▁he ▁also ▁gained ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁an ▁area ▁near ▁London , ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames . ▁The ▁house ▁he ▁built , ▁Ful k ' s ▁Hall , ▁became ▁known ▁in ▁time ▁as ▁V aux hall . ▁V aux hall ▁Iron ▁Works ▁adopted ▁this ▁em blem ▁from ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁emphas ise ▁its ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁area . ▁When ▁V aux hall ▁Iron ▁Works ▁moved ▁to ▁L ut on ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁gr iff in ▁em blem ▁coinc ident ally ▁returned ▁to ▁its ▁ancest ral ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁logo ▁as ▁p ict ured ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁square , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁circular , ▁to ▁enable ▁it ▁to ▁fit ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁re cess ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁circular ▁Op el ▁em blem . ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁gr iff in ▁has ▁been ▁red es igned ▁and ▁released ▁nine ▁times . ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁saw ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁re vised ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁logo . ▁Bill ▁Par f itt , ▁Chair man ▁and ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁G M ▁UK , ▁said , ▁" Wh ile ▁the ▁new - look ▁Griff in ▁pays ▁hom age ▁to ▁our ▁ 1 0 0 - year - plus ▁manufact uring ▁her itage ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁it ▁also ▁enc aps ul ates ▁V aux hall ' s ▁fresh ▁design ▁philosophy , ▁first ▁show c ased ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁A stra , ▁and ▁set ▁to