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{ | {{uk}}''' ANDOVER (Borough council)''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Test Valley ]] | |||
[[File:andover.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent on a Mount Vert in front of an Oak Tree fructed proper a Lion statant guardant Gules.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent on a Mount Vert in front of an Oak Tree fructed proper a Lion statant guardant Gules.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Stag Or resting the dexter forehoof on a Lozenge Argent charged with a Fleur-de-Lis Azure.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Stag Or resting the dexter forehoof on a Lozenge Argent charged with a Fleur-de-Lis Azure.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Lion guardant Gules and on the sinister side an Eagle wings elevated and addorsed Azure.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Lion guardant Gules and on the sinister side an Eagle wings elevated and addorsed Azure.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'CONSTANTIA BASIS VIRTUTUM' - Steadfastness is the foundation of the virtues. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'CONSTANTIA BASIS VIRTUTUM' - Steadfastness is the foundation of the virtues. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 4, 1949. | The arms were officially granted on April 4, 1949. | ||
The lion standing against an oak-tree is taken from the device on a former seal of the Borough dating from at | The lion standing against an oak-tree is taken from the device on a former seal of the Borough dating from at least 1648. This is supposed to have been adopted because there was a royal hunting-lodge, at the place now called Woodhouse.<br> | ||
The deer alludes to the forest and surrounding Andover, and the fleur-de-lis is for St Mary, the patron saint. | The deer alludes to the forest and surrounding Andover, and the fleur-de-lis is for St Mary, the patron saint. | ||
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The motto is that of Robert, Earl of Essex, who as High Steward of the Borough secured for it the charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I. | The motto is that of Robert, Earl of Essex, who as High Steward of the Borough secured for it the charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I. | ||
Since 2017 the arms are officially used by the Town Council. | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:Andover1835.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Andover|The arms in 1835 | |||
</gallery>'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} Image and information provided by Laurence Jones; https://loveandover.com/news/local-news/andover-town-council-permission-coat-of-arms-7044/ | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1959]] | [[Category:Granted 1959]] | ||