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Description: 16th century relief-sculpted stone escutcheon of 9 quarters over main entrance to courtyard of Great Fulford House, Dunsford, Devon. Arms per Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.848, pedigree of Fulford of Fulford, and as depicted on the monument to Sir Thomas Fulford (died 1610) and in the 19th century stained glass east window in the Fulford Chapel of Dunsford Church: 1: Gules, a chevron argent (Fulford) 2: Argent, on a bend sable three bear's heads and necks erased of the first (FitzUrse) 3: Argent, a chevron between three cockrels sable (Moreton) 4: Or, on a bend gules three crosses moline argent (Belston) 5: Azure, three bird-bolts palewise points in base argent (Bozom of Bozom's Hele) 6: Argent, a lion rampant gules a chief azure (St George of Dittisham; see also arms of St George Baronets) 7: Gules, three leopard's faces or jessant-de-lys azure over all a bend engrailed azure (Denys of Glamorgan and of Siston, Gloucestershire) 8: Ermine, on a cross gules five bezants (St Aubyn of Combe Raleigh) 9: Gules, two bars between nine martlets argent 3, 3, 3 (Challons (of Legh Challons?))
Title: FulfordEscutcheon GreatFulford Devon
Credit: Self-photographed
Author: (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 13:34, 24 June 2015 (UTC))
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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