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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br>Civic heraldry of the [[United Kingdom]]'''
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'''CAMBRIDGE'''

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====Official blazon====
'''Arms''' : Gules a Bridge of one arch surmounted by three Towers Or in chief a Fleur-de-Lys Gold between two Roses Argent the base barry way of the last and Azure thereon three Ships each with one mast and yardarm the sail furled also Sable.<br>
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Or and Gules upon a Mount Vert a Bridge in the form of a castle with two Ports and three domed Towers and between the Towers two Turrets also domed Argent.<br>
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Sea Horse the upper parts Gules the nether part proper finned Or<br>

====Origin/meaning====
The arms were officially granted on 7 June 1575 and slightly changed in 1974 by adding the helmet and mantling and some change in the crest.

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.

{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:cambriz1.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The seal of Cambridge from the 17<sup>th</sup> century
|align="center"|[[File:cambridge.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905
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|align="center"|[[File:cambridge-49.wb1.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms I|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906
|align="center"|[[File:cambridge.haguk.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 
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|align="center"|[[File:cambridge.fau.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905
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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

[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities C]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:Granted 1575]]
[[Category:Granted 1974]]