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Country: [[United Kingdom]]<br> | Country: [[United Kingdom]]<br> | ||
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[[File:uni-hull.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:uni-hull.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms :''' Azure, a torch fired and enfiled with a ducal coronet Or between on the dexter a rose argent, barbed and seeded proper, and on the sinister a fleur-de-lys of the second; on a chief wavy of the third a dove of the first. <br> | '''Arms :''' Azure, a torch fired and enfiled with a ducal coronet Or between on the dexter a rose argent, barbed and seeded proper, and on the sinister a fleur-de-lys of the second; on a chief wavy of the third a dove of the first. <br> | ||
'''Motto:''' Lampada ferens. | '''Motto:''' Lampada ferens | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on November 22, 1927 to the University College Hull. Transferred to the University of Hull in 1954. | |||
The torch is a general symbol of learning an enlightenment, the crown is taken from the arms of [[Hull]]. The rose and the fleur-de-lys represent the counties of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire respectively. The university traditionally attracted students from these 2 counties. | |||
The wavy chief refers to the Hull and Humber rivers. The dove is taken from the arms of Thomas Ferens, the founder of University College Hull in 1928. | |||
The motto means Carry the light and is a reference to Thomas Ferens as well as the torch in the arms. | |||
The arms | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the Hull guildhall ([https://hiveminer.com/Tags/guildhall%2Chull source]) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: Information from Geoff Hetherington | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | [[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | ||
[[Category:Universities]] | [[Category:Universities]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1927]] | [[Category:Granted 1927]] | ||