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| Association Name: | Flag Institute |
| Officers: | Capt Malcolm Farrow, OBE, RN, president The Revd John Hall, chairman Dr Mike Kearsley, general secretary Graham Bartram, chief vexillologist Tom Randall, editor Ian Sumner, librarian Colin Dobson, webmaster |
| Type: | Association |
| Territory: | United Kingdom |
| Established: | 23 April 1973 Formed from the Heraldry Society, Flag Section |
| FIAV Member since: | 24 June 1971 (Full Member) |
| Flag: | White triangle with a Saint George's Cross dividing two blue fields. |
| Mailing Address: | Other Communication: |
|---|---|
| The Flag Institute (FI) 84 Norwood Grove Beverley East Yorkshire HU17 9HS United Kingdom |
Telephone: +44 (1904) 451335 E-mail: info@flaginstitute.org Home Page: The Flag Institute The Flag Registry: www.ukflagregistry.org |
| Name | Language | Frequency | Period | ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagmaster | English | semiannual | 1978- | 0142-1271 |
| Flag Institute Gazette (published with Flagmaster) | English | semiannual | 2004- | |
| Flag Institute Bulletin | English | irregular | 1977-1978 | 0309-085X |
| Flagmaster | English | quarterly | 1971-1975 | 0142-5129 |
| Flagfax (supplement to Flagmaster) | English | quarterly | ?? | eFlags (virtual magazine) | English | quarterly | ?? |
The flag is based on the lower hoist quarter of the Union Flag stylized to
represent forward movement.
Flag Institute website:
http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/2016/11/flag-institute-adopts-new-flag-emblem
Steve Shumaker, 2 March 2017
![[Flag Institute (FI) flag]](../images/v/vex-fi71.gif)
image by Mark Sensen
The organization's original flag was designed in 1971 by Dr William Crampton,
former Director of the Flag Institute.
Original flag blazon: A white
simple pile with a St. George Scandinavian/off-centred cross with the non-pile
color dark blue (B++). (Side note: our current description doesn't specify the
orientation of the triangle.)
The pile was select for its "V" shape for
vexillology and the St. George cross for the Institute's founding date, St.
George’s Day (23 April 1973).
Steve Shumaker, 2 March 2017
![[Flag Institute (FI) flag]](../images/v/vex-fi_p.gif)
image by Željko Heimer, 15 March 2018
Issue 1 of the "eFlags: The virtual flag magazine of the Flag Institute",
issue 1, September 2006 started a column presenting the FI personalities, with
the first issue named "Putting a face of flags: Biographies of Flag Institute
personalities, Number 1 The president: Captain Malcom Farrow OBE FFI"
There Malcom Farrow is pictured in his uniform riding a bike
hoisting the White Ensign, but next to the text there is an illustration of
the President's flag: a rectangular 3:5 blue flag with a white yellow border
and overall a white triangle with a red cross, the triangle base along the
hoist and its vertex reaching over the half of the flag (probably the
triangle height being equal to the base width), the cross being (estimated)
1/5 of the width, the border ca. 1/6, so that the tip of the cross and the
border meet at a point top and bottom.
Subsequent issues of the
eFlags present other FI officers and their particular flags as well.
Željko Heimer, 15 March 2018
The flags were never formally adopted by the Institute, and so remain
unofficial. They never appeared 'in the cloth', and so are probably best
regarded as a proposal and no more.
Ian Sumner, 15 March 2018
In (if I remember correctly)1991, the Flag Institute annual meeting was
held in Wales, and was organised by a then member, who fairly soon
disappeared from view. He did have some interesting ideas on flag design. At
the time, I was Secretary. His flag for me was dark blue with a canton of
the then Institute flag, undifferenced from the field, and an open book in
the fly. I still have the 2x3 inch paper example he made for me. As I
recall, he had designs for other officers such as the Treasurer. The designs
were quite well made, but, again as I recall, there was no real mention of
them again. So Ian is correct in saying that these designs were a proposal
and no more.
Michael Faul, 15 March 2018
Chairman’s Flag (my description): The FI blue ensign* with
golden gavel, its handle upwards on a golden stepped base.
*i.e. a
rectangular 3:5 blue flag with a white triangle with a red cross, the triangle
base along the hoist and its vertex reaching over the half of the flag (probably
the triangle height being equal to the base width), the cross being (estimated)
1/5 of the width. cf. the FI president's flag.
Source: "Putting a face on
flags: Biographies of Flag Institute personalities - Number 2 The Chairman: Revd
John Hall BA FFI", eFlags: The virtual flag magazine of the Flag Institute,
issue 2, December 2006.p. 9
Chief Vexillologist['s Flag]
(my description): The FI blue ensign* with a red vexillum golden fringe along
its bottom edge and golden cords with tassels hanging on each side of its
crossbar, hanging from a silver finialed golden staff.
"Putting a face on
flags: Biographies of Flag Institute personalities - Number 3: The Chief
Vexillologist: Graham Bartram FFI", eFlags: The virtual flag magazine of the
Flag Institute, issue 3, March 2007.p. 12
Librarian ['s Flag]
(my description): The FI blue ensign* with an upright golden torch
inflamed and radiating.
Source: "Putting a face on flags: Biographies of Flag
Institute personalities - Number 4: The Librarian: Ian Sumner FFI", eFlags: The
virtual flag magazine of the Flag Institute, issue 4, June 2007.p. 10
Membership Secretary['s Flag] (my description): The FI blue
ensign* with two golden stylized hands clasping each other.
Source: "Putting
a face on flags: Biographies of Flag Institute personalities - Number 5:
Membership Secretary: Dr Mike Kearsley", eFlags: The virtual flag magazine of
the Flag Institute, issue 5, October 2007.p. 8
[Council
Secretary's Flag] (my description): The FI blue ensign* with a golden
quill and a white scroll in saltire.
The Council Secretary: John Ford, eFlags:
The virtual flag magazine of the Flag Institute, issue 7, March 2008.p. 11
Founder of the Flag Institute: "Putting a face on flags:
Biographies of Flag Institute personalities - Number 7: Dr William Crampton:
Founder of the Flag Institute", eFlags: The virtual flag magazine of the Flag
Institute, issue 8, October 2008.p. 10
(no officer's flag presented)
Željko Heimer, 28 March 2018
