. | The arms were officially granted on June 1, 1957. | ||
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The wreath and mantling are in the liveries of the [[Surrey|County Council]], blue and gold. The Royal Lion alludes to the associations of the district with the Royal family and the three silver birches to the wealth of the district in commons and woodlands. | The wreath and mantling are in the liveries of the [[Surrey|County Council]], blue and gold. The Royal Lion alludes to the associations of the district with the Royal family and the three silver birches to the wealth of the district in commons and woodlands. | ||
Before 1957 the Urban Distict of Esher used the arms of Cardinal [[Thomas Wolsey]], who possessed Esher Place as Bishop of Winchester from 1529 until his death in 1530. | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:esher1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Esher|The arms in 1940 (seal used since 1895) | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities E]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities E]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1957]] | [[Category:Granted 1957]] | ||