Brunel University

Heraldry of the World

British heraldry portal Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom

Arms of Counties Arms of cities and towns Heraldry in England Heraldry in Scotland Heraldry in Wales Heraldry in Northern Ireland Channel Islands Ecclesiastical heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Military heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Collector's items Overseas possessions Total pages in the British section : 16,276 Total images in the British section : 9,329

BRUNEL UNIVERSITY

Country: United Kingdom
Campus/location : London

Official blazon

Arms : Azure, a pair of dividers chevronwise proper, in base on a pile re­ versed Or a lozenge ermine; a chief enarched in the form of a bridge of masonry proper.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours, A swan, wings addorsed, proper, about the neck a. mural crown Or, resting the dexter foot on a cogwheel proper.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 12, 1970.

The masonry arch symbolises I. K. Brunel’s bridges. The compasses and the cogwheel symbolise technology.

The ermine lozenge is an allusion to the arms of Lord Halsbury, the first Chancellor of the University.

The crest with a swan symbolises Uxbridge.

---

Contact and Support

• 

  Contact

• 

  Facebook

• 

  Instagram

• 

  Donate with Paypal

• 

  Donate with WhyDonate

• 

  eBay shop

• 

  Rare heraldic book downloads

Partners:

• 

  Meijerink heraldic bookshop

• 

  Webaldic heraldic identifying programme

• 

  Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek

• 

  Armorial de France

• 

  Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes

• 

  De Raaf heraldic design

Your logo here ?
Contact us

---

© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink
Index of the site

Literature: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/services/external-relations/house-style/coat-of-arms