The Flags
Flag Flying
Following a recent change (March 2021) in the Government’s ruling on the flying of the Union Flag from public buildings, St Peter’s Church in Marlborough will from now on, starting on Easter Sunday 2021, be flying the Union Flag as a matter of course when no other specific flag is being flown from the Tower. On those occasions when the Union Flag marks a particular event (e.g. The Queen’s Birthday or Commonwealth Day ) no flag will normally be flown the preceding day.
1. A Church of England church is, strictly speaking, permitted to fly only one flag and that is of St George, the Patron Saint of England. However, as a redundant church, St Peter’s is fortunately exempt from this restriction.
2. Currently, St Peter’s has a panoply of 25 flags, which are flown on the appropriate days of the year. See the Schedule of Flags Flying further down this page. In addition, there is a “Flag of the Day” information board inside the church portal explaining the flag currently flying.
3. Weather permitting, the Tower Constable raises the flag by 9:00 am and lowers it at 6:00pm on the day.
4. A list of all the flag flying days with details of each flag is available online below.
5. Many of the flags have been hand-made by David Sherratt, who also maintains the flags in a good state of repair. Occasionally, if the weather is severe we have to forego flag flying to avoid damage to the flags.
Date
26th of January
5th of February
6th of February
1st of March
March (date varies)
10th of March
17th of March
15th of April
21st of April
22nd of April
23rd of April
7th of May
19th of May
25th of May
30th of May
2nd of June
June (date variable)
June (date variable)
15th of June
18th of June
20th of June
29th of June
July (date variable)
1st of July
4th of July
3rd of September
6th to 15th of September
21st of October
25th of October
November (date variable)
11th of November
14th of November
29th of November
30th of November
Date Variable
Occasion
Australia Day
Waitangi Day
Accession of HM the Queen (1952)
St. David's Day
Commonwealth Day
Ordination of Thomas Wolsey (1498)
St. Patrick's Day
George Cross awarded to Malta (1942)
Birthday of HM the Queen (1926)
(Putative) Birthday of William Shakespeare (1564)
St. George's Day
Battle of Ethandun (AD878)
Marlborough Charter Day (Queen Elizabeth I) (1576)
Wessex Day
HMS Marlborough formerly adopted by the Town
Coronation of HM The Queen (1953)
Armed Forces Day
Official Birthday of HM the Queen
Sealing of the Magna Carta (1215)
Waterloo Day
Marlborough Charter Day (King John 1204)
Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul
Sea Sunday
Canada Day
American Indepedence Day
Merchant Navy Day
Battle of Britain Week
Trafalgar Day (1805)
St. Crispin’s Day (Battle of Agincourt 1415)
Remembrance Sunday
Armistice Day (1918)
HRH Prince of Wale’s Birthday
Death of Cardinal Wolsey (1530)
St. Andrew's Day
Major Papal events (e.g. visit by Pope to UK)
Flag
National Flag of Australia
National Flag of New Zealand
Union Jack
National Flag of Wales
Union Jack
Wolsey's Arms
St Patrick’s Saltire
The Flag of Malta
Union Jack
Shakespeare Family Crest
St. George's Cross
The Flag of Wessex
Royal Standard of Queen Elizabeth I
The Flag of Wessex
White Ensign
Union Jack
Tri Service Flag
Union Jack
Royal Standard of King John
Union Jack
Royal Standard of King John
Flag of St Peter
Red Ensign
National Flag of Canada
Stars and Stripes
Red Ensign
Royal Airforce Association Standard
White Ensign
St. George's Cross
Tri Service Flag
1914 - 1918 War Rememberance Flag
Prince of Wale’s Flag
Wolsey's Arms
St. Andrew's Saltire
Flag of the Holy See
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