The London Borough of Haringey was newly formed in 1965 and designers took a new approach to their coat of arms. Instead of amalgamating elements of the three former boroughs which form Haringey, they looked for new message.
The coat of arms is coloured black and gold, representing stability. The only charges on the escutcheon are eight lightning rays issuing from the centre of the shield. The rays are intended to “symbolise action reaching out to the boundaries of the borough”, while also representing Alexandra Palace television station from which the first regular broadcasts in Britain began in 1936. The crest, depicted on a helm above the shield, consists of a cogwheel for industry and a rising sun for the new borough.
The Council logo we see everywhere today was a funky 60s version using some of these elements.
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