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The Manor of Alderton 3 rd edition
Fig 48 a) “Eagle” as drawn by Jackson
b) with tinctures given by
Jackson 541 *
The look of the bird can be explained by reference to the original carving
which still exists in the Hall (the “Kingston House” of Jackson’s article) at
Bradford on Avon 542 . It does indeed look as Jackson drew it but he
appears to have misinterpreted the charge. It is a heraldic pelican not an
eagle, the legs are clearly visible and clutching the fish in its talons
(which is not, of course, how a pelican actually catches fish). However
the neck and head are clearly those used in heraldic pelicans. Further
research into this aspect may be worthwhile.
From this carving it is also clear that the charge is a spindle of some sort,
but slightly different from those shown by Gore and Jackson; there
would appear to be two handles at the top that end in a spherical bulb and
there are hemispherical bulbs at the top and bottom of the spindle. It is
541 Jackson, JEJ (1854) ibid redrawn, from the original, for this work by the
author
542 Thanks to the good offices of Dr Alex Moulton, CBE, of The Hall; he very
kindly allowed me access to see the carving for myself. His kindness and
generosity in spending so much time showing me around and discussing The Hall
and his family was, and is, very much appreciated.
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