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[[File:rochest.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:rochest.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Or on a Cross Gules a Letter R of the field on a Chief of the second a Lion passant guardant Gold. | Or on a Cross Gules a Letter R of the field on a Chief of the second a Lion passant guardant Gold. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially recorded at the visitation of 1574 as an untinctured seal, and in 1617 as coloured arms. | The arms were officially recorded at the visitation of 1574 as an untinctured seal, and in 1617 as coloured arms. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:rochester2.jj.jpg|350 px|center| | |align="center"|[[File:rochester2.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:rochester.w2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:rochester.w2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:rochester.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:rochester.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of Rochester}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:rochester.fau.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:rochester.fau.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of Rochester]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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The arms in the town (Images by Derek Howard): | |||
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File:rochester3.jpg|alt=Arms of Rochester | |||
File:rochester4.jpg|alt=Arms of Rochester | |||
File:rochester5.jpg|alt=Arms of Rochester | |||
File:rochester6.jpg|alt=Arms of Rochester | |||
File:rochester7.jpg|alt=Arms of Rochester | |||
File:rochester8.jpg|alt=Arms of Rochester | |||
File:rochester9.jpg|alt=Arms of Rochester | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
Revision as of 13:54, 7 January 2024
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ROCHESTER
Incorporated into : 1974 Rochester upon Medway (1998 Medway)
Official blazon
Or on a Cross Gules a Letter R of the field on a Chief of the second a Lion passant guardant Gold.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially recorded at the visitation of 1574 as an untinctured seal, and in 1617 as coloured arms.
The arms have the English lion and St George's cross. The design is completed by a letter R for the City's name.
 The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 |
 The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1906 |
 The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935 |
 The arms as used on a Faulkner postcard +/- 1905 |
The arms in the town (Images by Derek Howard):
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