Longton Arms

The Borough of Longton

Longton used the following device as its arms although it never received a grant to use them - of the six towns only Burslem (as the 'Mother' town) had official authority to use arms.

It was in 1865 that Longton and Lane End were incorporated as the borough of Longton. The Charter of Incorporation was granted on April 3rd 1865 with James Glover as the first Mayor.

Longtons' Motto:
"Creat Industria" - "Let Industry be made"

Description of the Longton Arms:

The shield contains elements taken from the arms of four families:

Heathcote,
Edensor,
Gresley,
Sandford.

Sir John Edensor Heathcote was a local industrialist and owner of Longton Hall. He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1784.
He married Ann Gresley (a descendant of Sir Nigel Gresley) and they had ten children.
One of their children, also named John Edensor Heathcote, married Marianna Sandford.

Heathcote	From the Heathcote arms the three 'pomeis vert' [green roundels] with a gold cross superimposed.
Edensor	From the Edensor arms a chevron between three black horse-shoes.
Gresley	From the Gresley arms 'vairy ermine and gules', a 'canton chequy' 'vairy ermine and gules' [an ermine and red pattern] 'canton chequy' is the square pattern in the top left corner.
Sandford	From the Sandford arms a blue background with 'indented ermine' and two golden boars' heads 'couped' (in profile).

The crest is an eagle displayed in silver taken from the arms of James Glover - the first Mayor. Glover owned a brewery and a colliery.

On the left side is a potter holding a vase and on the right side a miner holding a pickaxe.

Longton arms

Contribution to the City Arms:

In 1912 arms were granted to the new county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. It was made up of devices previously used in the arms of the constituent six towns.

The Eagle, taken from the helm of the Longton Arms [Crest of James Glover], was contributed to the city arms.

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