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The arms were officially granted on May 7, 1931 | The arms were officially granted on May 7, 1931 | ||
The white cross in the lower half is the Cross of St. John, the headquarters of the Order of St John are situated in the borough. The fountain, | The white cross in the lower half is the Cross of St. John, the headquarters of the Order of St John are situated in the borough. The fountain symbolises the springs at Clerkenwell, the Clerk’s Well and the Sadler’s Wells – the latter now the site of the Metropolitan waterworks and the world-famous Sadlers Wells dance theatre. The four red circles, with the crescents, indicate the arms of Thomas Sutton, the founder of the Charterhouse. The embattlement has reference to the city wall, as forming the southern boundary of the borough. The gateway suggest the old gate from London into the borough. The escutcheon on the crest contains charges from the arms used ini the past for St. Sepulchre. The two supporters are the symbols of St. Luke (bull) and St. James. The badge with the well is the Clerk's Well. | ||
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