Cheshire Heraldry Web Journal (Blog)

Some time ago the Cheshire Heraldry Society Programme Secretary approached me to ask if I could shed any light on the armorial bearings illustrated on a Chinese porcelain mug. Identified thus in David Sanctuary Howard’s book Chinese Armorial Porcelain:
1st Qtr identified as Kinsey
2nd Qtr attributed to Chardelow (of Spratling Norfolk)
3rd Qtr unknown
4th Qtr attributed to […]

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It is only a matter of weeks since I received my copy of The Heraldry Society’s Heraldry Gazette and I notice that there is already an electronic copy on line for all to see. The latest copy has my article on “Orle vs Escutcheon Voided”.

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I have finally got around to resizing the images prepared for the Vale Royal part of the site. This evening I have got as far as Sir Peers Dutton.

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The Cheshire Heraldry Society
Courtesy of our Programme Secretary, John Titterton, here is the programme for the whole year 2011/12. 
24 September 2011
Daniel King’s Kinderton Roll (c. 1656).  Martin Goldstraw 
15 October 2011
The Murray Arms; the search for a Grant. Hugh Murray 
19 November 2011
The Heraldry of Bath Abbey. Roland Symons 
21 January 2012
Cheshire Knights and their Ladies. Tony Bostock 
18 February […]

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This seal was found in Blackden. The Lombardic script reads, SIGILLVM HAWISE DE GOSTRE DO[MINAE]: The seal of Hawise lady of Goostrey. It has been tentatively dated to the 13th century.

Image and information courtesy of The Blackden Trust.

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The Victoria & Albert Museum has an online programme which “lets you design your own coat of arms step by step”. I was tempted to be highly critical and quite possibly it does deserve to be criticised heavily but it’s a simple programme which obviously has its shortfalls and is probably aimed at children (at […]

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Bookplate of the Right Hon John Warren Baron de Tabley of Tabley Co Chester engraved by C W Sherborn and dated 1888, a photo by CharmaineZoe on Flickr.

John Byrne Leicester Warren, 3rd Baron De Tabley (26 April 1835 - 22 November 1895) was an English poet, numismatist, botanist and an authority on bookplates. He was […]

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I learn from the latest very welcome newsletter of The College of Arms that the University of Dundee is offering a distance learning course in heraldry.
“Heraldry Course at University of Dundee: Clive Cheesman and Peter O’Donoghue, Rouge Dragon and Bluemantle respectively, are the joint authors and tutors of a course covering the history, terminology and practice […]

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The Lancashire Family History and Heraldic Society has once again organised an heraldic study day and yours trully has been invited to contribute.

The poster and the booking form can be downloaded here:
http://cheshire-heraldry.org.uk/study-day-2011.pdf
http://cheshire-heraldry.org.uk/study-day-2011-application-form.pdf  
HERALDIC  STUDY  DAY
Thursday, 6th October 2011.
10.00.a.m. to 4.00.p.m.
at Hemsley House Masonic Hall
The Crescent, Salford M5 4PE
opposite Salford University and Art Gallery
and a 10 […]

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Today sees many news articles announcing the new arms for Mr. Middleton, father of the bride to be. This one has a wee video with Garter King of Arms explaining the basis for the arms.

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