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'''QUEEN ELIZABETH GRAMMAR SCHOOL''' | '''QUEEN ELIZABETH GRAMMAR SCHOOL''' | ||
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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per fess, in the upper half parted per pale, gules a lion statant guardant or, and sable an owl argent, the lower half azure a Bible argent with clasps Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Per fess, in the upper half parted per pale, gules a lion statant guardant or, and sable an owl argent, the lower half azure a Bible argent with clasps Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : An owl argent. <br> | '''Crest''' : An owl argent. <br> | ||
'''Motto''' : TURPE NESCIRE ("It is a disgrace to be ignorant") | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': TURPE NESCIRE ("It is a disgrace to be ignorant") | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms have been in use since 1591, but it is not knwon when or if they were granted. | The arms have been in use since 1591, but it is not knwon when or if they were granted. | ||
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The Bible indicates the religious side of education. The crest is one of two used by the Savile family. The motto is probably taken from Cicero, De Off. i, 16, 18. | The Bible indicates the religious side of education. The crest is one of two used by the Savile family. The motto is probably taken from Cicero, De Off. i, 16, 18. | ||
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[[Literature]]: Christie-Murray | [[Literature]]: Christie-Murray | ||