This is a small reference to document the variety of pennants issued by and honoring Gilwell Park, in Chingford, Essex, England. The Wood Badge courses conducted under the auspices of the Boy Scouts of America frequently used a red Gilwell Park pennant to recognize dens, patrols and teams on course for achieving certain daily standards. I have identified 63 different pennants thus far but there are likely others. For now the reference is limited to those I have been able to track down and document. If you can date any of these for me, it would be appreciated. Special thanks to Doug Langley-Bates who kindly alerts me to pennants missing from the reference! If you know of others, please let me know and if you have any to trade, drop me a line. Thanks!

  • 1961 Brown sateen. Swop need/ scan need.

Green and brown silkscreen on white felt.

1960 Green and red sikscreen on yellow felt.

1960 Green sateen. Printed both sides.

1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Yellow felt, green/multicolored silkscreen

1957. Yellow felt, red silkscreened on two sides; 12 inches across, 6 inches high.

1957 Yellow felt, green silk-screened on two sides; green log. 12 inches across, 6 inches high.  

1957 Yellow felt, green silk-screened on two sides; red log. 12 inches across, 6 inches high.

Yellow felt. Printed both sides.

  • Green and brown silkscreen on white felt

  • 1940s Light brown felt. 12 inches across, 6 inches high

  • Dark teal green sateen. 12 inches across, 6.75 inches high

  • Red, single-sided printing, with Jim Green Gate depicted on it; 14.5 inches across, 6 inches high

  • Red, double-sided printing, with Jim Green Gate depicted on it; 12.5 inches across; 6.5 inches high

  • Green, double-sided printing, with Gilwell Park and the ax and log on a yellow "disk". 12.5 inches across, 6.75 inches high

  • Green, double-sided printing, with Gilwell Park and the ax and log on a yellow "disk". "Be Prepared" scroll under Scout symbol. 12.75 across, 7 inches high

  • Brown sateen , double-sided printing, with Gilwell Park and the ax and log on a yellow "disk". 12.5 inches across, 6.75 inches high

  • Brown sateen , double-sided printing, with Gilwell Park and the ax and log on a yellow "disk". "Be Prepared" scroll under Scout symbol. 12.75 across, 7 inches high

  • Green, with Picture of the Leopard Gate at Gilwell Park

  • Green, with yellow silkscreening 9 inches across, 5 inches high

  • Brown, with yellow silkscreening 9.5 inches across, 5.5 inches high
  • Green, with yellow silkscreening 9.5 inches across, 5.5 inches high

  • Powder blue material silkscreened; 8.5 inches across, 4.25 high

  • Dark Brown felt, with Gilwell Park and the ax and log embroidered in light gold thread; smaller than the silk screened pennants; 6 inches across, 3.25 inches high

  • Green felt, silkscreened on two sides; 11 inches across, 6 inches high. Scan courtesy of Mike McAdams.

  • Green felt, silkscreened on two sides; 11 inches across, 5 inches high.

  • Green felt, silkscreened; two gromets. Scan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.
  • blue felt, silkscreened; 9 inches X 4.5 inches double-sided

  • 1959. Silkscreened green sateen on both sides; 18.25 inches across, 8 inches high.

  • 1966. Silkscreened olive sateen and green sateen versions. 8.5 " X 4.5" Scan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.

  • Silkscreened light grey sateen Scan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.

  • Silkscreened green broadcloth; 13" X 6.5"; two-sided Scan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.

  • Silkscreened yellow linen, 6" X 9". two-sidedScan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.

  • Silkscreened yellow felt 8" X 4" two-sided Scan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.

  • Silkscreened canvas 12.25" X 6.25" two-sided

1970 Silkscreened red felt 9" X 5" two-sided

  • 1973 Silkscreened light blue felt 9" X 5" two-sided

1974 Silkscreened purple felt 9" X 5" two-sided

1975 Silkscreened red felt 9" X 5" two-sided

1976 Silkscreened orange felt 9" X 5" two-sided

  • 1977 Silkscreened light blue felt 9" X 5" two-sided

  • 1978 Silkscreened green felt 9" X 5" two-sided

  • 1981 Silkscreened white felt 4.5 " X 7.25" single-sided

  • 1982 Silkscreened white felt 9" X 5" single-sided

  • 1983 Silkscreened white felt 9" X 5" single-sided

  • 1984 Silkscreened white felt 9" X 5.5" single-sided

  • Silkscreened design inside vinyl sleeve 10.75" X 6.5" single-sided

  • Silkscreened design inside vinyl sleeve 10.75" X 6.5" single-sided

  • Silkscreened design ion red vinyl 10.5" X 4.6" double-sided

  • Silkscreened design on white sateen 12" X 6.5" double-sided

  • Silkscreened yellow on green felt Scan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.

  • Silkscreened blue on yellow felt Scan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.

  • Silkscreened yellow on green felt Scan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.

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  • Silkscreened blue on light blue felt.
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  • Silkscreened blue on light blue felt.

Silkscreened yellow on green canvas 2-sided, green binding
Scan courtesy of Peter Maryniak.

  • Silkscreened yellow on green canvas/ 2-sided, white binding

Silkscreened yellow on red material. 9 inches by 4 inches.

Silkscreened blue on white felt. 12 inches by 6 inches.

Silkscreened orange on white felt. 12 inches by 6 inches.

Silkscreened green on white felt. 12 inches by 6 inches.

  • Silkscreened white vinyl 8" X 3.25" single-sided

Silkscreened white vinyl 5.5" X 3.25" single-sided - Diamond Jubilee

  • 2000 purple sateen. Vertical pennant.

  Updated December 29, 2005