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Flag of Sark
Flag of Sark
Proportion3:5
Adopted2020[1]
DesignArgent, a cross gules, in the Canton two Lions passant guardant or
Traditional flag of Sark. Designed in 1938 as the Seigneur's flag, it was then used as the flag of Sark.[2]

The flag of Sark is white with a red St. George's cross and a red canton containing the two lions from the flag of Normandy. This version of the flag was officially granted in 2020[1].

Before its change by Christopher Beaumont (23rd Seigneur of Sark), the flag of Sark showed the two lions protruding outside the canton and overflowing the red cross[3]. It was designed by Herbert Pitt in 1938 and adopted the same year as the personal standard of the Seigneur of Sark before becoming the island's flag.[2]

History[edit]

Sark is a Channel Island part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, originally part of the Duchy of Normandy.

The flag of Sark was designed in 1938[4] when the Dame of Sark, Sibyl Hathaway, approached Herbert Pitt to design a personal standard for herself.[5] It combined the St. George's cross and the flag of Normandy of which Sark is geographically and historically part. Unlike the classic White Ensigns, the lions of this flag protrude outside the canton and overflow the red cross.

In 1970, Dame Sybil wrote to the Flag Institute and confirmed that the flag, originally intended as a personal banner, was the flag of Sark[2]. When she died in 1974, it was draped over her coffin.[6]

In 1987, when Sark was invited to participate in Island Games[7], Seigneur Michael Beaumont granted permission for the Seigneur's flag to be used as the flag of Sark[5]. In 1991, as the general opinion was that the traditional flag belonged to the island and the islanders, Seigneur Beaumont concluded that this flag should be used as the island’s flag and he chose for his personal banner a red banner with two golden lions[2][8]. The flag was then used on official buildings in Sark (Chief Pleas and Senechal's court), London (Parliament Square, Ministry of Justice), for each of the Island Games, or even for the visit of Prince Charles to Sark in 2012.

  • The flag in Sark Discover[9], foreworded by Dame Sibyl Hataway.(1956)
    The flag in Sark Discover[9], foreworded by Dame Sibyl Hataway.(1956)
  • A shop in Sark (2010)
    A shop in Sark (2010)
  • Sark Folk Festival in 2013
    Sark Folk Festival in 2013

New version and official grant (2020)[edit]

Shortly after becoming Seigneur of Sark, Christopher Beaumont contacted the College of Arms to approve a design of the flag in which the lions are smaller than in the traditional flag. The flag was formally granted on 4 June 2020 by Elizabeth II; this was the final grant made by her before her death[1].

Use outside Sark[edit]

Traditional flag of Sark in Parliament Square in London (2023)

The flag of Sark is flown alongside the flags of other Crown Dependencies in Parliament Square in London.

On August 6, the flag is flown from the Ministry of Justice in London to mark the granting of the fief on that day in 1565. The Ministry of Justice is the British government department responsible for relations with the Crown Dependencies.[10][11]

Flag of Brecquou[edit]

In the 1960s, Dame Sibyl Hathaway sold the tenement of the island of Brecqhou to Leonard Matchan. Upon taking up the tenancy, he adopted his own flag for Brecqhou using the Seigneur's flag as the basis and sewed his own personal coat of arms onto it[12][13]. In 1993, when the tenement was purchased by David and Frederick Barclay, they also adopted their own flag by using the Seigneur's flag with their coat of arms defacing it[14].

See also[edit]


References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c College of Arms (January 2023). "Recent Grants of Arms". January 2023 Newsletter (no. 70).
  2. ^ a b c d Flag Institute (1991). "Seigneur of Sark, New personal banner" (PDF). Flagmaster. 69: 11.
  3. ^ Flag Institute & Flags and Heraldry Commtitee (2020). Flying Flags in the United Kingdom (PDF). p. 10.
  4. ^ Gaby Goldsack (2004). Flags of the World. p. 40. ISBN 9781405430654.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ a b BBC Guernsey, Paul Armogie & Michael Beaumont (Seigneur of Sark) (2004). "The Flag of Sark". BBC Guernsey. BBC Guernsey.
  6. ^ Barbara Stoney (1984). Sibyl, Dame of Sark : a biography. p. 244. ISBN 0950936006.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ "Second Island Games Guernsey 1987". Island Games Association. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  8. ^ Flag Institute (2023). "The Sark flag has now Royal approval" (PDF). Flagmaster. 166: 18–19.
  9. ^ Clark, Leonard (1956). Sark Discovered. Dent. pp. VIII. ISBN 9780234773369.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. ^ "Ministry of Justice raises Sark flag for Fief dayMinistry of Justice raises Sark flag for Fief day". Guernsey Press. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Sark flag flown on Ministry of Justice building in London for Liberation Day". Guernsey Press. ITV. 2020-05-10. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  12. ^ Johnson, Henry. "Sark and Brecqhou" (PDF). Shima Journal. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  13. ^ Ken Hawkes (1983). Sark. p. 154. ISBN 9780902550087.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  14. ^ "On Island of Sark, Twin British Brothers Joust with Feudalism". Wall Street Journal. 11 October 2005. Retrieved 2021-06-25.


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