Halifax Borough Coat Of Arms – Elland, UK - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Britannia Buildings in Elland was designed by E W Johnson of Southport for the former Halifax and Huddersfield Bank in 1893. It is an English Heritage Grade II listed building. Both Halifax and Huddersfield are large towns in Yorkshire near to here that expanded very quickly around this time as their industries grew.

The arms shown here are the coat of arms of the Borough of Halifax.

This Halifax Town website tells us that " The name Halifax is said to be a corruption of the old English words for Holy and Face, part of the local legend that the head of John the Baptist was buried here after his execution. The legend is almost certainly mediaeval rather than ancient, though the town's coat of arms still carries an image of the Saint.“

Above the head of St John the Baptist is the word Hales and below it Fax, from one of the old ways of spelling Halifax. The head is on a shield with a chequer board design from the original coat of arms of the Earls Warenne, who held the town during Norman times.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town Full name of the bearer: Borough of Halifax Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Between pillars on left hand side of Britannia Buildings Material / Design: Stone Address: Britannia Buildings Briggate Elland West Yorkshire United Kingdom HX5 9DP Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link] Blazon (heraldic description): Not listed

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