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File:Winchester.rppc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[UK Town arms (RPPC)|postcard]] | File:Winchester.rppc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[UK Town arms (RPPC)|postcard]] | ||
File:Winchester.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|postcard]] | File:Winchester.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|postcard]] | ||
File:winchester.jj.jpg| | File:winchester.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
File:winchester.w2.jpg| | File:winchester.w2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
File:winchester.haguk.jpg| | File:winchester.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
File:Winchester.red.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[Reddings : Heraldry of famous places|trade card]] | File:Winchester.red.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[Reddings : Heraldry of famous places|trade card]] | ||
File:Winchester1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms in the city | File:Winchester1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms in the city | ||
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| English | Gules five Castles triple towered in saltire Argent masoned proper the Portcullis of each part-raised Or and on either side of the castle in fess point a Lion passant guardant that to the dexter contourné Gold. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were first recorded by the Heralds during their visitations between 1622 and 1686. The earliest example is in a late 15th-century window in the Westgate.
The castles and Royal Lions "passant guardant", or "Lions of England" suggest a derivation from the Common Seal of 1253, consisting only of a single triple-towered castle, and the Statute Merchant Seal of 1283, comprising the bust of Edward I between two castles and a single Royal Lion. Winchester, the ancient capital of England, continues therefore to use its Arms in the original form and has never sought to add a crest, a motto or supporters, which emblems were not in use for towns at the time when Winchester's Arms originated.
Image gallery
The arms on a postcard
The arms on a postcard
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905
The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1906
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935
The arms on a trade card
The arms in the city
Literature: Image and information provided by Laurence Jones.
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