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'''TODMORDEN (borough council) ''' | '''TODMORDEN (borough council) ''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Calderdale]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Calderdale]] | ||
[[File:todmorden.jpg|center]] | [[File:todmorden.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Or on a Fesse wavy Azure between a Rose Gules in chief and a Rose Argent in base both barbed and seeded slipped and leaved proper a Shuttle in bend sinister and a Spindle in bend of the fourth.<br> | '''Arms''' : Or on a Fesse wavy Azure between a Rose Gules in chief and a Rose Argent in base both barbed and seeded slipped and leaved proper a Shuttle in bend sinister and a Spindle in bend of the fourth.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Mount Vert an Obelisk proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Mount Vert an Obelisk proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'WE PROSPER BY INDUSTRY'. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'WE PROSPER BY INDUSTRY'. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on December 31, 1896. The arms were granted to Todmorden Borough, but are currently used by the town council. | The arms were granted on December 31, 1896. The arms were granted to Todmorden Borough, but are currently used by the town council. | ||
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The obelisk forming the crest represents Stoodley Pike, erected to mark the Peace of Amiens. | The obelisk forming the crest represents Stoodley Pike, erected to mark the Peace of Amiens. | ||
[[Literature]] : Information taken from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk www.civicheraldry.co.uk] | The current Town Council uses arms based on the old borough arms: | ||
[[File:todmordentc.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
{{media}} | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information taken from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk www.civicheraldry.co.uk] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities T]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities T]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1896]] | [[Category:Granted 1896]] | ||