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Fred Barnes recalls his involvement in the design of the coat of arms for the Borough of Romford:
I was commissioned to look into the question of the new coat of arms, having already some interest in heraldry which I supplemented forthwith by borrowing a number of books from the Public Library. Having to some extent first mastered my subject, I produced various designs, one of which having been favourably received by the local powers that be, was then submitted to the College of Arms for formal approval and enrolment. This entailed several visits to the building in Queen Victoria Street, where I had interviews with Bluemantle Pursuivant, a charming military-type gentleman, whose office was in a little dungeon-like room lined with leather bound tomes. My design was finally approved with only minor alterations, and until its reorganisation in the 1960s as the London Borough of Havering, remained the Romford Coat of Arms.
For those interested in heraldry, the design was (in layman's language) based on a "canting" or "punning" derivation of "Roman-ford" indicated by a Roman Eagle in the upper part of the shield and a wavy fesse of blue and silver across the centre denoting a stream or ford, and with St. Edward's crown, commemorating the association with Edward the Confessor in the lower half. The predominant colours were blue and gold, being the colours of the Romford Football Club. For the crest, I adopted the seal of the Liberty.
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