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Cambridge owes its name and early development to the bridge at the farthest navigable parte of the Cam (formerly Granta) river. The arms show this importance in the bridge, ships and sea-horses. The roses and the fleur-de-lis are royal and national emblems. The crest was originally described as a bridge, but looked much more like a castle until 1974 (see image on postcard below), when it was shown as a proper bridge. The original Cambridge Castle stood on a hill just above the bridge. In 1974 were added and the crest was changed, otherwise the arms were not changed. | Cambridge owes its name and early development to the bridge at the farthest navigable parte of the Cam (formerly Granta) river. The arms show this importance in the bridge, ships and sea-horses. The roses and the fleur-de-lis are royal and national emblems. The crest was originally described as a bridge, but looked much more like a castle until 1974 (see image on postcard below), when it was shown as a proper bridge. The original Cambridge Castle stood on a hill just above the bridge. In 1974 were added and the crest was changed, otherwise the arms were not changed. | ||
<gallery perrow=0 mode="nolines" widths=250 px caption="Examples of use (click images to enlarge)"> | |||
File:cambriz1.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The seal of Cambridge from the 17<sup>th</sup> century | |||
File:cambridge.jj.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:cambridge-49.wb1.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms I|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |||
File:cambridge.thp.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The arms on a [[Thomson & Porteous - Coats of arms of British Towns|cigarette card]], 1905 | |||
| | File:cambridge.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
File:cambridge.fau.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:cambridge.red.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The arms as used on a [[Reddings : Heraldry of famous places|trade card]] 1933 | |||
| | File:cambridge.crc.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The arms on crested china, 1910s | ||
File:cambridge2.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The arms on the Guildhall | |||
File:0721.aba.jpg|alt=Arms of Cambridge|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
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[[Literature]] : Scott-Giles, C.W. : Civic heraldry of England and Wales, London, 1932 and information provided by the [http://www.cambridge.gov.uk Cambridge Council]; Ewe, 1972 | [[Literature]] : Scott-Giles, C.W. : Civic heraldry of England and Wales, London, 1932 and information provided by the [http://www.cambridge.gov.uk Cambridge Council]; Ewe, 1972 | ||
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