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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''AUDENSHAW''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Tameside]] | |||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Tameside]] | |||
[[File:audenshaw.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:audenshaw.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per pale Argent and Gules a Pickaxe and a pierced Mullet in pale counterchanged in dexter chief a Rose of the second and in sinister chief a Rose of the first both barbed and seeded proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Per pale Argent and Gules a Pickaxe and a pierced Mullet in pale counterchanged in dexter chief a Rose of the second and in sinister chief a Rose of the first both barbed and seeded proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Mill-Wheel proper between a Rose Argent and a Rose Gules both barbed and seeded proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Mill-Wheel proper between a Rose Argent and a Rose Gules both barbed and seeded proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'FESTINA LENTE' - Hasten slowly | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'FESTINA LENTE' - Hasten slowly | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The divided shield and the red and white roses indicate the town's proximity to the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire. The pick and mill-wheel on the crest refer to local industries, and the mullet is taken from the arms of the Assheton family, Lords of the Manor of Audenshaw. | The divided shield and the red and white roses indicate the town's proximity to the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire. The pick and mill-wheel on the crest refer to local industries, and the mullet is taken from the arms of the Assheton family, Lords of the Manor of Audenshaw. | ||
'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} Information from Scott-Giles, 1953, Biggs, 1971 and [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1950]] | [[Category:Granted 1950]] | ||