| DUDLEY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Gules on a Fesse engrailed Argent between in chief on a Mount Vert a representation of the Keep of Dudley Castle proper the sinister Tower ensigned with a Long Cross Or and in base a Salamander in Flames also proper a Trilobite between an Anchor cabled and a Davy Lamp all of the First. Motto 'SAPIENS QUI PROSPICIT' - He is wise that looks ahead. |
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The shield and crest follow closely a device used as the Common Seal of the Corporation since 1866. The representation of Dudley Castle Keep is shown with a cross on the sinister tower, presumably intended to refer to the Priory which was attached to the Castle. The anchor and miner's Davy Lamp signify local industries, between them is a representation of a trilobite, a fossil animal commonly found in the limestone quarries at one time, and locally known as the "Dudley Bug" or "Dudley Locust".
Coal mining and limestone quarrying have long died out in Dudley, but anchors are still made here. The salamander in flames is the traditional emblem of the smith and so is most appropriate to Dudley. Frederick Smith, first Mayor of the Municipal Borough, who conceived the design on which the Common Seal was largely based, suggested this emblem as being symbolic of the many furnaces in and around Dudley at that time. Two salamanders in flames occur on the family arms of Frederick Smith, no doubt in punning reference to the surname, and this is probably the source of his suggestion. |
| HALESOWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Per pale Argent and Or a Lion rampant double queued per pale Gules and Vert a Chief per pile reversed of the first and Azure thereon in chief two Escallops Sable and in base a Fleur-de-Lys of the second. Motto 'RESPICE ASPICE PROSPICE' - Look to the past, the present and the future. Picture thanks to David Hale, NSW, Australia. |
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The shield is composed of emblems representing the principal owners of the Manor of Hales. The red half of the lion represents Earl Roger of Montgomery (1066-1094) and the green half, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1555). The fleur-de-lis refers to the Premonstratension Canons (1218-1538) and the scallops, the Lyttleton family, who have held the manor since 1559. |
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MALVERN URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL See Malvern Town Council. |
| OLDBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Per saltire Vert and Argent two Lions rampant in pale Or and as many Crosses Flory in fess Sable. Motto 'ANTIQUUM DECUS FLOREAT' - Let its ancient glory florish. |
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The gold lions on green are taken from the arms of the Robsarts, the distinguished ancient family prominent in the medieval history of Oldbury. The fact that Oldbury "Ealdanbyrig" was so called by the Saxons indicated that they found an ancient British settlement here. The red dragon is that of the British, and the crosses and crown refers to the Saxons. |
| PERSHORE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Sable on a Chevron between in chief two Plums and in base a Garb Or three Holly Leaves Vert a Base barry wavy Argent and Azure. Motto 'PROGREDI ET CONSERVARE' - Progress with preservation . |
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The black background of the shield, the chevron and holly leaves are taken from the arms used by Pershore Abbey. The anthills in the Abbey's arms are replaced by two plums in the top part of the shield and a wheatsheaf in the base, refering to the local horticultural and agricultural pursuits. The white and blue wavy base represent the River Avon. |
| STOURBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Azure the Span of a Bridge Argent masoned Sable suspended therefrom by a Chain of the last a Fleece and in chief two Pears slipped and leaved all Or. Motto 'ONE HEART ONE WAY'. |
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The name of the Borough and its close connection with the County of Worcester are symbolized by the bridge and the two pears, whilst the fleece and the chain suspending it are typical of the skin and leather dressing and chain cable industries, carried on in the Borough. |
| UPTON-UPON-SEVERN RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Per fesse Gules and Sable on a Fesse barry wavy of six Argent and Azure between in chief
two Cross Crosslets and in base a Crescent Or two Pallets that to the dexter embattled
counter-embattled of the last. Motto 'UPTON SUPER SABRINAM'. |
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The crosslets are from the arms of the Beauchamp family of Elmley Castle, and the crescent is from the arms of the Coventry family of Earls Croome, Earls of Coventry. The white and blue waves represent the River Severn, crossed by the old and new bridges, indicated by the embattled and plain pallets respectively. |
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