H. Ellis Tomlinson
Harold Ellis Tomlinson | |
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 Tomlinson (left) presents the coat of arms to Knutsford Urban District Council, 1955 | |
| Born | 1916 |
| Died | 1997 |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, heraldist |
Harold Ellis Tomlinson PhD (1916–1997) was an English educationist and heraldist. He designed many civic and corporate coats of arms, served as heraldic advisor to local government associations, and published monographs on the subject.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Tomlinson was born in Cheshire, and moved to The Fylde in 1928. He attended Baines’ School as a boy, became Senior Prefect in 1933, and returned as a master in 1940 becoming a legend in his own lifetime affectionately known to generations of boys as 'Toss'. He loved his football and was a great fan of Blackpool FC[1]
Career
[edit]His heraldic publications were The Heraldry of Manchester (1944),[citation needed] The Heraldry of Cheshire (1946),[citation needed] The Armorial Bearings of the Caernarvonshire County Council (1950)[citation needed] and Heraldry in Insurance (1950).[citation needed] He provided the illustrations for Sir George Wollaston's Heraldry (1960) and C.J. Smith's The Civic Heraldry of Warwickshire (1974).[2] His doctoral dissertation was on French Historical Elements in the Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom (1985).[3]
Tomlinson was heraldic advisor to the Rural District Councils Association from 1954 to 1974, and to the Association of District Councils.[4] He designed arms for many local authorities and corporate bodies in England, Australia and South Africa.
Welsh and english arms included those of Calderdale,[5] Knutsford Urban District Council[6] Pocklington,[4] the City of Salford,[7] Teignbridge,[8] the Gemmological Association of Great Britain and the Football Association of Wales (he was a keen football player and coach).[1]
Australian arms included those of the City of Canterbury (New South Wales),[9] Hurstville City Council,[10] the City of Rockdale and the City of Wagga Wagga.
South African arms included those of George, Western Cape, Wellington, Western Cape and Worcester, Western Cape, and the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers.[11]
He also designed the arms of the University of the West Indies.[12] His favourite football coaching phrase was "'av a dabble".[citation needed]
H. Ellis Tomlinson also wrote a history of Blackpool FC, Seasiders - The First 100 years 1887-1987, published by Blackpool FC.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tomlinson's The Heraldry of Cheshire". Cheshire-heraldry.org.uk. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Smith, Chris John (1973). The civic heraldry of Warwickshire: an account of the armorial bearings of local authorities in Warwickshire prior to the local government reforms of 1974 in SearchWorks. Coventry & Warwickshire history pamphlets. ISBN 9780902987074. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Tomlinson, Harold Ellis (1985). French historical elements in the civic heraldry of the United Kingdom. ethos.bl.uk (PhD thesis). University of Lancaster. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.375196.
- ^ a b "The Armorial Bearings of Pocklington Town Council - Pocklington Town Council". Pocklington.gov.uk. 1980-06-27. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "Calderdale's Coat of Arms | Calderdale Council". Calderdale.gov.uk. 1977-11-01. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/9558652.knutsford-coat-of-arms-in-the-spotlight-at-talk/
- ^ "The Armorial Bearings of Salford City Council - Salford City Council". Salford.gov.uk. 2013-11-08. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "Teignbridge coat of arms". Teignbridge.gov.uk. 1976-07-11. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "Coat of Arms". Canterbury.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Hurstville City Council. "Library Museum Gallery - Insignia - Coat of Arms". Hurstville.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ (1959). Golden Jubilee of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers.
- ^ "DID YOU KNOW?: The Coat of Arms of The UWI | Roots of the West Indian Pelican". Uwiarchives.wordpress.com. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
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