CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a demi double-headed Eagle wings displayed Sable gorged with a Naval Crown Or and holding in each beak a Branch of Palm proper. The undulating stripes, intended to reflect the county’s topography, give something of an uneven, misshapen look to the flag and result in an oddly shaped green section at the top, and two oddly shaped white ones at its base, As a feature in themselves, the sloping stripes cannot be easily seen when the flag is in flight, especially as they are partially obscured by the green disc at the centre. 1808), aged 25, English convict who was convicted in. Subscribe to our Newsletter to receive early discount offers, latest news, sales and promo information. Additionally, the presence of the bird on the flag signified a huge success in conservation, the first ever attempt to re-introduce a nationally extinct species in the UK, a fact worthy of celebration in itself but additionally, this restoration of a local species was a superb Wiltshire achievement – its presence on the flag marked this proud county success. The design thus lacks the essential simplicity advocated by the Flag Institute and others for creating an effective flag. Several of the elements in the flag were present in the coat of arms awarded to Wiltshire County Council in 1937 namely the pattern of stripes, the colours green and white and the depiction of a great bustard – as the crest over the shield, in the coat of arms. He hoped that its popular adoption by local people would prove sufficient, as had occurred in Pembrokeshire. Several of the elements in the flag were present in the coat of arms awarded to Wiltshire County Council in 1937, namely the pattern of stripes, the colours green and white and the depiction of a great bustard – as the crest over the shield, in the coat of arms. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. More information is included under the topic Early Wiltshire Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Their name comes from having lived in Wiltshire, a county in southwestern England. The flag features a Great Bustard (Otis tarda) at its centre, a bird native to the county, which had been extinct since 1832 but was recently returned as part of an intensive ten-year breeding programme on Salisbury Plain. Occasionally such badges were devised for general use, formed from the principal themes and colours found in council arms. The bird was depicted in a gold hue against a solid green circle, to illustrate the open grassland where it lives. Understand it all by viewing our, Family Crest Image (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI, Framed History And Complete History- Brown, PDF Coat of Arms and Extended History (Letter), Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate, https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/atlas, https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/henry-tanner, http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Orleana.htm, http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html, http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html, https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html, http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html, Mary Wiltshire, who landed in Maryland in 1680, John Wiltshire, who settled in Maryland in 1775, Mr. Frederick Wiltshire, (b. The Flag Institute consequently registered the design as the county flag of Wiltshire. In an open competition all contending designs would have received equal consideration and competed equally for public support. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wiltshire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. As noted, they took their initial inspiration from the council’s arms where the green and white pattern recalled the county’s pasture-lands and chalk downs and this symbolism was similarly applied in the new flag. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Use it for gifts, printed and souvenir products. ARMS: Barry Or and Vert three Lions rampant Argent on a Chief of the second a Coronet composed of four Ears of Wheat and as many Acorns leaved alternately set upon a Rim Gold. However, whilst the campaign behind the great bustard flag devoted resources to trumpet the cause, Chrys Fear’s design was never formally offered to the county’s officials or residents for their review and approval. However, most correspondents neglected to notice that the bird had been used to represent the county council, in its full achievement of arms (see above) for the previous seventy years and still was. Mr. Paul Wiltshire, British convict who was convicted in Somerset. had been commercially available for some time, so to an extent the new flag has rather maintained a recognised local theme, although of course the armorial banner represents only Wiltshire County Council, it is not and never has been, the county flag and indeed only the council is legally entitled to use these arms or a banner formed from them; there is no general right to raise it.