A Heraldry Addict's Weblog

A Heraldry Addict's Weblog

The diary of a Heraldry Addict

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Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Chester, St Marys on the Hill

Chester, St Marys on the Hill , a photo by jmc4 - Church Explorer on Flickr. Flickr (the photo storage site courtesy of Yahoo) has a number...

Monday, 30 July 2012

A Goldstraw Bookplate ... by artist Tom Meek

I am pleased to unveil the design for my new bookplate produced in black and white pen and ink by heraldic artist Tom Meek. The insignia ...

Sunday, 1 July 2012

The Cheshire Heraldry Society Programme for 2012/13

The Cheshire Heraldry Society Programme for 2012/13 is: Sept 22nd 2012 Elias Ashmole, Windsor Herald 1660-1692* Dr Adrian Ailes FSA FHS O...

Friday, 1 June 2012

Jubilee Wishes

Saturday, 12 May 2012

A Cheshire Bookplate

Of interest to Cheshire Heraldry is this bookplate which has recently appeared on Flickr. Bookplate of Sir William H. Bailey of Sale Hall, C...

Friday, 20 April 2012

The Cheshire Heraldry Society A.G.M.

Tomorrow, Saturday 21st April, is the Annual General Meeting of The Cheshire Heraldry Society. As well as the usual business of the A.G.M., ...

Monday, 16 April 2012

The BBC - George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington

I am a great fan of the BBC's Antiques Road Show and take great pleasure when an antique catches my fancy. Last evening's Road Show ...

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About Me

Martin Goldstraw: The Cheshire Heraldry and Heraldry Addict Web Sites are the public face of a Heraldry Addict, a brand or trading style of Martin Goldstraw. Martin Goldstraw is the author and illustrator of the Cheshire Heraldry web site and the book CHESHIRE HERALDRY – THE VISITATIONS OF 1533 TO 1580. He is also one of the two Directors and a founder of the publishing company The Armorial Register Limited. Born at a very early age in Leek, a town in rural North Staffordshire known as the Queen of the Moorlands, his interest in the heraldry of the County of Cheshire began when it became apparent that the origins of the surname Goldstraw lie in the surname of Goostrey. The village of Goostrey is within the bounds of the County Palatine of Cheshire. Heraldry is something of an addiction as far as Martin is concerned and he was pleased to be granted armorial bearings of his own from the College of Arms at the commencement of the new Millennium.

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