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4 unusual facts about Red Rose of Lancaster


Coat of arms of the London Borough of Enfield

The crest contains a stag's head with a wreath of red roses, derived from the supporters in the coat of arms of the Municipal Borough of Southgate, where the stag represented the forests of the area and the roses stood for the Duchy of Lancaster, the well-known red rose of Lancaster.

Flag of Lancashire

The Red Rose of Lancaster is a symbol for the House of Lancaster, immortalised in the verse "In the battle for England's head/York was white, Lancaster red" (referring to the 15th century War of the Roses).

Steble Fountain

It has 16 overflow outlets; these are decorated with scallops, Lancastrian roses, and marine grotesques.

The Way of the Roses

The route is well signposted with signs carrying the name of the route or marked with the red and white heraldic roses form which the name of the route is derived.



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