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{ | {{uk}}''' BEXLEY''' | ||
''' BEXLEY''' | |||
==Borough of [[London]]== | ==Borough of [[London]]== | ||
Additions : 1965 Bexley Borough, [[Crayford]] UDC, Chislehurst & Sidcup UDC (partly), [[Erith]] | Additions: 1965 Bexley Borough, [[Crayford]] UDC, Chislehurst & Sidcup UDC (partly), [[Erith]] | ||
[[File:bexley.jpg|center]] | [[File:bexley.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Per saltire Or and barry wavy of six Argent and Azure a Saltire Gules between in chief an Oak Tree eradicated proper fructed Or and in base a Cog Wheel Gules.<br> | '''Arms''': Per saltire Or and barry wavy of six Argent and Azure a Saltire Gules between in chief an Oak Tree eradicated proper fructed Or and in base a Cog Wheel Gules.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a Wreath Or and Gules on the Battlements of a Port between two Towers Argent masoned Sable a Horse forcene Argent.<br> | '''Crest''': On a Wreath Or and Gules on the Battlements of a Port between two Towers Argent masoned Sable a Horse forcene Argent.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On either side a Stag Gules attired and unguled Or gorged with a Collar wavy Argent thereon a Bar wavy Azure.<br> | '''Supporters''': On either side a Stag Gules attired and unguled Or gorged with a Collar wavy Argent thereon a Bar wavy Azure.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': 'BOLDLY AND RIGHTLY'. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'BOLDLY AND RIGHTLY'. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on May 20, 1965. | The arms were officially granted on May 20, 1965. | ||
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==Borough== | ==Borough== | ||
[[File:bexley2.jpg|center]] | [[File:bexley2.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Per fesse Vert and Or a Fesse wavy barry wavy of four Argent and Azure in chief an Eagle displayed between two Apples leaved and slipped of the second and in base an Oak Tree eradicated proper.<br> | '''Arms''': Per fesse Vert and Or a Fesse wavy barry wavy of four Argent and Azure in chief an Eagle displayed between two Apples leaved and slipped of the second and in base an Oak Tree eradicated proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': Upon [a Mound of] Heather proper within a Coronet of four Fleur-de-Lis set upon a Rim Or a Horse forcene Argent.<br> | '''Crest''': Upon [a Mound of] Heather proper within a Coronet of four Fleur-de-Lis set upon a Rim Or a Horse forcene Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': 'NON NOBIS SED COMMUNITAT' - Not for ourselves but for the community. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'NON NOBIS SED COMMUNITAT' - Not for ourselves but for the community. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
These arms were granted on October 16, 1937. | These arms were granted on October 16, 1937. | ||
The basic colours of green and gold recall the Bexley of old, a township in a rural setting of green fields and waving corn. The eagle is from the arms of the first and only Lord Bexley, Nicholas Vansittart, who became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1812. The apples recall the once famous fruit growing areas of East Wickham, Welling and Bexleyheath. The blue and white waves represent the area's rivers and streams and the oak tree the woodland, once extensive, that is still preserved in the open spaces of the Borough. | The basic colours of green and gold recall the Bexley of old, a township in a rural setting of green fields and waving corn. The eagle is from the arms of the first and only Lord Bexley, Nicholas Vansittart, who became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1812. The apples recall the once famous fruit growing areas of East Wickham, Welling and Bexleyheath. The blue and white waves represent the area's rivers and streams and the oak tree the woodland, once extensive, that is still preserved in the open spaces of the Borough. | ||
The coronet commemorates the fact that Bexley received its Charter of Incorporation in the year before the coronation of George VI. It may also be taken as one of the crowns in the arms of Oxford University, which was bequeathed land in Bexley by Sir William Camden to found the Camden Professorship. The heather recalls the days when Bexleyheath was truly a heath and the horse is from the arms of the County of Council. | The coronet commemorates the fact that Bexley received its Charter of Incorporation in the year before the coronation of George VI. It may also be taken as one of the crowns in the arms of Oxford University, which was bequeathed land in Bexley by Sir William Camden to found the Camden Professorship. The heather recalls the days when Bexleyheath was truly a heath and the horse is from the arms of the County of Council. '''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Image and information provided by Laurence Jones; old image from http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk, background also from Scott-Giles, 1953 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||