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'''DONCASTER''' | '''DONCASTER''' | ||
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==Metropolitan borough council== | ==Metropolitan borough council== | ||
Additions : 1974 Adwick-le-Street UDC, Bentley with Arksey UDC, Conisbrough UDC, Doncaster (Borough), [[Doncaster RDC]], [[East Retford RDC]] (partly), Mexborough UDC, Thorne UDC, Tickhill UDC, Worksop RDC (partly) | Additions: 1974 Adwick-le-Street UDC, Bentley with Arksey UDC, Conisbrough UDC, Doncaster (Borough), [[Doncaster RDC]], [[East Retford RDC]] (partly), Mexborough UDC, Thorne UDC, Tickhill UDC, [[Worksop RDC]] (partly) | ||
[[File:doncaste.jpg|center]] | [[File:doncaste.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per pale Sable and Vert issuant from barry wavy of four in base Argent and Azure a Port between two Towers each with a conical cap ensigned by a ball the Portcullis raised between eight Roses three three and two Argent barbed and seeded proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Per pale Sable and Vert issuant from barry wavy of four in base Argent and Azure a Port between two Towers each with a conical cap ensigned by a ball the Portcullis raised between eight Roses three three and two Argent barbed and seeded proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon the Battlements of a Tower an Owl Argent gorged with a collar company Or and Azure between two Branches of Oak issuant each having four leaves and fructed of four Acorns proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon the Battlements of a Tower an Owl Argent gorged with a collar company Or and Azure between two Branches of Oak issuant each having four leaves and fructed of four Acorns proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Lion sejant Or that on the dexter gorged with a representation of the device of British Rail Gules pendent therefrom a Miner's Safety Lamp proper that on the sinister gorged with a Flash of Lightning Azure pendent therefrom by the ring an Anchor Sable.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On either side a Lion sejant Or that on the dexter gorged with a representation of the device of British Rail Gules pendent therefrom a Miner's Safety Lamp proper that on the sinister gorged with a Flash of Lightning Azure pendent therefrom by the ring an Anchor Sable.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'BE STEADFAST' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'BE STEADFAST' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on September 1, 1975. | The arms were officially granted on September 1, 1975. | ||
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The sitting lions were used as supporters in the old Doncaster arms. Each has a distinctive collar. The dexter lion has a collar forming a version of the British Rail logo. This shows the importance of Doncaster as a railway town. From the collar hangs a miner's lamp, for coal mining. The sinister lion has a lightning flash for a collar, symbolic of electricity generation. From this hangs an anchor for shipping. | The sitting lions were used as supporters in the old Doncaster arms. Each has a distinctive collar. The dexter lion has a collar forming a version of the British Rail logo. This shows the importance of Doncaster as a railway town. From the collar hangs a miner's lamp, for coal mining. The sinister lion has a lightning flash for a collar, symbolic of electricity generation. From this hangs an anchor for shipping. | ||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:doncaster3.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms in the city hall. | |||
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==Borough== | ==Borough== | ||
[[File:doncaster-old.jpg|center]] | [[File:doncaster-old.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Gules a Port between two Towers with Flags Argent the Portcullis raised Sable in chief a Saxon Crown Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Gules a Port between two Towers with Flags Argent the Portcullis raised Sable in chief a Saxon Crown Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Cushion Ermine a Lion sejant Or grasping between his paws a Staff proper flying therefrom a Banner Azure fringed and tasselled Gold thereon upon Waves Argent ans Azure a Port between two Towers as in the Arms charged with the word DON in letters Sable.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Cushion Ermine a Lion sejant Or grasping between his paws a Staff proper flying therefrom a Banner Azure fringed and tasselled Gold thereon upon Waves Argent ans Azure a Port between two Towers as in the Arms charged with the word DON in letters Sable.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Lion sejant Or holding in the mouth a Rose Argent barbed seeded leaved and slipped proper.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On either side a Lion sejant Or holding in the mouth a Rose Argent barbed seeded leaved and slipped proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'COMFORT ET LIESSE' - Comfort and joy | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'COMFORT ET LIESSE' - Comfort and joy | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 28, 1927. | The arms were officially granted on March 28, 1927. | ||
The | The shield and crest had long been in use, though not usually together until recent times. The lion and banner device appears as a badge (without torse) on Edward IV's charter dated 30th October, 1467, and the motto also occurs thereon. This proves a much earlier use of a town's motto by Doncaster than is common with boroughs. The castle upon a shield appears on old mayoral seals and also upon a charter dated 13th May 1532, but seems not to have been adopted as the borough arms before the 19th century. | ||
A corporate common seal adopted in May, 1712, includes only the lion and banner - not upon a cushion tinctured ermine as now. The ermine cushion appears to be a fairly modern misrepresentation of the green mount shown on the 1467 charter. | |||
Above the castle was formerly placed the royal crown, but this could not be officially allowed and it was replaced by a Saxon crown which has reference to the lordship of the Manor of Hexthorpe (of which Doncaster formed part). | |||
The banner visually represents the name and the white roses refer to Yorkshire. | The banner visually represents the name and the white roses refer to Yorkshire. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
| | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Doncaster2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Doncaster|The arms in 1895 | |||
File:doncaster.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Doncaster|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''[[Literature]]''': Images provided by the http://www.doncaster.gov.uk Doncaster council] | |||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | ||