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==District Council== | ==District Council== | ||
Additions : 1974 Lichfield (borough), Lichfield RDC | Additions: 1974 Lichfield (borough), Lichfield RDC | ||
[[File:lichfield.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:lichfield.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:lichfield2.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:lichfield2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the town ([https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1076785412333668&set=gm.1658025261139755&type=3 source]) | ||
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The arms were officially granted on March 28, 1950. | The arms were officially granted on March 28, 1950. | ||
The chevrons probably derive from the | The chevrons probably derive from the arms of the ancient family of Stafford. | ||
The supporters are a Bishop, fully-robed, holding a Pastoral staff, and the Cathedral represented, which symbolises Saint Chad, the first Bishop of Lichfield, and a representation of a Guild Master, robed in 15<sup>th</sup> century dress and holding in one hand, a posy of roses. | The supporters are a Bishop, fully-robed, holding a Pastoral staff, and the Cathedral represented, which symbolises Saint Chad, the first Bishop of Lichfield, and a representation of a Guild Master, robed in 15<sup>th</sup> century dress and holding in one hand, a posy of roses. | ||
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The motto, "SALVE, MAGNA PARENS" = "HAIL GREAT MOTHER", was first used by Samuel Johnson at the beginning of the compilation of his famous Dictionary. It was a tribute by Johnson, not only to his beloved native city, but also to Lichfield as the Mother City of the Kingdom of Mercia. | The motto, "SALVE, MAGNA PARENS" = "HAIL GREAT MOTHER", was first used by Samuel Johnson at the beginning of the compilation of his famous Dictionary. It was a tribute by Johnson, not only to his beloved native city, but also to Lichfield as the Mother City of the Kingdom of Mercia. | ||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Lichfield1845.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lichfield|The arms in 1845 | File:Lichfield1845.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lichfield|The arms in 1845 | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Literature]] : Information provided by [http://www.lichfield.gov.uk the Lichfield Council]. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Information provided by [http://www.lichfield.gov.uk the Lichfield Council]. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||