Wednesday, August 14, 2024

The Manchester Bee

2022 January 25, Tuesday: The Manchester Bee


One item one may or may not notice in Manchester is one of its common symbols: the worker bee. 

The formal coat of arms for Manchester is:


At the top is a globe with a map and seven bees in a geometric honeycomb pattern.


The worker bee is the common symbol of Manchester. 

It represents a worker in a mill from the time of the Industrial Revolution.


If one is observant, one will notice the bee almost everywhere.

Here you see the bee on a litter bin and on a bollard.


And on one of my caps.




Here it is on a keychain/pendant and on the entry passage of a shop.


And on the windows of shops - from the high-end to the DMart types.


The bees also ride the Stagecoach Green Electric Buses.  I see three on this side of this bus.



Search Google for ‘Manchester Bee’.  


Does Mumbai have such a symbol? 

If so, what is it?




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