Holborn

HOLBORN

Incorporated into: 1965 Camden

Official blazon

English

Arms: Argent a Cross Gules charged in the centre point with a Hind pierced by an Arrow Or and on a Chief Sable three Escallops of the field. Crest: Out of a Mural Crown proper a demi Figure representing St. Andrew the Apostle vested Azure holding in the dexter hand an open Boook also proper and supporting on his sinister arm a Saltire Azure. Supporters: On the dexter a Lion and in the sinister a Gryphon both Or each gorged with a Collar Gules suspended therefrom an Escutcheon barry wavy of ten Argent and Azure. Motto: 'MULTI PERTRANSIBUNT ET AUGEBITUR SCIENTIA'-Many shall pass through and learning shall be increased Origin/meaning The arms were granted on May 23, 1906. The red cross stands for the churches of St. Gerorge the Martyr and St. George Bloomsbury; the figure of St. Andrew for the parish so dedicated; and the wounded hind for St. Giles in the Fields, in allusion to the legend that Giles received the injury which crippled him while saving a hind from the hunters.. The scallop shells are from the arms of the Russells, Dukes of Bedford, who palyed a mojor role in the history of the borough. The supporters denote the two inns of court in the borough, the lion derived from the Lincoln's Inn, the griffin from the Gray's Inn. The motto also refers to the Inns. The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935 The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1906 United Kingdom heraldry portal This page is part of the United Kingdom heraldry portal Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry: National arms of 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 Overseas possessions Heraldic literature of United Kingdom Total pages non military heraldry in the United Kingdom section : 8,960 of which images : 6,480 Total pages in the military heraldry of the United Kingdom section : 7,942 of which images : 4,208 Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Personal arms Contact and Support Contact Facebook Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate Our 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 © 1995-2025, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature: Scott-Giles, C.W.: Civic heraldry of England and Wales, London, 1932.