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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}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Vert an eagle displayed wings inverted perched on a Stafford knot Or and charged on the breast with three arrows barbs downwards two in saltire and one in pale proper banded gules on a chief Or a pale ermine between two chevrons gules.<br> | '''Arms''' : Vert an eagle displayed wings inverted perched on a Stafford knot Or and charged on the breast with three arrows barbs downwards two in saltire and one in pale proper banded gules on a chief Or a pale ermine between two chevrons gules.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Out of a coronet composed of four ears of wheat and as many acorns leaved set alternately upon a rim Or, a demi stag sable charged on the shoulder with a sun in splendour gold, mantled vert doubled Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : Out of a coronet composed of four ears of wheat and as many acorns leaved set alternately upon a rim Or, a demi stag sable charged on the shoulder with a sun in splendour gold, mantled vert doubled Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'ORA ET LABORA'-Pray and work | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'ORA ET LABORA'-Pray and work | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on January 20, 1964 to the Lichfield RDC and taken over by the Lichfield District Council. | The arms were officially granted on January 20, 1964 to the Lichfield RDC and taken over by the Lichfield District Council. | ||
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[[File:lichfiel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:lichfiel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Chequey of nine Or a Chevron Gules and Ermine.<br> | '''Arms''' : Chequey of nine Or a Chevron Gules and Ermine.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a representation of St. Chad vested in alb and amice proper the orphreys Vert embroidered Or a dalmatic of the first embroidered of the second and a chasuble of the second trimmed of the first embroidered of the second gloves Argent and shoes Purpure in the bend of his exterior arm a Pastoral Staff of the second and in his exterior hand a representation of Lichfield Cathedral proper and on the sinister side a representation of a Guild Master of Lichfield in fifteenth century dress proper carrying in his exterior hand a Bunch of Roses Gules leaved and stalked proper.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a representation of St. Chad vested in alb and amice proper the orphreys Vert embroidered Or a dalmatic of the first embroidered of the second and a chasuble of the second trimmed of the first embroidered of the second gloves Argent and shoes Purpure in the bend of his exterior arm a Pastoral Staff of the second and in his exterior hand a representation of Lichfield Cathedral proper and on the sinister side a representation of a Guild Master of Lichfield in fifteenth century dress proper carrying in his exterior hand a Bunch of Roses Gules leaved and stalked proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'SALVE MAGNA PARENS'-Hail great mother (or parent). | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SALVE MAGNA PARENS'-Hail great mother (or parent). | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
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. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
| | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Lichfield1845.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lichfield|The arms in 1845 | |||
| | File:lichfield.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lichfield|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
File:lichfield.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lichfield|The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information provided by [http://www.lichfield.gov.uk the Lichfield Council]. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] |
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