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Author Archives: vexilo
The Fens
The flag of The Fens was created by regional resident and vexillographer, James Bowman it complements existing county flags used in the locality, much as the Riding flags fly alongside the county flag of Yorkshire. The region of The Fens … Continue reading
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The Lathes Of Kent
Kent has a set of unique internal territorial divisions named “Lathes”. The word lathe may derive from a Germanic root meaning “land” or “landed possession”, possibly connected with the Greek word latron “payment”. These unique divisions appear to have originated in … Continue reading
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A Flag For Midlothian – Edinburghshire
This proposal from Brady Ells incorporates the theme of Philip Tibbetts’s proposed flag for the Lothian region as a whole, the local blazing sun emblem against the local maroon colour. The design of the flag is further inspired by the … Continue reading
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A Flag For Ross (Ross-shire)
An initiative to establish a county flag for Ross-shire has begun with a Facebook page. Amongst potential charges that might be considered for inclusion on a county flag are the three white rampant lions on red, which are the arms of … Continue reading
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A Flag For Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire is also known as Teviotdale i.e. the valley of the river Teviot. Its proposed flag from Philip Tibbetts, includes a reference to this with a diagonal, wavy blue stripe, running from lower hoist to upper fly against a white … Continue reading
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A Flag For Radnorshire
The proposed county flag of Radnorshire is a banner of the arms attributed to celebrated local ruler, Elystan Glodrydd, a gold lion reguardant (looking backwards) on red Elystan Glodrydd and his son Cadwgan are mentioned in historical annals as being King of Rhwng Gwy … Continue reading
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A Flag For Denbighshire
Before its formal award of arms Denbighshire County Council used a lion rampant as a seal as recorded in Arthur Fox-Davies’s 1894 Book of Public Arms In 1962 the same rampant lion, black in colour, was included in the formal arms granted to … Continue reading
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A Flag For Lanarkshire
Philip Tibbetts’s Lanarkshire proposal, depicts elements found in the arms of the former county council which in turn repeats the charge of a red heart, included in the arms of one of the locally important families, the Clan Douglas The heart … Continue reading
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A Flag For Selkirkshire
The stag couchant regardant (lying down and looking backwards) is the main element of the former civic arms for the county , the regal beast recalling the royal nature of Ettrick Forest – the alternative name for the county. The … Continue reading
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