Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873 · London : John Bowyer Nichols and Sons · leaf 53
Carilef. It hasgryphons and lions, both passant, alternately dexter and sinister,but facing each other. It might be difficult to state the colour.On an officialty seal of the Church of Durham, of the thirteenthcentury, S. Cuthbert sits on a chair formed of two gryphons^ looking reverse ways. The… … I presume that this doubly-sceptred king between gorgedgryphons is intended for S. Oswald, king of Bernicia and Deira,and that the Deans seat on the north side would present theother local saint, Cuthbert, to whom Darlington church (builtby Bishop Pudsey) was dedicated. These stalls present the…
Heraldry
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