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'''ROMFORD''' | '''ROMFORD''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1965 [[Havering]] | Incorporated into : 1965 [[Havering]] | ||
[[File:romford.jpg|center]] | [[File:romford.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Azure on a Fesse wavy barry wavy of four Argent and Azure between in chief an Eagle displayed and in base a Saxon Crown Or a Ring also Gold gemmed proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Azure on a Fesse wavy barry wavy of four Argent and Azure between in chief an Eagle displayed and in base a Saxon Crown Or a Ring also Gold gemmed proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Or and Azure in front of a Castled Gateway of three Towers Or masoned Sable the centre tower domed Azure ensigned with a Cross Gules and the outer towers each with a Steeple Azure two Seaxes points upwards in saltire proper hilts and pomels Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath Or and Azure in front of a Castled Gateway of three Towers Or masoned Sable the centre tower domed Azure ensigned with a Cross Gules and the outer towers each with a Steeple Azure two Seaxes points upwards in saltire proper hilts and pomels Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'SERVE WITH GLADNESS' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SERVE WITH GLADNESS' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on May 24, 1938. | The arms were officially granted on May 24, 1938. | ||
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A Royal House or Palace existed at Havering-atte-Bower from the eleventh to the seventeenth centuries, and it is the gatehouse of this palace which is depicted in the crest. The design is derived from the seal of the Liberty of Havering, which was created by charter of Edward IV in 1465 and finally lost its privileges in 1892. The designed was also used on the seal of the Romford Urban District Council and was used as a trade mark by Ind Coope and Co, brewers of Romford. The seaxes recall the county of [[Essex]], to which the town belonged when the arms were granted. | A Royal House or Palace existed at Havering-atte-Bower from the eleventh to the seventeenth centuries, and it is the gatehouse of this palace which is depicted in the crest. The design is derived from the seal of the Liberty of Havering, which was created by charter of Edward IV in 1465 and finally lost its privileges in 1892. The designed was also used on the seal of the Romford Urban District Council and was used as a trade mark by Ind Coope and Co, brewers of Romford. The seaxes recall the county of [[Essex]], to which the town belonged when the arms were granted. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | ||