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Royal Sutton Coldfield (England)

Birmingham, West Midlands

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Introduction: Royal Sutton Coldfield

The Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council is a civic parish within the City of Birmingham. It has had separate town council since May 2016. The Former Borough Council was dissolved with the Local Government reform in 1974.
https://suttoncoldfieldtowncouncil.gov.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/RoyalSuttonColdfieldTownCouncil/photos_by
https://suttoncoldfieldcivicsociety.com/
https://sclhrg.org.uk/
Valentin Poposki, 18 November 2022

Description of the Flag

The borough council flag is banner of arms, now displayed in the Holy Trinity Parish Church.

Following local government re-organisation, the Royal Borough of Sutton Coldfield flag was moved to be displayed on the North wall of the Vesey Chapel. In May 2018 the flag was moved to its new home in the tower.
https://www.htsc.org.uk/post-timeline/1974-borough-flag-displayed/
Valentin Poposki, 18 November 2022

Arms

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ARMS: Argent on a Cross Sable a Stag's Head couped between four Doves of the field in the first quarter a Mitre proper on a Chief Vert two Stags courant Or.
CREST: Issuant from a Mural Crown Or a demi Stag proper supporting between the legs two Keys wards upwards and outwards in saltire Gold and a Sword erect proper banded with a Riband Gules; Mantled Gules doubled Or.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Greyhound Or gorged with a Mural Crown Gules and on the sinister side a Dragon Gules gorged with a like Crown Or pendent from each by a Chain Gold an Escutcheon Argent thereon a Rose Gules charged with another Argent barbed and seeded proper.

Granted 15th May 1935.

The arms are based on those of Bishop Vesey, a benefactor to the town. The shield also contains his mitre and the stags refer to Sutton Park.
The mural crown represents civic authority and the keys and sword, for SS Peter and Paul, as from the See of Exeter.
The greyhound and dragon are the supporters of the Tudors, duly differenced, in allusion to the town's charter from Henry VIII.

http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/warwicks_ob.html#sutton%20coldfield%20bc
Valentin Poposki, 18 November 2022

Emblem

[Emblem] image located by Valentin Poposki, 18 November 2022

The Town also has an emblem in the form of Tudor rose.
https://sclhrg.org.uk/images/stories/research/sutton_coldfield_borough_council.pdf
http://members.iinet.net.au/~oseagram/sutton.html
Valentin Poposki, 18 November 2022

Logo

[Logo] image located by Valentin Poposki, 18 November 2022