The armiger has a
fondness for dragons and so this was an obvious choice to form
the basis of the arms. The hammer, described as Thor’s Hammer,
refers to the armiger’s maternal ancestors who were blacksmiths
in Thursley, Surrey; it represents both a blacksmiths hammer and
the etymology of Thursley which is Thor’s Lee, Thor being the
Norse God of Thunder, worshipped by the Anglo Saxons.
The Eastern Crown alludes to the
armiger’s personal involvement with Eastcourt in the Parish of
Oving, Sussex, and the crest dragon holds a Ceremonial, or
Manorial, Mace which refers to the occupation of the armiger’s
father, a Civil Servant serving in the Houses of Parliament. It
is also a nod to the Courts Leet and Baron of the Manor of
Moushill, near Millford from whence the armiger’s paternal
ancestors originate.
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