Flag of Somerset
Proportion | 3:5 |
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Adopted | July 2013 |
Design | Or, a Dragon Rampant Gules |
Designed by | Ed Woods |
The flag of Somerset is the
and Arthur.History
Late in 2005 enquiries were made as to the potential usage of
In 2006, resident Ed Woods set up a website proposing a flag for the county. This version entailed a red wyvern on a yellow background with no mace. However, as of December 2009, the website ceased and the campaign was taken over by the Association of British Counties as part of a wider effort to recognise more county flags.[2]
Early in 2013, the Somerset County Gazette reported that local law firm Pardoes had begun flying the county flag from their premises in Taunton. This prompted a response from long time Somerset campaigner Adam Thomas. In his letter, he pointed out the Somerset did not have a county flag, and that the one being flown was in fact the flag of Somerset County Council. As a direct result of this in May 2013, the Somerset County Gazette together with Pardoes, announced a county-wide competition for residents to design a new flag for Somerset, which was subsequently won by the design submitted by Ed Woods.[6][7][8]
2013 competition finalists
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Winner
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Joint second place
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Joint second place
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Third place
Somerset County Council Armorial Banner
Somerset County Council was awarded its coat of arms by the
References
- ^ Somerset flag campaign site – Archived from 2009
- ^ a b Association of British Counties – County Flag proposals[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Somerset Logo". Archived from the original on 17 July 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ Flag for Somerset
- ^ Does Somerset need its own flag?
- ^ Design a flag for Somerset
- ^ "A Flag for Somerset competition - voting closed". Somerset County Gazette. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Winner of Somerset flag competition revealed". Somerset County Gazette. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Somerset banner". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.