Kendal Town Coat of Arms - Kendal, Cumbria, UK. - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The relief Coat of Arms are located on the Town Hall on Highgate in the centre of Kendal.
The date 1893 and the relief Coat of Arms of Kendal Town can be seen carved in the pediment of the elaborately decorative doorway.

Kendal received its first Borough Charter in 1575 from Queen Elizabeth I, allowing the formation of a Town Council, to be made up of 12 Aldermen, and creating self government for the town. (visit link) (visit link)

The coat-of-arms has a gold background depicting a cow hide. The quartered shield shows symbols of the wool trade.
On 1 and 4 bale hooks are depicted. Bale hooks which were used to hold on to the ungainly, large bales of wool when moving them.
Quarters 2 and 3 depict teasels. Teasels are a prickly part of a plant which dries like a sharp hairbrush. These were used for 'carding wool' and to raise the nap of the finished cloth before the introduction of mechanisation.

The wool trade and cloth making was of great important in the town for over 600 years.
This is reflected in the motto – 'PANNUS MIHI PANIS' which is interpreted as ‘wool is my bread’.
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Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1893 Where is this sculpture?: Town Hall, Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, UK. Website for sculpture?: Not listed Sculptors Name: Not listed

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