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{ | {{uk}}''' BRIERLEY HILL ''' | ||
''' BRIERLEY HILL ''' | |||
Incorporated into: 1966 [[Dudley]] | Incorporated into: 1966 [[Dudley]] | ||
[[File:brierleyhill.jpg|center]] | [[File:brierleyhill.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Or on a Pale Gules between two Beacons Sable fired proper two Fountains on a Chief also Gules between two Boar's Heads couped a Roundel Or charged with a Rose Gules barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Or on a Pale Gules between two Beacons Sable fired proper two Fountains on a Chief also Gules between two Boar's Heads couped a Roundel Or charged with a Rose Gules barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours within and pendent from a Circle of Chain an Anchor Sable the stock enfiled by a Stafford Knot Gold. | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours within and pendent from a Circle of Chain an Anchor Sable the stock enfiled by a Stafford Knot Gold. | ||
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'''Motto''' : 'SINE LABORE NIHIL FLORET' - Without labour nothing flourishes | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SINE LABORE NIHIL FLORET' - Without labour nothing flourishes | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1942. | The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1942. | ||
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The emblems in the crest refer to the manufacture of those items and the knot refers to the County [[Staffordshire]]. | The emblems in the crest refer to the manufacture of those items and the knot refers to the County [[Staffordshire]]. | ||
[[Literature]] : Scott-Giles, 1953, image from David Hale | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Scott-Giles, 1953, image from David Hale | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1942]] | [[Category:Granted 1942]] | ||
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BRIERLEY HILL
Incorporated into: 1966 Dudley
Official blazon
Arms : Or on a Pale Gules between two Beacons Sable fired proper two Fountains on a Chief also Gules between two Boar's Heads couped a Roundel Or charged with a Rose Gules barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper.
Crest : On a Wreath of the Colours within and pendent from a Circle of Chain an Anchor Sable the stock enfiled by a Stafford Knot Gold.
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Motto: 'SINE LABORE NIHIL FLORET' - Without labour nothing flourishes
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1942.
The boar's heads and heraldic fountains refer to the ancient Manor of King's Swineford ( Kingswinford ) and the briar rose plays on the name of the Urban District. The beacons refer to the town's pricipal industries - glass, fireclay, iron and steel.
The emblems in the crest refer to the manufacture of those items and the knot refers to the County Staffordshire.
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Index of the siteLiterature: Scott-Giles, 1953, image from David Hale