Metropolitan Borough of Battersea - Chelsea Bridge (London)
N 51° 29.005 W 000° 08.984
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Depicted simplified version of Metropolitan Borough of Battersea coat of arms you can find on lamposts of Chelsea Bridge in London.
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/11/2014
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Depicted simplified version of Metropolitan Borough of Battersea coat of arms you can find on lamposts of Chelsea Bridge in London.
Battersea was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in the County of London, England. In 1965, the borough was abolished and its area combined with parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth to form the London Borough of Wandsworth. The borough was administered from Battersea Town Hall on Lavender Hill and the building is now Battersea Arts Centre. [wiki]
In 1901, the Borough of Battersea adopted an unofficial coat of arms, consisting of a shield vertically divided blue and white, the division line being indented. This design was taken from a flag dating from 1803. On top of the shield was a dove bearing an olive branch. The Latin motto was Non Mihi, Non Tibi, Sed Nobis, or "Neither for myself, nor for yourself, but for us". In 1955, the borough received an official grant from the College of Arms, based on the old device. The colours in the shield were reversed, and a bordure or heraldic border added. The bordure consisted of silver and blue waves, representative of the River Thames, and bore sixteen gold stars for the sixteen wards of the borough. The new crest on top of the helm was the dove of the 1901 design, with the addition of sprigs of lavender, for the old lavender fields of the area, and Lavender Hill, the main road of Battersea. The old motto was retained. [wiki]
Chelsea Bridge is a small suspension bridge which links Chelsea with Battersea between Ranelagh Gardens and Battersea Park. The original Chelsea Bridge survived only until the early 1930s when it was replaced by this more modern structure in 1934.