H. Ellis Tomlinson

Harold Ellis Tomlinson
Tomlinson (left) presents the coat of arms to Knutsford Urban District Council, 1955
Born1916
Cheshire
Died1997
Occupation(s)Teacher, heraldist

Harold Ellis Tomlinson PhD (1916–1997) was an English schoolteacher and heraldist. He designed many civic and corporate coats of arms, served as heraldic advisor to local government associations, and published monographs on the subject.[citation needed]


Early life & Education

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Tomlinson was born in Cheshire, and moved to The Fylde in 1928. He attended Baines’ Grammar School as a boy, became Senior Prefect in 1933. He attended the University of Manchester where he graduated with a degree in French in 1937 and then a teaching certificate in 1938.[1] Whilst at university he lived at Hulme Hall.

Baines School

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Tomlinson returned to Baines School as a master in 1940. He taught at the school until retirement in 1974, becoming a legend in his own lifetime affectionately known to generations of boys as 'Toss'. He taught a number of subjects and was heavily involved in the school's sporting and extracurricular activities. His favourite football coaching phrase was "'av a dabble".[2]

Heraldic Career

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Tomlinson was heraldic advisor to the Rural District Councils Association from 1954 to 1974, and to the Association of District Councils.[3] He designed arms for many local authorities and corporate bodies in England, Australia and South Africa.

His heraldic publications were The Heraldry of Manchester (1944),[4] The Heraldry of Cheshire (1946),[5] The Armorial Bearings of the Caernarvonshire County Council (1950)[citation needed] and Heraldry in Insurance (1950).[citation needed] He provided the illustrations for Sir George Wollaston's Heraldry (1960) and C.J. Smith's The Civic Heraldry of Warwickshire (1974).[6] His doctoral dissertation was on French Historical Elements in the Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom (1985).[7]

Arms Designed

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United Kingdom

South Africa

Australia

Other

Personal Life

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Tomlinson loved his football and was a great fan of Blackpool FC[12] He wrote a history of Blackpool FC, Seasiders - The First 100 years 1887-1987, published by Blackpool FC.

References

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  1. ^ "Former Staff: Baines School former teachers". https://e-voice.org.uk/bainesalumni. Retrieved 2024-11-11. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ "Former Staff: Baines School former teachers". https://e-voice.org.uk/bainesalumni. Retrieved 2024-11-11. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. ^ a b "The Armorial Bearings of Pocklington Town Council - Pocklington Town Council". Pocklington.gov.uk. 1980-06-27. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  4. ^ Tomlinson, H. E. (1944). The heraldry of Manchester. Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 28(1), 207-227.
  5. ^ Tomlinson, H.E. (1946). “The Heraldry of Cheshire”, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 30:1. pp.159-174.
  6. ^ Smith, Chris John (1973). The civic heraldry of Warwickshire: an account of the armorial bearings of local authorities in Warwickshire prior to the local government reforms of 1974 in SearchWorks. Coventry & Warwickshire history pamphlets. ISBN 9780902987074. Retrieved 2015-12-16. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Tomlinson, Harold Ellis (1985). French historical elements in the civic heraldry of the United Kingdom. ethos.bl.uk (PhD thesis). University of Lancaster. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.375196.
  8. ^ "Calderdale's Coat of Arms | Calderdale Council". Calderdale.gov.uk. 1977-11-01. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  9. ^ "Knutsford coat of arms in the spotlight at talk". 4 March 2012.
  10. ^ "The Armorial Bearings of Salford City Council - Salford City Council". Salford.gov.uk. 2013-11-08. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  11. ^ "Teignbridge coat of arms". Teignbridge.gov.uk. 1976-07-11. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  12. ^ a b "Tomlinson's The Heraldry of Cheshire". Cheshire-heraldry.org.uk. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  13. ^ (1959). Golden Jubilee of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers.
  14. ^ "Coat of Arms". Canterbury.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  15. ^ Hurstville City Council. "Library Museum Gallery - Insignia - Coat of Arms". Hurstville.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  16. ^ "DID YOU KNOW?: The Coat of Arms of The UWI | Roots of the West Indian Pelican". Uwiarchives.wordpress.com. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
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