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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''BAILDON (urban district council) ''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Bradford]] | |||
[[File:baildon.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Vert three Chevronels and in chief a Fleece Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Vert three Chevronels and in chief a Fleece Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Skylark holding in the beak a Sprig of Gorse slipped and flowered proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Skylark holding in the beak a Sprig of Gorse slipped and flowered proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'SURGAMUS ERGO STRENUE' - Let us arise with vigour | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SURGAMUS ERGO STRENUE' - Let us arise with vigour | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on September 30, 1952. | The arms were officially granted on September 30, 1952. | ||
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The skylark with a sprig of gorse in its beak alludes to the Moors in and surrounding Baildon. | The skylark with a sprig of gorse in its beak alludes to the Moors in and surrounding Baildon. | ||
The motto would have appealed to the civic pride of the hillmen of Baildon and appears to be taken from a hymn attributed to St. Ambrose. | The motto would have appealed to the civic pride of the hillmen of Baildon and appears to be taken from a hymn attributed to St. Ambrose.'''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Information taken from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1952]] | [[Category:Granted 1952]] |
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