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'''WORCESTER''' | '''WORCESTER''' | ||
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Additions : 1974 Droitwich RDC (partly), [[Pershore]] RDC (partly) | Additions : 1974 Droitwich RDC (partly), [[Pershore]] RDC (partly) | ||
[[File:worceste.jpg|center]] | [[File:worceste.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Quarterly sable and gules, a castle triple-towered argent.<br> | '''Arms''' : Quarterly sable and gules, a castle triple-towered argent.<br> | ||
'''Arms''' : Argent, a fesse between three pears sable<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent, a fesse between three pears sable<br> | ||
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*'SEMPER FIDELIS MUTARE SPERNO' - Ever faithful, I scorn to change. | *'SEMPER FIDELIS MUTARE SPERNO' - Ever faithful, I scorn to change. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
There has always been a lot of controversy surrounding Worcester's Coat of Arms and there have been many variations made during its long history. In 1864 the Coat of Arms was described as such; | There has always been a lot of controversy surrounding Worcester's Coat of Arms and there have been many variations made during its long history. In 1864 the Coat of Arms was described as such; | ||
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Translated into everyday terms this meant a black a red shield divided into quarters with a silver coloured three turreted castle in the upper right-hand quarter with a horizontal stripe across the middle of the shield between three black pears.see image below. | Translated into everyday terms this meant a black a red shield divided into quarters with a silver coloured three turreted castle in the upper right-hand quarter with a horizontal stripe across the middle of the shield between three black pears.see image below. | ||
[[File:worcester.jpg|center]] | [[File:worcester.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
However until the beginning of the 17th Century the Coat of Arms displayed the castle alone but in 1634 the 'castle' coat was registered along with the coat bearing the black pears and were described as the ancient and modern arms of the City of Worcester. | However until the beginning of the 17th Century the Coat of Arms displayed the castle alone but in 1634 the 'castle' coat was registered along with the coat bearing the black pears and were described as the ancient and modern arms of the City of Worcester. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Worcester.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:Worcester.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Worcester.w2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:Worcester.w2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Worcester.dex.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:Worcester.dex.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Worcester.haguk.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- | |align="center"|[[File:Worcester.haguk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by the City of Worcester. | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image and information provided by the City of Worcester. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||