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The flag is displayed on a video at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlmyilBCDAU. It is dark blue with a red cog
(ship) and red lion rampant on a white square.
Paul Bassinson, 8 May
2017
It is a blue horizontal flag with the
emblem of Aldeburgh
Town Council. The description of the Arms are as follows: "ARMS: Azure on Water
in base an Ancient Ship of three masts in full sail a Ladder affixed to the side
amidships proper the mainsail charged with a Lion rampant the fore and aft sails
and pennons each charged with a Cross Gules." It was granted on October 20,1561
as a seal (untinctured); Certified (with tinctures) as Arms by the King of Arms
5th February 1951.
Source:
http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/east_anglia_essex.html
Here is
another image of the seal and the description as follows:
"This ship in
the waves of the sea, all sayles bearinge, with a Lyon rampant in the mayne
sayle’, was assigned for use as ‘ye common seale for ever’ (1561)"
Source:
http://www.aldeburghmuseumonline.co.uk/1500-1650/the-borough/
Additional reference to the emblem of Aldeburgh, is seen here in the "Aldeburgh
Yacht Club (United Kingdom)" section.
Esteban Rivera, 16 May
2017