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Family Coats Of Arms
 
One of the oldest
known Preston Coat-Of-Arms
Other Coat-Of-Arms through the years
PRESTON RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL ARMS: Per saltire Vert
and Or a Fess wavy Azure
charged with another wavy Argent between in chief an Eagle displayed and
in base a Castle of three towers of the second. CREST: On a Wreath of
the Colours a Dragon without wings passant head erect and tail nowed Argent
gorged with a Mural Crown Gules and grasping with the dexter forepaw a
Rose also Gules barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper. Motto 'UNITATE
PRAESTANS'-Excelling by unity. Granted 28th July 1948.
PRESTON BOROUGH COUNCIL ARMS: Azure a Paschal Lamb
couchant Argent supporting a
Cross-Staff Or flying a Pennant of the second in base the letters PP of
the third Recorded at the Visitation of 1613 as a seal device. Confirmed
6th March 1950.
The Lamb is the Lamb of St. Wilfrid who is the Patron
Saint of Preston. The letters ""P.P. " are
taken to mean "Princeps Pacis" - Prince of Peace, or as some people would
like it to be, "Proud Preston". However, on earlier Coats-of-Arms the
Lamb was standing and three letters "P" were depicted on it. The reason
for the three letters was to give a general balance to the Coat-of-Arms.
The Coat-of-Arms was in later years modernised and one of the letters
"P" was left out, again as a method of improving the general design balance.
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