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Description: | This coat of arms was added to the main courtyard door during the 1849 renovations.The arms display from the top: The dog with its ears down is known as a talbot', which was the Hickman's crest.The helmet with the open visor shows that this is the coat of arms of a knight.The shield is then divided into quarters: The first and fourth quarters represent the Hickmans. The second quarter represents the new Neville crest and the third quarter the old Neville crest. Elizabeth Neville married Sir William Hickman, 2nd Baronet.At the bottom is the Hickman family motto Toujours Fidelle Always Faithful'. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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