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Flagmaster

• Members only
  • Flagmaster: twice-yearly, full-colour, 48-page journal
  • Flagmaster Archive (PDF): every issue | No. 1 to date
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• Open access (PDF)
  • Flagmaster Index: every issue | No.1 to date

Library

• Open access
  • William Crampton Library: 45,000+ items
    • books | journals | press cuttings | images | original artwork | specifications | correspondence | private research collections | badges | ephemera | posters | wallcharts | flags and more
  • William Crampton Library Catalogue: itemised index unique in the flag world
    • download here (.xls)
• Members only
  • William Crampton Library New Additions Bulletin: twice-yearly | view or download (PDF)
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Publications

• Open access (PDF):
  • Flying Flags in the United Kingdom (Flag Institute/UK Parliamentary Flags and Heraldry Committee, 2010)
  • Union Jack or Union Flag? (Flag Institute, 2014)
  • Flags for Churches (Flag Institute, 2020)
  • Colours of the Fleet (Malcolm Farrow, 2020)
  • Badges of the British Commonwealth (Rudi Longueville, 2020)
  • Guiding Principles of Flag Design (Flag Institute/NAVA, 2014)
  • Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant: a Visual Guide to the Flags Used (Flag Institute, 2012)
• Members only (PDF):
  • Research Notes and Presentations: occasional series
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• To buy:
  • British Flags and Emblems (Flag Institute, 2004): currently out of stock

Blog archive

• Open access
  • Flag Facts
  • Flags in the News