HWW from Shrewsbury

Tolles Wappen HWW

Love this wall Amelia.
Have a great day.
TOZ

A great capture of the wall with the lovely coat of arms on it Amelia
HWW

great find

Peaceful wednesday!

nice close=up

Très beau ce blason agréable journée.

A fine coat of arms, very well captured Amelia,
This must be a public building of some kind, HWW!

This is on the front of Shrewsbury library, which was once Shrewsbury School, the former alumni of which include Charles Darwin, Willie Rushton, Michael Palin, John Peel, Roddy Llewellyn and Richard Todd amongst many others.

HWW Dir!

Da zeigst du ein sehr schönes Wappen liebe Amelia :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))

An interesting origin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense#:~:text=The%20motto%20of%20the%20Order,design%20on%20the%20French%20Crown.

I love your coat-of-arms, Amelia! LOL. Cheers, Joe

Ein tolles Wappen...schöner Ausschnitt der Wand...ich mag das Einhorn besonders :)
hWW Dir Amelia!

unicorn and lion, HWW!

great details from this beautiful emblem!

Fine detail, Amelia HWW and a very nice evening !

A nicely detailed piece of stonework, which has been kept in tip-top condition. Nicely captured Amelia.

The Lion & the Unicorn look happy on that wall.
HWW Amelia.

Interessantes Wappen.
HWW, Amelia!

Fine details to see wide, HWW Amelia

Around 1348, King Edward III founded the Chivalric Order of the Garter, which today is the highest order of chivalry and the third most prestigious honor awarded in Britain. It is not known with certainty why this name was chosen for the order. According to historian Elias Ashmole, the Garter is founded on the idea that as King Edward III prepared for the Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years' War, he gave "forth his own garter as the signal." Thanks to Edward's introduction of the deadly longbow, the well-equipped British army proceeded to vanquish an army of thousands of knights under French King Philip VI in this decisive battle in Normandy.

Another theory suggests a totally different and rather fun story: King Edward III was dancing with Joan of Kent, his first cousin and daughter-in-law. Her garter slipped down to her ankle, causing people nearby to mock her.

Which one is it? …

Probably neither Isabel - you must have noticed the weird and wonderful costumes our royalty wear - it was more likely to have been a hair scrunchy he found!!!

I know a bit about garters. They used to leave a mark around my legs when they held my socks up. ;-)))

I was lucky not to wear that then !

LOL!

Lovely symmetry here Amelia. HWW!!

HWW Amelia,

a very fine detail of this historic facade!

HWW Dear LGM ~ Oh yes I remember school shorts and garters to hold up socks to just below the knee