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London Guild<br>
Established: 1961<br>

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===Official blazon===
''Arms:''<br>
Azure a representation of a Greek portico comprising five Doric Columns upon a Stylobate with Entablature and Pediment Or a Bordure compony Argent and Gules And for the Crest On a Wreath of the Colours A Bee volant Or within a voided Hexagon Gules Mantled Gules doubled Argent. On the dexter side an Owl wings elevated and addorsed Or armed and legged Gules the exterior claw resting on a Log Or and on the sinister side a Pelican wings elevated and addorsed Or beaked and legged Gules the exterior foot resting on a Brick Or. <br>
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''Badge:''<br>
A Portico as in the Arms within an Annulet compony Or and Argent<br>

===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted in 30th October 1975.

The Arms
The building is an example of the pure classical form, invented by the Greeks and still used to give a sense of permanence and grandeur. It consists of a stylobate, colums with doric capitals, a plain architrave surmounted by a frieze with triglyps and pediment with sculptured tympanum. It is coloured gold to denote excellence. The border represents bricks – the commonest building material.

The Crest
The helmet is in silver with a mantling of red lined with silver – the colours of England and the City of London. This is surmounted by a bee within a hexagon, The bee being symbolic of a builders merchant in that he gathers the material together; it is also a symbol of industry, efficiency and celerity.

The Supporters
These symbolise the educational and charitable activities of the Company. The owl is a symbol of learning and the pelican an ancient symbol of perfect charity. They are perched on a log and a stone representing other principal building materials.

The Motto
The Motto ‘STAT FORTUNA DOMUS‘ is translated as ‘The fortune of the house continues’.

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[[Literature]] : Main image, blazon and information from [http://www.wcobm.co.uk/about here].
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