Grant of Arms, Accrington

iBase ID

320266

Reference identifier

HAC-H01-P56-1544-1

Title

Grant of Arms, Accrington

Place

Accrington

General notes

Accrington was granted its coat of arms on 26th August 1879, after being granted incorporation as a municipal borough on 15th February 1878. Accrington's new coat of arms can be seen at the top left of the document.

The shuttle stands for cotton spinning, and the cylinders and calico for the industry of printing that material. With his business the local family of Hargreaves, of Broad Oak, were closely connected, hence the stag from their arms. The lion is that of the ancient family De Lacy, who held Accrington by grant of Henry II. The oak branch is trebly allusive to the name: it is bent into the shape of its initial letter; oak (Anglo-Saxon ac) expresses the first syllable; and the acorns recall the Old English form of the name, Æ certūn (village where acorns grew). Full size colour plate of the coat of arms in front of the 'Accrington Jubilee Souvenir'.

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Photographic print

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Year of image

1879

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Subjects

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