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  2. County Borough of Southend on Sea - Wikipedia

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    Coat of arms granted in 1915 County Borough of Southend-on-Sea was a local government district around the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea in Essex , England. South End, as it was originally known was initially some fishermen's huts at the south end of the village of Prittlewell .

  3. Southend-on-Sea City Council - Wikipedia

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    Coat of arms of Southend-on-Sea City Council Notes Originally granted to Southend-on-Sea County Borough Council on 1 & 2 January 1915. Transferred to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council on 21 May 1974. [25] Crest Issuant out of a mural crown Gules the mast of a ship proper flying therefrom a flag Argent charged with a cross throughout Gules. Escutcheon

  4. Southend-on-Sea - Wikipedia

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    Southend-on-Sea (/ ˌ s aʊ θ ɛ n d ɒ n ˈ s iː / ⓘ), commonly referred to as Southend (/ s aʊ ˈ θ ɛ n d /), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in south-eastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, 40 miles (64 km) east of central London.

  5. Armorial of railways in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Railways in Great Britain have a spotted history with heraldry.Though there are some examples of railway companies acquiring legitimate grants of arms from either the College of Arms or the Lyon Court, the majority of emblems simply copied the existing arms of the municipalities between which their routes ran, or used haphazard collections of quasi-heraldic imagery.

  6. Coat of arms - Wikipedia

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    A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto.

  7. Escutcheon (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    In heraldry, an escutcheon (/ ɪ ˈ s k ʌ tʃ ən /, ih-SKUTCH-ən) is a shield that forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms. The word can be used in two related senses. In the first sense, an escutcheon is the shield upon which a coat of arms is displayed. In the second sense, an escutcheon can itself be a charge within a ...

  8. Southcott family - Wikipedia

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    Coat of arms of the Southcott Family. Argent, a chevron engrailed gules between three coots sable. Founded: 1243; 782 years ago () Founder: Michael de Southcott of ...

  9. Armorial of schools in England - Wikipedia

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    The coat of arms is made up of quarters each being the arms of school founders and sponsors Thomas Dabridgecourt, Thomas Greswold, William de Odingsells and Thomas Waring. [108] Sunfield Children's Home, granted 1 October 1990 Escutcheon: Vert in dexter chief a Sun in Splendour and in base two Bars triple arched.