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![[Proposal for Cumberland flag]](../images/g/gb-e!cbr.gif)
image located by Jason Saber, 3 August 2012The flag derives from the arms of the former Cumberland County Council. The
design represents some of the county's natural features; at the top are the
white Parnassus flowers which grow on the marshy uplands, the green upper field,
while at the base the wavy blue and white stripes symbolise the county's rivers,
lakes and seaboard. The illustration is by Philip Tibbetts. See also
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cumberland-Flag/451826751524882
Source:
http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties/county-flags/county-flag-proposals
Jason Saber, 3 August 2012
A letter from the Historic Counties Trust requesting the registration of this
design as the county flag of Cumberland has been sent to the Flag Institute. The
request has been made on the basis of a sizable number of expressions of support
from local organisations – see
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cumberland-Flag/451826751524882. We therefore
anticipate the imminent registration of the attached design as the flag of the
county of Cumberland next week.
Jason Saber, 8 December 2012
I have heard today that Cumberland flag has been accepted into the registry.
Jason Saber, 13 December 2012
The Cumberland Flag was officially registered on December 13th 2012, becoming
the 26th British county flag. The design is a re-working of the banner of arms
of the former Cumberland County Council, granted in 1950. The pattern symbolises
the coastline and famous lakes with the blue and white wavy lines, whilst the
green upper half with Grass-of-Parnassus flowers recalls the marshy up-lands and
fertile plains of the county.
Source:
https://britishcountyflags.com/
The design is a re-working of the banner of Arms of the former Cumberland
County Council. Granted in 1950 the arms symbolise the coast line, mountains,
fells and famous lakes with the blue and white wavy lines, whilst the green
upper half with Grass-of-Parnassus flowers recalls the marshy up-lands and
fertile plains of the county. The Grass-of-Parnassus flowers have been re-drawn
to be both obviously recognisable and stylistically appropriate, rather than the
generic looking flowers from the grant of arms. This was done by vexillographer
Philip Tibbetts of Penrith, who used an image of a real Cumbric flower to
achieve a realisation that is both obviously a Grass-of-Parnassus and as iconic
as the heraldic rose. The colours of the final design were chosen to be the best
matches in acceptable flag colours to the former council arms. An additional
benefit of this is that the green matches that found in the Welsh flag, thus
providing an extra element of symbolism as the name Cumberland derives from ‘Cymru-land’,
or ‘land of the Welsh’. The flag was registered with the support of a number of
regional bodies, including: Bridekirk Parish Council, Cockermouth and District
Civic Trust, Cumberland Agricultural Society, Cumberland Football Association,
Cumberland Geological Society, Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian Society,
Cumbria County History Trust, Federation of Cumbrian Amenity Societies, Holme
Low Parish Council, Lakeland Dialect Society, Muncaster Parish Council, Penrith
Civic Society, Workington and District Civic Trust and the Workington Twinning
Association.
Flag Type: County Flag
Flag Date: 19th September 1950
Flag Designer: College of Arms
Adoption Route: Traditional
UK Design Code:
UNKG7428
Aspect Ratio: 3:5
Pantone® Colours: Green 354, Blue 300, White
Source:
https://www.flaginstitute.org
Valentin Poposki, 27 June 2020