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[email protected] · July 16th 09, 11:37 AM posted to uk.transport.london

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(Abigail Brady) wrote:

On Jul 16, 10:58*am, "neverwas" wrote:
I can understand why they used Colchester's as the arms of Essex
duplicated Middlesex's. *But I haven't been able to find a reason for
not using Surrey's (assuming there was such a thing).

I doubt there was. Surrey County Council was officially granted arms
in 1934 - the design appears to have been novel (and based on the arms
of various Surrey towns) rather than being a previous informal design
being "blessed", as was the situation with Middlesex.

Surrey County Council did not exist when the bridge was opened if it was
indeed opened in 1887. County Councils were created in 1889 UIVMM.

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Colin Rosenstiel