Cheshire Heraldry Web Journal

I would be surprised if most Internet competent heraldry enthusiasts didn’t keep a weather eye on Ebay, I certainly do and I have on the odd occasion found myself a bargain. Some items offered for sale though are rather difficult to put a value on; one example is the recent sale of the Letters Patent […]

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I am in the market for a reasonable second hand copy of Papworth’s Ordinary of British Armorials:

Shown on the left of the image above is a reprint of Papworth’s. If you have one or know of one for sale please drop me a line ( use the contact page on the main Cheshire Heraldry web […]

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We are all familiar with the fact that from time to time armorial bearings can be the subject of a name and arms clause in a will and thus be inherited by another but I had not thought that the additaments allowed to a member of the Peerage could be part of a testamentary disposition. […]

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Nothing really to do with Cheshire but of interest to armorists nevertheless.
I have been involved in a conversation elsewhere in regard to an exemplification of arms by Deputy Ulster King of Arms - extract below [click on the eimage to enlarge it] :

 
The blazon for the crest in the exemplification gives the crest as “CREST: an arm erect in armour couped at […]

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The 1663 Visitations are taking me rather longer than I anticipated but I am now moving well into the letter B.
There are occassions when one particular coat of arms takes my fancy for any number of reasons. I have today emblazoned the arms of Brock of Upton
Arms: Gules, on a chief Argent, a lion passant […]

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