Halifax
The imposing South Gate at the Piece Hall, with the Halifax Coat of arms used by Halifax Corporation from 1848 until 1948, when it was updated and continued in use until 1974, when the Corporation was succeeded by Calderdale Council. Centre of the design is the severed head of John the Baptist on a plate. The latin inscription "Custodierit Civitatem Nisi Dominus" was translated into its English form for the 1948 update - "Except the Lord Keep the City", from Psalm 127. The message expressed in the Psalm is that, without God, all is in vain.
Halifax
The imposing South Gate at the Piece Hall, with the Halifax Coat of arms used by Halifax Corporation from 1848 until 1948, when it was updated and continued in use until 1974, when the Corporation was succeeded by Calderdale Council. Centre of the design is the severed head of John the Baptist on a plate. The latin inscription "Custodierit Civitatem Nisi Dominus" was translated into its English form for the 1948 update - "Except the Lord Keep the City", from Psalm 127. The message expressed in the Psalm is that, without God, all is in vain.