Mayor of Lambeth launches website

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The new Mayor of Lambeth Councillor Christopher Wellbelove seems to be a bit of a techie - he has launched a new Mayor of Lambeth website http://www.mayoroflambeth.com/ and is available on
Twitter http://twitter.com/mayoroflambeth
identi.ca http://identi.ca/mayoroflambeth
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mayor-of-Lambeth/18287434963
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/mayoroflambeth
and Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayoroflambeth

I hope he has time to do his Mayoring as well as updating all these websites!

 

[lang rabbie]

A bored feudalist waiting for washing machine to finish cycle writes...

It must be a tad embarrassing for someone representing Clapham Town that Councillor Wellbelove's Twitter site uses the pre-1965 Coat of Arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth as the wallpaper. [Exhibit A on the left below]

As any fule nos, the redesigned post-1965 coat of arms of the London Borough of Lambeth added the "two mullets or" to represent the historically independent parishes of Streatham and Clapham which were merged into the "new" Lambeth. [Exhibit B on the right below]

The fifteen golden circles (or bezants), are taken from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall, whose London estates are at Kennington in the Borough. These bezants are supposed to have had their origin in the time when the Crusaders brought back golden coins from Byzantium. The red cross is the cross of St. George and is from the arms of the former London County Council. The blue and gold squares form the arms of the Warennes, Earls of Surrey, and this device also appeared on the seal of the Surrey County Council, as Lambeth was formerly in that county.

The mitre and pastoral staff are ecclesiastical emblems, and refer to the fact that the Archbishops of Canterbury have had their residence at Lambeth Palace since the 13th century. The two quarters ermine are associated with the use of ermine fur for the monarch and the nobility of the nation as a symbol of the purity and stainless honour that should be conspicuous in its wearers. The two gold five-pointed stars (or mullets) in these quarters symbolise the two parishes of Clapham and Streatham which were previously part of the former Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.

The paschal lamb with pennon has always formed part of the seal of the late Vestry and of the Borough Council, and in heraldic terms is a "canting" or punning reference to the name of the Borough.

The wavy lines under the lamb represent water, and refer to the fact that the Borough has a considerable frontage to the River Thames.

 

[lang rabbie]

He has finally updated the site!

 

[WarmharbourLane]

It must be a tad embarrassing for someone representing Clapham Town that Councillor Wellbelove's Twitter site uses the pre-1965 Coat of Arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth as the wallpaper. [Exhibit A on the left below]

As any fule nos, the redesigned post-1965 coat of arms of the London Borough of Lambeth added the "two mullets or" to represent the historically independent parishes of Streatham and Clapham which were merged into the "new" Lambeth. [Exhibit B on the right below]

Sweet Buddha - how does someone actually know this sh!t...!?!

I'm both impressed and concerned for you.....

 

[lang rabbie]

Heraldry is a form of visual communication that most illiterate fourteenth century peasants could understand, so it ain't that difficult to spot the difference.

 

[WarmharbourLane]

Heraldry is a form of visual communication that most illiterate fourteenth century peasants could understand, so it ain't that difficult to spot the difference.

Does that mean you have to be an illiterate 14th century peasant to get it...?

 

[King of Prussia]

And the little dog on top in the second one is a little bit more camp than the first. Is that symbolic for anything?

 

[WarmharbourLane]

And the little dog on top in the second one is a little bit more camp than the first. Is that symbolic for anything?

Is that a dog ?!?

Plus it's standing on more water in the new one on the left. Is this symbolic of climate change....?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

It's a lamb, not a Bedlington terrier ffs!

 

[WarmharbourLane]

It's a lamb, not a Bedlington terrier ffs!

I thought it was a lamb, but it does have a very long tail.

Unless lambs are all docked these days ?

Oh to be a 14th century peasant and not have to worry about such tedium. Over to our heraldric expert to confirm.

 

[lang rabbie]

Oh to be a 14th century peasant and not have to worry about such tedium. Over to our heraldric expert to confirm.

Read my original post!!!

The paschal lamb with pennon has always formed part of the seal of the late Vestry and of the Borough Council, and in heraldic terms is a "canting" or punning reference to the name of the Borough.

The balance of probabilities is that Lambeth actually means "the landing place with dirty (i.e. muddy) water", but when the Vestry of Lambeth first decided on a design for the parish seal (probably not until sometime in the eighteenth century?) they decided that a more genteel explanation of the name would be appropriate!

But a theoretical 14th century peasant would still get the pun.

 

[WarmharbourLane]

*Sigh*

Modern life is rubbish......

 

[Mrs Magpie]

WarmharbourLane, did you know that Coldharbour Lane was originally Cool Arbour Lane because it was so verdant and tree lined? I have an early 18th century reference to it in a book about local natural history.

 

[lang rabbie]

And the little dog on top in the second one is a little bit more camp than the first. Is that symbolic for anything?

Perhaps Smoke magazine could start a new column on "London's campest civic heraldry" if they ever run out of nominations for "London's campest statues".

 

[lang rabbie]

Back to the thread topic - he has been merrily twittering all morning from the London Mayors' charity walk.

 

[WarmharbourLane]

WarmharbourLane, did you know that Coldharbour Lane was originally Cool Arbour Lane because it was so verdant and tree lined? I have an early 18th century reference to it in a book about local natural history.

I didn't - thanks. I'm still quite new to the area.

I did wonder why somewhere so far from the river had 'harbour' in it's name, so that answers it nicely for me....

 

[nick h.]

Where are the mullets then? Are they the stars?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

The checks on the lower right hand side I think (a process of elimination). I only remember heraldic colours like gules, sable, argent etc.

 

[nick h.]

No, wiki says stars! And wiki is never wrong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullet_(heraldry)#Star.2C_mullet_and_estoile

 

[lang rabbie]

Where are the mullets then? Are they the stars?

Yes. Read the small print in post 2!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullet_(heraldry)

 

[London_Calling]

It's a lamb, not a Bedlington terrier ffs!

Is my guess - I acknowledge it's the blind leading the blind though