Plaque of Bootle coat of arms
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Plaque of Bootle coat of arms
Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 23 May 2020
The coat of arms of Bootle is on the parapet of the ornate cast iron bridge over the Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Litherland Road. The three stags' heads on the chevron are from the arms of the Earls of Derby, the three crowns from the arms of the Bootle family and the fleurs-de-lis from the arms of the Linacres of Yorkshire. The lighthouse indicating the borough's position at the mouth of the River Mersey is very unusual on a coat of arms. RESPICE, ASPICE, PROSPICE translates to English as "Look to the past, the present and the future". The arms were officially granted in 1869, nineteen years before the bridge was completed.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.452797
Longitude
-2.987806