College of Arms, Grant and Assign of Arms to Joseph Locke, 1805-60, Civil Engineer, Pioneer of Railway Development - Barnsley
£400
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Auction: 13 January 2016 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Grant and assign of arms, to Joseph Locke, by Sir Charles George Young, Knight Garter principal King of Arms, Francis Martin Esquire, Clarenceux King of Arms, and James Pulman Esquire, Norroy King of Arms, on vellum, gilt arms at head, red wax seals in embossed gilt tins at foot, 18 Feb. 1818, 60 x 51.5cm, in original black morocco box tooled V.R., box very worn, hinge broken; Barnsley Tower Medallion. by R. Phene Spiers: Memorial Tower erected to Mrs Locke by Sarah McCreery, 1817. In recognition of the generosity of Miss McCreery who on 7 August 1877 added 20 acres of land to the Park of Barnsley previously presented by her sister Phoebe Locke; Militia Broadside Enlistment broadside for the Regular Militia to all young men & growing lads to enroll in the West Riding Regiments of Militia, 38 x 25cm, on board, somewhat soiled (3)