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''' NEW WINDSOR ROYAL BOROUGH COUNCIL''' | ''' NEW WINDSOR ROYAL BOROUGH COUNCIL''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Windsor and Maidenhead]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Windsor and Maidenhead]] | ||
[[File:newwindsor.jpg|center]] | [[File:newwindsor.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Per fesse Argent and Vert a Stag's Head caboshed of the first in chief between the attires Sable an Escutcheon of France Modern and England quarterly in base a Castle Wall with three Towers also Argent in the central tower a open Port with Portcullis raised Or. | Per fesse Argent and Vert a Stag's Head caboshed of the first in chief between the attires Sable an Escutcheon of France Modern and England quarterly in base a Castle Wall with three Towers also Argent in the central tower a open Port with Portcullis raised Or. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Arms entered (without tinctures) at the Visitation of 1532; Confirmed with tinctures at the Visitation of 1566; certified painting supplied by Richmond Herald in 1947 | Arms entered (without tinctures) at the Visitation of 1532; Confirmed with tinctures at the Visitation of 1566; certified painting supplied by Richmond Herald in 1947 | ||
The castle is, of course, a reference to Windsor's famous royal fortress, and the stag's head recalls that the Windsor Great Park around the town formed a hunting ground for the Norman kings. The shield depicts the old 1405-1603 Royal Arms and is appropriate as New Windsor is a Royal Borough. | The castle is, of course, a reference to Windsor's famous royal fortress, and the stag's head recalls that the Windsor Great Park around the town formed a hunting ground for the Norman kings. The shield depicts the old 1405-1603 Royal Arms and is appropriate as New Windsor is a Royal Borough. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:newwindsor3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of New Windsor|The arms in 1900 | |||
File:windsor.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of New Windsor|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:windsor.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of New Windsor|The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:newwindsor.w2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of New Windsor|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's cigarette card]], 1906 | |||
File:windsor.tho.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of New Windsor|The arms on a [[Thomson & Porteous - Coats of arms of British Towns|Thomson and Porteous]] cigarette card, 1905 | |||
File:windsor.ukpc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of New Windsor|The arms on a postcard +/- 1905 | |||
File:windsor.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of New Windsor|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Literature]] : Information provided by Denis Towner and Lawrence Jones and http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/ | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Information provided by Denis Towner and Lawrence Jones and http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/ | |||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
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NEW WINDSOR ROYAL BOROUGH COUNCIL
Incorporated into : 1974 Windsor and Maidenhead
Official blazon
Per fesse Argent and Vert a Stag's Head caboshed of the first in chief between the attires Sable an Escutcheon of France Modern and England quarterly in base a Castle Wall with three Towers also Argent in the central tower a open Port with Portcullis raised Or.
Origin/meaning
Arms entered (without tinctures) at the Visitation of 1532; Confirmed with tinctures at the Visitation of 1566; certified painting supplied by Richmond Herald in 1947
The castle is, of course, a reference to Windsor's famous royal fortress, and the stag's head recalls that the Windsor Great Park around the town formed a hunting ground for the Norman kings. The shield depicts the old 1405-1603 Royal Arms and is appropriate as New Windsor is a Royal Borough.
Image gallery
The arms in 1900
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905
The arms as used on a Faulkner postcard +/- 1905
The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1906
The arms on a Thomson and Porteous cigarette card, 1905
The arms on a postcard +/- 1905
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935
Literature: Information provided by Denis Towner and Lawrence Jones and http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/
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