Trade Marks and Shop Signs
Take a walk, with a small note book, through the main shopping area of Rayleigh (or the town where you live).
Look at all the various shop, bank and office signs and keep an eye out for trade marks on goods being sold.
Make careful sketches and notes of those signs that use a design, a picture or a logo - i.e. not just a fancy way of writing their name.
Some sorts of shops or trades have used symbols that have become traditional. Check the following:
Chemist; Barber; Optician;
Pawnbroker (there is one in Rayleigh);
Police Station
When recognisable symbols or logos appear on certain products, it helps manufacturers to sell their goods. The label assures people that the goods are of a standard with which
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The School Crest
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The school crest is like a trade mark. It stands for our school. It contains a number of symbols.
Mr. A Chambers, who was Head of English at this school for many years, researched and designed it. This is the explanation of the crest's significance:
- The shield
- a shield is a symbol which represents defence or protection. On the shield is a red seax from the coat of arms of Essex. Beneath the seax are red flames which
represent the execution (by being burnt at the stake) of the local Protestant martyrs in the 16th century. They were John Ardeley, Thomas Causton, Robert Drakes and William Tyms, after
whom the four school houses are named. The background is silver.
- The helmet
- is of steel, facing sideways with the visor closed. This indicates the rank of Robert FitzWimarc (after whom the school is named) as an untitled person. FitzWimarc
was an adviser to William the Conqueror and administered lands around Rayleigh.
- The crest
- is a laurel wreath, representing the school's success in academic, sporting, musical and other areas.
- The wreath
- on which the crest sits is in red and white, representing the twisted scarf binding the crest to the helmet.
- The mantling
- is also in red and white. It represents the cloth originally protecting a crusading knight from the sun. The raggedness indicates sword cuts received in battle.
- The motto
- "Procedens" is a Latin present participle meaning "Going Forward."
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