Website back up and running

My reader may be interested to learn that I have begun the work of restoring the main website of Cheshire Heraldry.

I have started with the Vale Royal section, mainly because that it how the whole thing began. As of today I am up to page six - slow but steady progress.

http://cheshire-heraldry.org.uk/vale_royal/VRE6.html

Bees in Heraldry

Amongst the Heraldry books in the library of the late Alan Fennely is a wire bound thesis by Kathleen J. Kell titled Bees in Heraldry. It is dated 1987. It is thought that Ms Kell probably completed this for the Heraldry Society Examination.

Alan Fennely, Hon FHS

I am sorry to inform you that our very good friend in heraldry, Alan Fennely, our "Northern Plenipotentiary" passed away at his home at 7:30 this morning. He had been unwell for some time. The Heraldry Society Secretary has been informed and an obituary will appear in the next Heraldry Gazette.He will be very much missed.Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Website News

As from the 16th September 2019 the main section of the website will be temporarily unavailable while a process of re-thinking and updating takes place; as yet, I have no idea how long this will take so apologise to my reader for any inconvenience caused.

Access to the weblog, Gallery, and Cheshire Heraldry Society page will be maintained.

Harold Johnson Storey

 I have just heard the very sad news that Harold Storey, who was for many, many years, Chairman of the Cheshire Heraldry Society, had died in Stepping Hill, he was 92 with a heart problem & Bronchitis.

The funeral is in Thursday 5 September at All Saints Church, Church Road, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7JL at 2.15pm for 2.30pm. If you wish to attend, it has been suggested that you park on Hill Top Avenue as Church Road is very busy.

Afterwards there is to be a wake at The Deanwater, Woodford SK7 1RJ. It is 3.5 miles away & takes 8 mins according to AA Route Planner. It is off a big lay-by with a big car park at the back of the hotel. There is a pedestrian entrance at the back.

The Mortimer Society

Posted on behalf of The Mortimer Society: The Mortimer History Society and the Friends of Ludlow Museum are pleased to present The Ludlow Castle Heraldic Roll: A Mirror into Tudor Times a joint conference to be held in Ludlow Methodist Church on Saturday 5th October

In 1574 Sir Henry Sidney, Lord President of the Council of Wales in the Marches, set up 46 coats of arms in the round chapel in Ludlow castle. These included previous owners of the castle, previous lords president, and all 22 current members of the Council. This collection of arms was substantially added to, over the years, and were still around in the 18th century when Mytton recorded them. Unfortunately, they subsequently disappeared completely and we were just left with Mytton's descriptions.

What none of us realised, however, is that Sir Henry had all the original coats of arms copied onto a roll of parchment and, quite fortuitously, we "discovered" this roll in 2015. Following an appeal, the roll was purchased and conserved; excellent paper copies have been made and much research has been done on the heraldry, on the people and on the roll itself.

At this conference we will be telling the story of the roll and setting it in its Tudor context. The roll itself will be on display and we are expecting that the book we've written about it will be published in time.


For full details of the conference and how to book go to mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk/index.php/2019-roll or telephone Philip Hume on 01584 831654.

William David Hamilton Sellar

The Lyon Court has just tweeted the following intimation:

"It is with great sadness that we announce the death of William David Hamilton Sellar, MVO, LLD, MA, LLB, FRHistS, FSA Scot, Lord Lyon King of Arms from 2008-2014."