Coat of arms of Manchester under Town Hall tower
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Coat of arms of Manchester under Town Hall tower
Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 14 Jan 2009
The coat of arms is on a trap door which can be moved to allow bells to be lowered to the ground. The coat of arms is rather different from most illustrations I have seen, e.g. that on mission072.blogspot http://mission072.blogspot.com/2007/04/concilio-et-labore.html which sets out the blazon and explains the meaning. The blazon has above the shield a wreath of colours. The example here has above the shield a plant with red flowers - I think they must be a heraldic representation of either the red rose of Lancaster, or possibly of cotton. The globe in the middle of the plant has on it bees, representing efficient industry.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.479319
Longitude
-2.244587