Loggerheads in brown & yellow

 

After mentioning the way the Scouts' Shropshire logo features laughing-style loggerheads (see previous post), here are some more of the same - on the side of the Andy Miles Scout Centre at the West Mids Showground in Shrewsbury.  

The colours of the Scout Movement are brown & yellow, which is , I presume, why the loggerheads here are in those colours and not in their traditional colours of gold & blue. Earl Roger, who gave the gold & blue colours to Shrewsbury-Shropshire, may perhaps be turning in his grave!  (see our Earl Roger In Gold & Blue post)

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Scouting for Shropshire

 

Many thanks to the local Scout leader who lent his arm for this photo. He was pretty proud of his badge with the Shropshire arms.

In yet another twist on how the loggerheads are depicted, this set seem to be laughing in a kind of devilish fashion..., which I can’t think was the original intention.

See also our post on The Scout Centre

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The Masons and The Loggerheads

 
Many organisations that want to associate themselves with Shropshire or want to assert that they are the key group of their type in the county will use the Shropshire badge - with its loggerheads.
The Provincial Grand Chapter of the Freemasons, which is based at the lodge's building in the Castlefields suburb of Shrewsbury, is no different - and this is their banner.

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Women's Institute softens with age

Over the years organisations change their logos - a way to adapt to modern times or just as a way to refresh a look.
The Shropshire Women's Institute did just that. 

The badge on the left comes from the 1950s; and the loggerheads are in the traditional style for the county logo.
The faces are passive, but the colours of blue and amber follow the tradition.

The 'ermine spots' - the decorations that resemble a topiary bush - are unusual in shape, but not completely outside the tradition.

('Erminois' is a heraldic device, meant to resemble the kind of prestigious ermine fur used by the peerage, which features dark spots).

 

 Meanwhile, the current version (right) is a much more cuddly one!  With age, the organisation has clearly mellowed, and taken a softer approach.

The leopards are more like puzzled kittens now and the amber colouring has toned down to a yellow.

What are really different are the ermine spots, which are not in the usual shape, but rather resemble Christmas trees... Admittedly, ermine spots have continued to change over the years, but these are new to us...

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