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Description: | Undated. This is the parchment with seals from the College of Heralds office in 1887 which granted the new Borough of Morley an official coat-of-arms for the town. The names of the three principals at the College of Heralds who approved Morley's design are above their seals at the bottom of the parchment.
Morley's coat-of-arms is shown in the top right in its true colours. The shield was divided into three horizontal sections, the middle one being a red band with a golden shuttle and bobbin loaded in. The two parts of the shield above and below the red band were coloured silver. Above was the boll of the cotton plant to signify the importance of this commodity in the production of union cloth. On either side of the cotton boll were two black pellets (round spheres) but whether these were just for balancing and decoration or had some significance is not known. Below the red band was a pick and shovel arranged like crossed swords. This was done to symbolise the coal mining industry which had about 1500 workers in Morley in 1887. Whether the pick and shovel had anything to do with stone quarrying also is unknown but this particular industry was also important in the town at this time.
The motto Industria Omnia Vincit seems to be based on that of Bradford which is Labor Omnia Vincit. The surrounds of the shield are in red and silver with some gold on the helmet above it. Photograph from the David Atkinson Archive. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Coat-of-arms | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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