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{ | {{uk}}'''BARRHEAD BURGH COUNCIL''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1975 [[Renfrew (District)|Renfrew District Council]] | |||
Incorporated into : 1975 [[Renfrew (District)|Renfrew District Council]] | |||
[[File:barrhead.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:barrhead.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Vert, on a saltire Or within art orle Argent, three fleurs-de-lys one and two Azure; 2nd and 3rd, Or, three hearts Gules, each charged with a cross Argent, on a bordure of the Second eight fountains; over all at the centre of the quarterings, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded Vert. Above the Shield is placed a coronet suitable to a Burgh and on a Compartment | Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Vert, on a saltire Or within art orle Argent, three fleurs-de-lys one and two Azure; 2nd and 3rd, Or, three hearts Gules, each charged with a cross Argent, on a bordure of the Second eight fountains; over all at the centre of the quarterings, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded Vert. Above the Shield is placed a coronet suitable to a Burgh and on a Compartment | ||
below the Shield along with this Motto "Virtute | below the Shield along with this Motto "Virtute Et Labore" are set for Supporters two wolves Sable. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on September 21, 1948. | The arms were granted on September 21, 1948. | ||
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In the 2nd and 3rd quarters, the hearts with the crosses remain but the red bordure has been charged with eight fountains (one concealed by the rose in the centre of the shield) "to denote that Barrhead is famous for casting baths and water fittings". | In the 2nd and 3rd quarters, the hearts with the crosses remain but the red bordure has been charged with eight fountains (one concealed by the rose in the centre of the shield) "to denote that Barrhead is famous for casting baths and water fittings". | ||
Instead of the escutcheon overall, a red Lennox rose has been used. The wolves of Stewart of Lennox have been kept and | Instead of the escutcheon overall, a red Lennox rose has been used. The wolves of Stewart of Lennox have been kept and have been coloured black to match the colour of the Pollock supporters. <br> | ||
have been coloured black to match the colour of the Pollock supporters. <br> | |||
The Latin motto-"By Virtue and by Industry" is taken from the Burgh seal. | The Latin motto-"By Virtue and by Industry" is taken from the Burgh seal. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:barrhead1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the former Burgh seal | |align="center"|[[File:barrhead1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the former Burgh seal | ||
|align="center"|[[File:barrhead.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:barrhead.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|} | |} '''[[Literature]]''': Urquhart, 1974 | ||
[[Literature]] : Urquhart, 1974 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1948]] | [[Category:Granted 1948]] | ||