Crest of Blackburne family, north west England

[ainslie]

The family’s crest of a cock and trumpet used to appear on pubs of that name, particularly near Liverpool.  Most seem to have flown away.

Does anyone have an illustration of the crest which I could use in a small piece on local history please?

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[KGarrad]

Burke's General Armory says:

Blackburne (Orford and Hale, co. Lancaster). Ar. a fesse nebulae betw. three mullets sa., quartering Norbis, Leveb, AsHTON, Green, Aspenwall, Ireland, Hutt, Hesketh,
Holland, Columbers, Walton, Merton, Bebbington, Handford, Praers, Birkenhead, Huoheslt, Done, Kingslet, and Stretch.

Crest—A cock ppr. standing upon a trumpet or.

The trumpet would be of the post-horn style, or as used by the military.
"ppr" means proper - i.e. in natural colours.

[KGarrad]

Something very similar on a Lever CoA:
https://coadb.com/surnames/lever-arms.html

Or in Edinburgh:
https://glasgowgallivanter.com/2018/01/08/edinburgh-canongate/
(About half-way down the page!)

[ainslie]

Thanks very much - something to work with.
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[Kiltpin]

Will this do -

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/qo8AAOSwQYZWxENY/s-l500.jpg 

Regards 

Chas

[ainslie]

Excellent!  I used to have one like that, but like the pub signs, long gone.  Thank you.
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[davidbappleton]

Here's an illustration of the Blackburn crest from Fairbairn's Crests.

David

[ainslie]

David
A fine looking chap!  Thanks.
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