Proposed county flags: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
More than | More than thirty [[Counties of the United Kingdom|British counties]] now have flags registered with the [[Flag Institute]]. For those currently flagless shires a number of proposed designs are available. | ||
==Types of flag== | ==Types of flag== | ||
Such proposals as currently exist, generally feature charges, symbols or motifs that hold a distinct local pedigree and are therefore obvious candidates for registration as the flag of any respective county. In certain cases a design may recall an ancient attribution or association and be presented without further amendment, an example of this was the proposed [[Flag of Caernarfonshire]] (now successfully registered). Other designs include a locally meaningful charge in a novel pattern. Examples of this are the proposed[[ Flag of Northamptonshire]] and [[Flag of Staffordshire]] A third category is the straightforward banner of arms used by a local county council, the recently registered [[Flag of Cumberland]] and proposed [[Flag of Cheshire]] being examples. Finally, a fourth type is an entirely novel design such as the proposed [[Flag of Oxfordshire]]. | Such proposals as currently exist, generally feature charges, symbols or motifs that hold a distinct local pedigree and are therefore obvious candidates for registration as the flag of any respective county. In certain cases a design may recall an ancient attribution or association and be presented without further amendment, an example of this was the proposed [[Flag of Caernarfonshire]] (now successfully registered). Other designs include a locally meaningful charge in a novel pattern. Examples of this are the proposed[[ Flag of Northamptonshire]] and [[Flag of Staffordshire]] A third category is the straightforward banner of arms used by a local county council, the recently registered [[Flag of Cumberland]] and proposed [[Flag of Cheshire]] being examples. Finally, a fourth type is an entirely novel design such as the proposed [[Flag of Oxfordshire]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 12 March 2014
More than thirty British counties now have flags registered with the Flag Institute. For those currently flagless shires a number of proposed designs are available.
Types of flag
Such proposals as currently exist, generally feature charges, symbols or motifs that hold a distinct local pedigree and are therefore obvious candidates for registration as the flag of any respective county. In certain cases a design may recall an ancient attribution or association and be presented without further amendment, an example of this was the proposed Flag of Caernarfonshire (now successfully registered). Other designs include a locally meaningful charge in a novel pattern. Examples of this are the proposedFlag of Northamptonshire and Flag of Staffordshire A third category is the straightforward banner of arms used by a local county council, the recently registered Flag of Cumberland and proposed Flag of Cheshire being examples. Finally, a fourth type is an entirely novel design such as the proposed Flag of Oxfordshire.
See also
References
http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties/county-flags/county-flag-proposals
| Proposals for county flags in the United Kingdom |
|---|
|
Brecknockshire • Cardiganshire • Montgomeryshire • Radnorshire |