Editing Kirklees (section)

===Coat of arms===
Kirklees Borough Council was granted [[coat of arms|armorial bearings]] by the [[College of Arms]] by [[letters patent]] dated 24 June 1974. the [[blazon]] of the arms is as follows:
<blockquote>Vert on a bend Argent a bendlet wavy azure on a chief Or a pale between two cog-wheels azure on the pale a Paschal Lamb supporting a staff of the fourth flying therefrom a forked pennon argent charged with a cross gules; ''and for a Crest'', On a wreath of the colours a ram's head affronty couped argent armed Or gorged with a mural crown sable masoned argent.
''Supporters'': On either side a lion guardant purpure resting the inner hind leg on a cross crosslet Or embellished in each of the four angles with a fleur de lis azure. ''Badge or device'': A roundel purpure charged with a Lacy Knot Or all within a circle of eleven roses argent barbed and seeded proper.<ref name=civic>{{cite web |url=http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/w_yorks.html#kirklees%20mbc |title=Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=14 February 2009 |work=Civic Heraldry of England and Wales }}</ref>
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The green colouring of the shield represents the fields, woods and moorland of the borough. The white stripe or ''bend'' represents the [[M62 motorway]], while the blue wave upon it is for the many waterways of the area. On the ''chief'' or upper third of the shield is a [[Korban Pesach|paschal lamb]], symbol of [[St John the Baptist]]. John was the patron saint of woolworkers, and the inclusion of the emblem represents the historic woollen industry. The cogwheels are for the modern engineering industries. The crest is a ram's head, found in the arms of the County Borough of Huddersfield and the Mirfield Urban District Council. The black mural crown stands for the district's status as a borough, recalling a city wall. The [[supporters]] are purple lions from the arms of the [[De Lacy|de Laci]] family, medieval lords of Huddersfield. For heraldic "difference" from other lion supporters a distinctive cross has been placed below their inner feet. This device, combining the symbols of Christ and the Virgin Mary, represents the priory from which the borough took its name.<ref name=civic/><ref>''Kirklees Borough Guide'', c. 1974.</ref>