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The arms were officially granted on May 7, 1901.
The arms were officially granted on May 7, 1901.


The well in the first and fourth quarters is a 'canting' allusion to Camberwell and also to the many wells of the district, of which one at least was reputed to have healing properties; the lion rampant is the arms of Robert, Earl of Gloucester, a natural son of Henry I, who was lord of the manor of Peckham; while the chevron and cinquefoils come from the arms of a lord of the manor of Dulwich, Edward Alleyn, the founder of the College.  
The well in the first and fourth quarters is a 'canting' allusion to Camberwell and also to the many wells of the district, of which one at least was reputed to have healing properties; the lion rampant is the arms of Robert, Earl of Gloucester, a natural son of Henry I, who was lord of the manor of Peckham; while the chevron and cinquefoils come from the arms of a lord of the manor of Dulwich, Edward Alleyn, the founder of [[Dulwich College]].  


The lion in the third quarter is from the arms of Scotland; it actually derives from the arms of Robert's father, who added it to his Badge on his marriage to Matilda of Scotland.
The lion in the third quarter is from the arms of Scotland; it actually derives from the arms of Robert's father, who added it to his Badge on his marriage to Matilda of Scotland.
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