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Blenheim Palace – a new Hall of Names retailer!
We are thrilled to announce that Blenheim Palace is a new Hall of Names retailer. Visitors can now leave with a coat of arms and surname history as a fantastic souvenir of their visit! Blenheim Palace is a truly stunning historic location and World Heritage Site in Oxfordshire. As the principal residence of the…
Personalised Whisky Tumblers: Unique Christmas Gifts
Categories: Personalised Crystal
If you’re searching for a meaningful, luxurious, and completely unique gift, personalised whisky tumblers are the perfect choice. Beautifully engraved with your family coat of arms and an optional message, these tumblers combine tradition, craftsmanship, and contemporary design. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, wedding, anniversary, retirement, or simply treating a whisky lover, these glasses are keepsakes that…
Family Name Gifts That Bring Everyone Together This Christmas
At the heart of every festive season is a sense of family. Whether you’re gathering around the table or connecting from afar, Christmas is a time to honour your roots. That’s why family name gifts make such meaningful presents. These are the gifts that spark stories, connect generations and bring a little heritage to the…
Hall of Names Is Coming to Dunster – A Historic Setting for Surname Heritage
A New Chapter in a Historic Village We’re excited to share some news from Hall of Names HQ. We’re opening a brand-new shop in the beautiful medieval village of Dunster! Known for its cobbled pavements, historic buildings and iconic castle, Dunster is a place steeped in the kind of heritage we’ve been celebrating for over…
Celebrate Your Name in Style: Heraldic Drinkware for Every Occasion
When it comes to celebrating heritage, few gifts strike the perfect balance between elegance and meaning quite like heraldic drinkware. And here at Hall of Names HQ, Wendy and the team have been working hard to bring you the best in gorgeous glassware and sparkling crystal. Whether you’re toasting a birthday, wedding, anniversary or retirement,…
Why Engraved Glassware Makes the Perfect Heritage Gift
Choosing the right gift isn’t always easy — especially when you want something truly thoughtful and personal. That’s where engraved glassware comes into its own. Elegant, timeless and meaningful, it’s the perfect choice for anyone with a love of family heritage, Scottish or otherwise. Whether you’re buying for a birthday, wedding, retirement or anniversary, a…
Meaningful Gift Ideas with Your Family Crest
Categories: Blog
Looking for a gift that’s thoughtful, personal, and truly unique? Whether it’s for a milestone birthday, anniversary, retirement, or simply a way to say “thank you,” a personalised item featuring your family crest is a beautiful way to celebrate heritage and identity. At Hall of Names, we offer a wide range of gifts that combine…
The History of Engraved Crystal and Its Modern Appeal
Engraved crystal has always symbolised elegance, prestige, and timeless beauty. While pinpointing the exact origins is difficult, artisans likely developed glass engraving over many centuries. This craft gained popularity in Europe during the Renaissance. Skilled artists created detailed engravings on fine glass, often featuring family crests, heraldic symbols, and decorative designs. Such pieces were prized…
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Personalised Wine Gift Set
Blenheim Coat of Arms Personalised Wine Gift Set – Two Lead Crystal Goblets with Wine Celebrate life’s most memorable moments with a gift that’s elegant, personal, and steeped in tradition. Our coat of arms personalised wine gift set includes two exquisite Blenheim lead crystal goblets, each beautifully engraved with the coat of arms of your…
Champagne Gift Set
Blenheim Champagne Gift Set with Coat of Arms Celebrate in style with our Blenheim Champagne Gift Set. This luxurious set features two champagne glasses from our superior Blenheim range. The glasses are made from genuine lead crystal. They have a substantial, high-quality feel. The set also includes a bottle of House Brut champagne. It is…
Great gifts for ushers!
Gifts for Ushers If you’re looking for the perfect way to thank your ushers for their invaluable help on your wedding day, consider thoughtful gifts that are sure to impress them. Your choices should be meaningful, stylish, and personalised to show your appreciation. Additionally, they deserve a reward after all their hard work and dedication…
Gifts for the person who has everything!
Do you struggle to get a gift for the person who has everything? Do you have that person in your friend or family group who is hard to buy for? You know the one! Everything you think of, they’ve already got it! They are that ‘person who has everything’ and can be notoriously hard to…
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Which historic sites use the Hall of Names system?
