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The county badge and standard
The Standard now used by Cumbria South was made for Westmorland County and dedicated at Kendal Parish Church on 7 June 1953. It was designed by Mrs Williamson of the Royal College of Art and made by Nuns of St Peter’s Convent , Wakefield, Yorkshire , all of whom had been Guides. The Standard cost £98. In 1974 the new county of Cumbria South decided to use the Westmorland County standard and the county badge of Westmorland, the Curlew. The emblems represent: ORB: the standard was made in Queen Elizabeth II Coronation year CURLEW: County badge APPLE TREE: Appleby and Eden Valley CROSS: Shap Abbey Cross HERDWICK RAM: Ambleside SHIP: Milnthorpe SALMON: Leaping up the Lune Valley TENTER HOOKS: Wool trade in Kendal WILD BOAR: Windermere and Lyth Valley RED BAND: from the arms of the ancient Barony of Kendal GREEN FRINGED EDGE: Kendal green coloured wool. |
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