Talk:Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
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[edit] Badge/Coat of Arms
A Coat of Arms is the heraldic bearing of an individual or family or of a corporate body, such as a town or city. It has to be granted by the College of Arms. A Grant of Arms is a formal legal document which describes the recipient, illustrates the Coat of Arms bestowed and describes it in writing. This is a very obscure branch of law, but basically it is illegal for anybody to claim that their logo is a Coat of Arms unless it is covered by such a document and is identical to what is described (a certain artistic licence is allowed, but not much). Brief research indicates that M&GNJR was never granted arms, and so their quartered symbol has to be described as a badge or a logo. It is highly unlikely that the College of Arms would allow another Coat of Arms to borrow so substantially from existing Coats of Arms. If anything can be produced to prove that M&GNJR was indeed granted Arms and this is it, then I will apologise and stuff myself with 'umble pie.
I have a M&GNJR badge painted on wood in a frame about a foot square. If I can get a photo of it which is clearer that the one in the article, then I will do a switch. Sweetalkinguy 23:56, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
