Stalybridge : Town Hall Portico
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Stalybridge : Town Hall Portico
Image: © Ken Bagnall Taken: 22 Aug 2009
The Municipal Borough of Stalybridge received its charter of incorporation on 5 March 1857, having been formed from part of Ashton under Lyne parish in Lancashire and parts of Dukinfield and Stayley parishes in Cheshire. The Royal Charter declared that the council should consist of a mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors. The Borough was divided into three wards: Lancashire; Staley and Dukinfield. A list of Burgesses was published on 21 April 1857 and the first election of councillors was held on 1 May 1857. The contesting parties were the Whites and the Yellows. The council met for the first time on 9 May 1857 and elected the first six aldermen from among those councillors; the first mayor was William Bayley. The Arms of Stalybridge were granted by the College of Arms after the town received its charter of incorporation. The arms incorporated features from the coat of arms of the Stayley, Assheton, Dukinfield and Astley families who had all been land owners in the town. They feature a golden wheatsheaf and a silver wolf, both representing Cheshire. The motto, "Absque labore nihil" means "Nothing without labour".
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Image Location
Latitude
53.484015
Longitude
-2.056622