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Non-Governmental Uses of the Arms of the City of York
While the coat of arms of the City of York, England can be found on public buildings and used by the City and the City Council, I also noticed a couple of instances of the use of the City's arms by...
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Those Words Must Mean Something Different in English Than They Do In Texan
Our next two bits of heraldry are coats of arms that we have seen before (along with another, new one that we'll be seeing more of later), but I'm giving them their own post because they are located on...
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Arms, and a Badge
All through the old city of York you will find plaques noting especially historic places. Some of these places are large and therefore especially notable, while others are less obvious without the...
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Historic Plaques With the Badge of the York Civic Trust
There were other historic markers in the City of York which did not display the arms of the City along with the badge of the York Civic Trust.Some, like this one found on St. Sampson's Church, display...
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The English Royal Arms in York
We've seen a number of places so far that display the arms of the City of York, and others that show the arms of the City as well as the badge of the York Civic Trust, and even others that display the...
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The _Other_ Side of Micklegate Bar, York
In comparison to the interior (City-side) of Micklegate Bar in York, England, the exterior (outward-facing) side of the Bar is much more highly-decorated with heraldry, in addition to the dramatic...
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Royal and York Arms on Another City Gate
Moving along in my wanderings about the old City of York, England, I came to the next "bar", or gate, of the City which was also decorated with both the Royal Arms of England and the arms of the City...
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Heraldic Commemoration of the End of a Civil War Siege
In today's post, we look at one of the historical markers in York, England that commemorates the end of the siege of the City of York, where the Royalists surrendered the city on July 16, 1644 to the...
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Like an (Armorial) Bridge Over (Historically) Troubled Waters
The Lendal Bridge in York, England, is a Victorian cast iron bridge of a single (175 foot long) span over the River Ouse, which runs through the City. It opened on January 8, 1863, and replaced the...
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Speaking of the White Rose of York
In my last post, we looked at the heraldry on Lendal Bridge over the River Ouse in York.One of those bits of heraldry was the badge of York, a white rose.This badge can be found in use in a few other...
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Some Railway Heraldry in York
I'll just say it right here: The heraldry used by some of the British railway companies is both amazing and a bit appalling.Amazing, because they both very heraldic and very colorful.A bit appalling...
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Personal Arms and a Civic Trust Badge
Yet another historical marker in York, England bears, in addition to the badge of the York Civic Trust (Azure a fleur-de-lys dimidiating Gules a crowned leopard's face or), a personal coat of arms.The...
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A Baron Banker's Achievement of Arms
On the corner of New Street and Coney Street in York sits the National Westminster Bank building (now home to a Starbucks with its own semi-heraldic logo of a crowned melusine). On the corner of that...
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The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round (Part 1)
The City of York has a fairly extensive public transportation system, one part of which is city buses, painted mostly purple (lilac? pinkish?) and advertised as "In Partnership with the University of...
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The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round (Part 2)
To finish our review of the arms/logos of the remaining six of the nine (out of 11) colleges of the University of York appearing on the buses following their routes in the City of York, I was better...
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Can You Figure Out the (Singular) Blazon from These (Multiple) Emblazons?
Today's conundrum: How are the attributed arms of St. Wilfrid blazoned? And can you get to that blazon from five (well, really four, because two of them are the same) emblazons of those arms?Because,...
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Fun With Brewery Heraldry
York Brewery, not surprisingly based in York, England, displays in places around the city a couple of different heraldic logos that I quite frankly found to be of interest.One of them is a beautifully...
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More Alcohol-Related Heraldry
After looking at the two heraldic logos of the York Brewery, today we're going to see what other alcohol-related heraldry (and heraldry-adjacent logos) we saw during our stay in York, England.First up...
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More Alcohol-Related Heraldry: Pub Signs
Today's three heraldic stops on our tour of York, England, all have to do with the heraldic signs of three different pubs in the old city. I am going to treat them in alphabetical order, which also...
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Once Again, You Can Find Heraldry Everywhere!
Well, today is Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, a major holiday where we take a day off from work and celebrate (or not) with family and stuff our faces with turkey (or ham) and, as they say...
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