From FAIRBAIRN'S CRESTS of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland
and Revised by Laurence Butters

from Robert Blayney October 2000

Another WINGROVE Crest & Shield

The book in which I found the Wingrove arms is a three volume work, published in 1830. It is entitled The British Herald, or Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Written by Thomas Robson and printed for the author by Turner & Marwood, Sunderland.
 In vol.2 there is the single mention for Wingrove 

-ar.a chev.embattled sa.betw.three mullets gu.
 Crest, a phoenix in flames,ppr. 

My meager knowledge of heraldry translates that as 

       argent (silver shield), 
       a chevron sable (black colour) placed between three red (gules) fishes (two above, one below).
       The crest is a phoenix in flames, colour proper which means natural colours. 

        Gresham: argent a chevron ermines between three mullets pierced sable
       
        Fynche: argent a chevron between three griffins passant sable
                               (a crescent for difference) 

        Fettiplace (co. Hants): gules two chevrons (embattled) argent, in chief two escallops or

    

These arms are granted to one man for use by him and after him by his descending male heirs. The elder male of each generation takes the arms as originally granted and the younger males are allowed to register versions of it for their descendants. You will see that it can become quite complicated! But the principle holds good that if one is not descended from the original person to whom the arms were granted one has no right to them or a version of them. 

My book does not give any indication when these arms were first granted. The fount of these arms for England and Wales is the College of Arms in London. Technically this is the body comprising the Kings of Arms and Heralds, a rather grand bunch of people who are members of the Royal Household. In centuries past the Sovereign paid them to do the job in his name and paid them. They are still paid by the Queen but as the annual salary is now just about enough to buy a bottle of Champagne once a year they charge for their services. Needless to say, the charges can be quite steep but there is no cost involved in writing to the College and asking what it would cost to tell you to whom these arms were first granted. A different herald is on duty each month and if you like the tone of his response he will act for you. It is important to check carefully at each stage what costs are being incurred.

If you descend from the man to whom the arms were granted and you want to be correct and bring things up to date the College will do a superb job of recording your descent and ensuring you have the correct version of the arms.

Address: College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BT. 

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