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[[File:County Durham flag unfurling ceremony..jpg|thumb|James Moffat right and his daughters Katie (left) and Holly (right) behind the flag, with Andy Strangeway at left.]]
The '''Flag of County Durham''' is the flag of the [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] of [[County Durham|Durham]]. It was registered with the [[Flag Institute]] as the flag of the county in 2013, after winning an online competition to decide a flag for the county <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-25039676|title=County Durham flag with St Cuthbert's cross wins vote|publisher=BBC Press Office|date=21 November 2013|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>.  
The '''Flag of County Durham''' is the flag of the [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] of [[County Durham|Durham]]. It was registered with the [[Flag Institute]] as the flag of the county in 2013, after winning an online competition to decide a flag for the county <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-25039676|title=County Durham flag with St Cuthbert's cross wins vote|publisher=BBC Press Office|date=21 November 2013|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref>.  


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The winning flag was chosen from six finalists, and was designed by twins Katie and Holly Moffatt and their father James Moffatt from [[Chilton, County Durham]]. The flag features the Cross of [[Cuthbert|St Cuthbert]], counterchanged on the county colours of blue and gold.
The winning flag was chosen from six finalists, and was designed by twins Katie and Holly Moffatt and their father James Moffatt from [[Chilton, County Durham]]. The flag features the Cross of [[Cuthbert|St Cuthbert]], counterchanged on the county colours of blue and gold.
The Pantone Colours for the flag are:-
* Blue 300
* Yellow 109


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:County Durham]]
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*[http://andystrangeway.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/my-speech.pdf Organiser's speech at unfurling of flag]
*[http://andystrangeway.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/james-gave-an-address.pdf Designer's comments at unfurling of the flag]
*[http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/county-durham-flag-unveiled-cathedral-6329443/ Local media report of the unfurling]
*[http://www.flyingcolours.org/news-article.php?articleID=79/ County Durham flag production at locally based company]

Revision as of 13:18, 24 November 2013

Flag of County Durham
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Adopted 2013
Designed by Katie, Holly and James Moffatt
County Durham
James Moffat right and his daughters Katie (left) and Holly (right) behind the flag, with Andy Strangeway at left.


The Flag of County Durham is the flag of the county of Durham. It was registered with the Flag Institute as the flag of the county in 2013, after winning an online competition to decide a flag for the county [1].

Armorial banner

The flag of Durham County Council, used as an unofficial flag of County Durham until the adoption of the new flag in 2013

County Durham has long used the flag of Durham County Council as an unofficial flag of the county. This flag was the banner of arms of the County Council, based on the arms of the See of Durham (Azure a Cross Or between four Lions rampant Argent) [2]. In 1961 the council adopted a coat of arms based on those of the See, with the lions holding swords and wearing crowns and the addition of five black lozenges to represent the county's coal mining industries. After the Local Government Act 1972 came into effect the Durham County Council lost administrative control over parts of the county in the north and south and gained control over the Startforth Rural District from the North Riding of Yorkshire. The arms of the County Council were thereby altered to replace the central lozenge with a White Rose of York [3].

2013 flag

A competition to design a new flag for County Durham was launched in July 2013 on the blog of Andy Strangeway, who had already established flags for the Ridings of Yorkshire [4]. The competition noted that County Durham was the only traditional county in the North of England without a flag, after the adoption of the flags of Cumberland and Westmorland in 2011 and 2012.

The winning flag was chosen from six finalists, and was designed by twins Katie and Holly Moffatt and their father James Moffatt from Chilton, County Durham. The flag features the Cross of St Cuthbert, counterchanged on the county colours of blue and gold.

The Pantone Colours for the flag are:-

  • Blue 300
  • Yellow 109

References

  1. "County Durham flag with St Cuthbert's cross wins vote". BBC Press Office. 21 November 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-25039676. Retrieved 21 November 2013. 
  2. "Durham, Bishopric of". Civic Heraldry of England and Wales. http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/ecclesiastical.html#durham%20see. Retrieved 21 November 2013. 
  3. "Durham County Council (UA)". Civic Heraldry of England and Wales. http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/tweed_tyne_tees.html#durham%20cc. Retrieved 21 November 2013. 
  4. "County Durham flag design competition launched". BBC Press Office. 3 July 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-23159334. Retrieved 21 November 2013. 

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