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''' SWINDON ''' | ''' SWINDON ''' | ||
==Swindon Unitary Authority== | |||
[[ | Additions : 1997 [[Thamesdown]] (1974 [[Highworth]] RDC, Swindon (borough)) | ||
====Official blazon=== | [[File:swindonua.jpg|center|450 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on ?? | |||
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{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:swindonua1.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | |||
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==Swindon Borough== | |||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Thamesdown]] (1997 Swindon Unitary Authority) | |||
[[File:swindon.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Borough (1974): | |||
'''Arms''' : Quarterly per fesse nebuly Azure and Gules a Pile Argent thereon three Crescents of the second in the first quarter three Castles one and two of the third in the second a Mitre Or in the third and a winged Wheel of the last in the fourth a Chief also of the third thereon a Locomotive Engine proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Quarterly per fesse nebuly Azure and Gules a Pile Argent thereon three Crescents of the second in the first quarter three Castles one and two of the third in the second a Mitre Or in the third and a winged Wheel of the last in the fourth a Chief also of the third thereon a Locomotive Engine proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a dexter Arm embowed proper grasping two Hammers in saltire Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a dexter Arm embowed proper grasping two Hammers in saltire Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'SALUBRITAS ET INDUSTRIA' - Health and industry | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SALUBRITAS ET INDUSTRIA' - Health and industry | ||
The arms for the borough were officially granted on September 23, 1901. | |||
The arms were officially granted on September 23, 1901. | |||
The Great Western Railway engine 'Lord of the Isles' speaks for itself as alluding to the industry to which Swindon owes its rise. | The Great Western Railway engine 'Lord of the Isles' speaks for itself as alluding to the industry to which Swindon owes its rise. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:swindon.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:swindon.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Scott-Giles, 1953 and image from http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Scott-Giles, 1953 and image from http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1901]] | [[Category:Granted 1901]] | ||