We are proud to work with some of the UK’s leading historic attractions. Here are just a few, please click the images if you’d like to see their websites: The fact that the scrolls include historically significant information makes the Hall of Names system perfect for all sorts of heritage sites and historic attractions. Visitors…
Become A Retailer
Heritage retailers love our system: Our prints are usually their most popular product! Distinctive, lucrative and truly rewarding, Hall of Names allows you to print beautiful coats of arms and surname histories in an instant. There are over a million surnames including clan histories on our database, and each is available at the click of…
Mother’s Day Competition!
It’s competition time again and this time we are celebrating Mother’s Day, with a great prize on our Facebook page! What’s the prize in our Mother’s Day competition? We all like to treat our Mums on Mother’s day to an extra special gift. And this competition prize will not disappoint! From our stunning…
Our competition winner
Following our recent Facebook competition, we are thrilled to announce our competition winner! To celebrate International Women’s Day, we offered the amazing prize of a beautiful wine set. We asked our Facebook followers to tell us about an inspirational woman in their loves. We had some fantastic entries, and many were real tear-jerkers. However, we had…
Competition to win a coat of arms wine set!
It is International Women’s Day! To celebrate, we have just launched a fantastic Facebook competition to win a coat of arms wine set! This beautiful special occasion gift is worth £63.99 and is ideal for weddings and anniversaries. Plus it’s a great idea for a mother’s day gift or birthday surprise. What is included…
Burns night traditions
Burns night traditions, including haggis and hard drinking will be a stern test for those who have committed to ‘Dry January’. This applies especially if you are Scottish! In this article, we look at Burns night traditions, and the merriment involved in this most famous of Scottish celebrations. Plus, we include a few facts about…
Our top ten gifts this month!
Categories: Blog
Drum roll please! We are delighted to reveal our top ten gifts for December so far. We love this time of year, when everyone is busy choosing that special something for a friend or family member. Especially since our business is focused on personalised gifts with that extra-special touch. Plus, being a family-run, independent business,…
Gifts for wine and spirit lovers
Are you looking for gifts for wine and spirit lovers? We have a wonderful selection of ideas to tempt you. Therefore, let us help you choose your perfect personalised gift. The items shown below are all personalised with coats of arms selected from our database. We have more than a million names to choose from.…
Why choose a coat of arms gift this Christmas?
Are you thinking about purchasing a coat of arms gift this Christmas? You’re in the right place! Hall of Names are the recognised specialists in coats of arms and surname history gifts. Our website is jam-packed with ideas for you to browse. Let us help you find your ideal coat of arms gift. In this…
Choosing a great gift for the men in your life!
Finding personalised gifts for men Are you trying to find personalised gifts for men? It can be really difficult to choose something unique and distinctive. Chances are you have searched online for ‘personalised gifts for men’ and found the same old websites popping up time after time. But what if you want something truly…
How We Create Your Personalised Crystal Gifts
Personalised Crystal Gifts are stunning for all occasions. Are you considering purchasing one of our stunning crystal gifts? This article explains how our coats of arms are replicated on each of our sparkling crystal gifts. The artwork To begin designing personalised crystal gifts, customers enter their choice of surname in our name search…
Coat of Arms Gifts Photo Shoot!
We have been working hard in the last few months to develop new coat of arms product lines and a new website, which we hope you love! These things don’t just happen though – behind the scenes, lots of effort goes into creating what you see online. You’ll see a selection of the new…
Welcome to the new Hall of Names website
Our new website is finally live! We have been working hard in the past few months to put the new website together, and have created a ‘shop window’ which reflects the quality and range of the personalised gifts with coats of arms. We hope you like the changes we have made. So, here are…
What Is The Difference Between Glass and Crystal?
What is the Difference Between Glass and Crystal? Have you ever wondered what is the difference between glass and crystal? Crystal is always popular has for a long time been a choice for a gift to prize for its quality. For generations it is often the choice for those occasions where you require an extra-special…
Inveraray Castle – A Beautiful Scottish Castle
Inveraray Castle is the ancestral home of the Duke of Argyll, Chief of the Clan Campbell and is an iconic, must-see visitor attraction on the West Coast of Scotland. We are proud that Hall of Names prints are available to the castle’s visitors. Many thousands of whom travel to Inveraray from all around the world.…
Choose The Perfect Wedding Gift
Every wedding guest wants to choose the perfect wedding gift that the bride and groom will genuinely cherish. However, trying to choose that extra special present can be a daunting task. First of all, set your budget. Often as not, the bride and groom will have a wedding list, so that guests may choose something…
