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Country: [[United Kingdom]]<br>
Country: [[United Kingdom]]<br>
Campus/location : [[Oxford]]
Campus/location : [[Oxford]]


[[File:ox-wadham.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:ox-wadham.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
Gules, a chevron between three roses argent barbed and seeded proper, impaling Gules, a bend Or between two escallops argent.  
Gules, a chevron between three roses argent barbed and seeded proper, impaling Gules, a bend Or between two escallops argent.  


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These arms are not officially granted.
These arms are not officially granted.


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Nicholas Wadham died before founding his College, but his purpose was carried out by his widow, Dorothy Wadham. The foundation stone was laid on the site of the house of the Austin Friars in 1610, and the Society was founded in 1612. The arms used are those of Wadham.
 
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|align="center"|[[File:Ox-wadham.woc.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges|tobacco card]], (1922)
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