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'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1974 [[Gravesend]] | |||
* 1974 Northfleet UDC | |||
* 1974 [[Strood]] RDC (partly) | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* Borough | |||
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{{#display_map:51.4358,0.3707|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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'''Arms''': Argent upon Water barry wavy in base proper an East Indiaman in full sail with Pennons flying all proper on a Chief Gules the Sails of a Windmill proper betweem two Buckles Or each interlaced by as many Quill Pens in saltire proper.<br> | '''Arms''': Argent upon Water barry wavy in base proper an East Indiaman in full sail with Pennons flying all proper on a Chief Gules the Sails of a Windmill proper betweem two Buckles Or each interlaced by as many Quill Pens in saltire proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''':On a Wreath Argent and Gules a Tower Gules charged with a Bull's Head issuing from a Ducal Coronet both Or and vomiting Flames of Fire proper.<br> | '''Crest''':On a Wreath Argent and Gules a Tower Gules charged with a Bull's Head issuing from a Ducal Coronet both Or and vomiting Flames of Fire proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''':On the dexter side a Sea-Porcupine proper and on the sinister side a Horse Argent all upon a Compartment per pale of Waves of the Sea barry wavy and a Grassy Mount proper. | '''Supporters''':On the dexter side a Sea-Porcupine proper and on the sinister side a Horse Argent all upon a Compartment per pale of Waves of the Sea barry wavy and a Grassy Mount proper. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July l5th 1975. | The arms were granted on July l5th 1975. | ||
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Arms of Gravesend which date from 1635. | Arms of Gravesend which date from 1635. | ||
The crest consists of the Tower of the | The crest consists of the Tower of the arms of Gravesend. | ||
The supporter to the left (right to the viewer) is the white horse of [[Kent]]. To the left is a new heraldic mythical monster - a sea porcupine. This is inspired by the arms of the Portreve of Gravesend. Beneath the Supporters is a compartment of symbolic water and green countryside to allude to marine interests of the area as well as its agricultural purpose. | |||
The | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:Gravesham3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gravesham|The arms in the town (Image Klaas Padberg Everboer) | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Information provided by www.gravesham.gov.uk (the Gravesham Council). | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities G]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities G]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1975]] | [[Category:Granted 1975]] | ||