Has anybody got a picture of the Sheffield logo/badge thing?

I know it is on the side of the bus stop near the peace gardens.

Thanks

Jon

have a look on thisCouncil's website (http://www.sheffield.gov.uk) Try a search i'm sure i've seen it on there before.

Can you describe it ? Welcome to the forum by the way.

Here it is (http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/coat-of-arms) I knew it was somewhere on there.

Hope it's of some use to you.

Well it's better than "made in sheffield" I guess.

Originally posted by jon1867
Has anybody got a picture of the Sheffield logo/badge thing?

I know it is on the side of the bus stop near the peace gardens.

It's for a tatoo I want.. :-)

Thanks

Jon
from council website
The Coat of Arms should NOT be used without the Council's permission

I wonder what they will do? :D

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
I wonder what they will do? :D

Have your arm chopped off for breach of copyright.

Tazz ;)

But does Sheffield have an equivalent of the Liverbird?

(Don't tell me it's crossed blades or an owl, coz the Liverbird is the symbol of the whole city, but it's not the coat of arms itself)

Originally posted by Strix
But does Sheffield have an equivalent of the Liverbird?

(Don't tell me it's crossed blades or an owl, coz the Liverbird is the symbol of the whole city, but it's not the coat of arms itself)
The coat of arms is (if I remember the correct words, it's on my title deeds) the arms of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Council of The Citizens of the City of Sheffield.

The seven hills logo is the logo of the corporate entity that is the city council as a local authority.

People don't seem to use the term anymore, but the arms is the Council, and the hills is the Corporation.

Using the arms without permission is a greater breach than copyright, you are ineligbly raising somebody's coat of arms. The Lord Mayor could probaby challenge you to a jousting match :)

Who is the Lord Mayor at the moment, is it still Mike Pye?

It seems to me that it's not that significant, whatever the correct symbol is! Get something else. or get wise, and don't have it done!!!:clap:

K x

When I was a kid I thought the figure on the left hand side of Sheffield's coat of arms was a caveman. A friend of Fred Flinstone, perhaps?
;-)

If you use a coat of arms as a tattoo on your arm, will it keep it warm? If so watch out - it might make you too hot if you go to Benidorm in the summer.

Instead of having a corporate logo tattooed on you, why don't you have yor passport number barcoded onto your neck? Or perhaps a label round your neck, Paddington-style, on which could be written your telephone number and 'please look after this hapless muppet'? More useful than the Sheffield insignia or a facial spider-web

Originally posted by Roger_B

When I was a kid I thought the figure on the left hand side of Sheffield's coat of arms was a caveman. A friend of Fred Flinstone, perhaps? ;-)
The chap on the left is Thor, norse god of metalworking, and the chap on the right is Vulcan, the Greek/Roman god of metalworking. The motto, Deo Adjuvante Labor Proficit, seems suspiciously close to "God help us to help ourselves", the Theives Guild motto in Ankh-Morpork.

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JGH

Thor is the god of thunder :confused:

"In Norse mythology, Thor was the god of war, thunder and strength, and son of Odin. Thor destroyed the enemies of the gods with his magic hammer. It was he who chased away the frosts and called gentle winds and warm spring rains to release the earth from its bondage of ice and snow. He was also the god of the household and of the common people. He even married Sif a pesant woman. The lightning's flash was his mighty hammer, Mjolnir, hurled in battle with the frost giants, and the rolling thunder was the rumble of his fiery chariot."
(found here) (http://www.geocities.com/~jlhagan/thor/thor.htm)

Vulcan is the god of fire :confused:

"Vulcan originally was an Italian fire-god, particularly associated with destructive fire. He was worshipped primarily to obtain his protection in averting fires, so there were numerous shrines dedicated to him where fires were most feared, such as areas near volcanoes and where grain was stored, especially at the port of Ostia. An interesting note is that his shrines stood outside of the walls of cities.

In the Roman pantheon Vulcan was the son of Jupiter and Juno; in this role he was the counterpart of the Greek god Hephaestus, and later assumed many of the latter's characteristics. He normally was depicted as a grotesque figure with one leg shorter than the other, a deformity that resulted from being thrown from heaven by Jupiter while attempting to protect his mother from the god's wrath. Afterwards, being determined to shun the company of the other gods Vulcan established his home in the heart of Mount Edna, where he fashioned a giant forge. His workers were the one-eyed Cyclopes. He created a golden throne for Juno, and fashioned Jupiter's magical thunderbolts and Cupid's arrows.

He was links with several primary goddesses including Maia (the Earth Mother), and Vesta, in her role as earth goddess. Also, he had short-termed relationships with Venus and Minerva, and with one of the Graces. His offspring seemed generally to have been monstrous. He is said to have fathered Servius Tullius, one of the kings of Rome, who proved his parentage by the useful talent of being able to cause fire to descend on his enemies.

Perhaps the most curious custom of Vulcan was the sacrifice of live fish, which were thrown onto fires lit on the banks of the Tiber in order to persuade the god to spear more vulnerable objects.

It was only in the classical period that Vulcan was truly associated with Hephaestus. He became the patron of artisans and blacksmiths. In these late times he was depicted as a smith in a tunic that freed his right arm and shoulder, and with an anvil, tongs and hammer."
(found here) (http://www.themystica.org/mythical-folk/articles/vulcan.html)

I've got a pretty detailed and large picture of the Coat of Arms that was on the side of an old Leyland PD2 at Graves Park last year.

PM your E-mail and I'll send it to you if you're interested.

Cheers,

Pete