Turner 0 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hello people of Nottinghamshire! This is my first post by the way. I am researching my family history and my great grandfather was a mayor in Nottinghamshire. I have no idea where of though! I have a picture of him with the mayor's chain and emblem on. I have put a picture of the chain emblem in the attachments to see if it can jog anyones memory. It won't let me put the full picture because it is too big. But if you would like to see it, my email address is XXXXXXXXXXXX His name was Arthur James Gilbert, he was born in Buckinghamshire in 1893 and looks around 50-60 years old in the picture, so i'm guessing it is 1940's or 50's. Thank you if you can help me in anyway. Josh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Until 1974 only Municipal Boroughs had mayors. Urban and Rural districts had chairmen. I think I can just make out the word Chairman on the scroll at the top of the badge. So my bet is that, given the modesty of the design, that this is in fact part of a UDC/RDC's regalia. Nottinghamshire's Municipal Boroughs were: Mansfield, Newark, Worksop and East Retford. civic heraldry There is a list of defunct local authorities on Wiki. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Upload a larger image to PHOTOBUCKET.com and use the image button here to post the link? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Turner 0 Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Upload a larger image to PHOTOBUCKET.com and use the image button here to post the link? Shield Arthur James Gilbert We know he lived in Tuxford and their was a rumour that the 'Gilbert Avenue' was named after him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I still can't read the writing any one else (I blow it up to 1000% and it pixels out so forget that method Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 ....We know he lived in Tuxford... Wouldn't that make East Retford the red hot guess for a Municipal and Bassetlaw the RDC, with Newark/Newark and Sherwood second favourite? Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Turner 0 Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Wouldn't that make East Retford the red hot guess for a Municipal and Bassetlaw the RDC, with Newark/Newark and Sherwood second favourite?Cheers Robt P. I have contacted a lot of people in the Bassetlaw area. On the chain it has the letters E.R which could stand for East Retford? I am in the process of contacting Notts Heritage. The problem is there are very few pictures of Mayors and Councillors so i can't match the chain, plus i am in Northants so don't know anything about Nottinghamshire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Tuxford was one of the constituent parishes of East Retford Rural District Council, so I think that is your best bet. I would imagine that Bassetlaw District Council (the post '74 local authority for Tuxford) still has the old authority's regalia. Try calling the Mayor's office I'm sure they would be very helpful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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