Tameside Coat of Arms

Official Heraldic Description

Shield: Per bend Or and Vert a Bend barry Wavy Argent and Azure between in chief a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper and in a garb Or.

Crest: Out of a Mural Crown Gules a demi-Lion guardant Or resting the sinister forepaw on an Escutcheon of the Arms, Mantled Gules doubled Or.

Supporters: On the dexter a lion Or gorged with a Chain pendent therefrom a Mullet pierced Sable and on the sinister male Griffin Gules armed beaked irradiated and gorged with a Chain pendent therefrom a Cogwheel Or.

Motto: "Industry and Integrity"

Explanatory Note:

The lower half of the shield depicts the gold wheatsheaf emblem of Cheshire on a green background. This is separated by a blue and white band representing the River Tame from the upper half of the shield which contains the red rose of Lancashire on a gold background.

The Crest above the shield has been drawn from the fundamental elements of the Arms of the Greater Manchester County.

The left-hand supporter is a gold lion with a black pierced star, or rowel, hanging from a chain around its neck. The right-hand supporter is a red griffin, used to depict dynamism and progress, and hanging from a chain around its neck is a gold cogwheel indicating the industrial aspects of Tameside