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Central Library Manchester Bee Exhibition

Central Library Manchester Bee Exhibition

  As part of the Discovering Manchester: Wildlife & Nature exhibition in Manchester’s Central Library, two of the display cabinets are devoted to the Manchester Bee, and this website. Written by Zamil Rahman and Hannah Donovan, the cabinets are a...
The Manchester Coat of Arms Bees

The Manchester Coat of Arms Bees

Manchester City Council’s coat of arms were granted to the borough of Manchester in 1842. The arms were described thusly: Arms : Gules three Bendlets enhanced Or a Chief Argent thereon on Waves of the Sea a Ship under sail proper. Crest : On a Wreath of the Colours a...
Coat of Arms Bees – University of Manchester

Coat of Arms Bees – University of Manchester

Dotted around University of Manchester’s Oxford Road and Sackville Street areas, you’ll see the university’s coat of arms decorating buildings both inside and out. It’s actually of recent origin, dating from 2004, when the Victoria University of Manchester...
Coat of Arms Bees – Salford

Coat of Arms Bees – Salford

Salford County Borough received its coat of arms just two years after Manchester, in 1844. Similarly to those arms, bees are used to represent industry, with the weavers shuttle representing the textile industry in the area. The garbs, plus the blue and gold...
Coat of Arms Bees – Manchester Metropolitan University

Coat of Arms Bees – Manchester Metropolitan University

 Image reproduced with kind permission of The Manchester Metropolitan University  Granted to the University in 1991, whilst it was still a Polytechnic, Manchester Metropolitan University’s coat of arms features a number of elements taken from the City of Manchester’s...