Which group of medieval people traditionally wore the emblem of a cockleshell in their hats?
James, son of Zebedee should not be overlooked. This was cautiously raised by Henry Chadwick in his book on Priscillian; it is not the traditional Roman Catholic view. The "Catholic Encyclopedia" of 1908, however, is quite cautious about the origins of the cult (see above at "Controversy"). James' emblem was the scallop shell (or "cockle shell"), and pilgrims to his shrine often wore that symbol on their hats or clothes. The French used it for a scallop is "coquille St. Jacques", which means "cockle (or mollusk) of St. James". The German word for a scallop is "Jakobsmuschel", which means "mussel (or clam) of St.
Cockleshell Bay Cockleshell Bay Cockleshell Bay is a children's television series which was shown at lunchtime on ITV during the early 1980s. It was made by Cosgrove Hall for their parent company, the ITV broadcaster Thames Television. Other children's programmes in the same ITV time slot on the remaining four weekdays included "Let's Pretend", "Jamie and the Magic Torch", and "Rainbow" – the latter in which "Cockleshell Bay" began as a regular story feature (reflected in the rainbow design of "Cockleshell Bay"s logo). Twins Robin and Rosie Cockle were the main characters. They lived at the Bucket and Spade guest house run