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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms :''' Azure, a pair of dividers chevronwise proper, in base on a pile re versed Or a lozenge ermine; a chief enarched in the form of a bridge of masonry proper. <br> | '''Arms :''' Azure, a pair of dividers chevronwise proper, in base on a pile re versed Or a lozenge ermine; a chief enarched in the form of a bridge of masonry proper. <br> | ||
'''Crest:''' On a wreath of the colours, A swan, wings addorsed, proper, about the neck a. mural crown Or, resting the dexter foot on a cogwheel proper. | '''Crest:''' On a wreath of the colours, A swan, wings addorsed, proper, about the neck a. mural crown Or, resting the dexter foot on a cogwheel proper. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 12, 1970. | The arms were officially granted on June 12, 1970. | ||
The masonry arch symbolises I. K. Brunel’s bridges. The compasses and the cogwheel symbolise technology. | The masonry arch symbolises I. K. Brunel’s bridges. The compasses and the cogwheel symbolise technology. | ||
The ermine lozenge is an allusion to the | The ermine lozenge is an allusion to the arms of Lord Halsbury, the first Chancellor of the University. | ||
The crest with a swan symbolises [[Uxbridge]]. | The crest with a swan symbolises [[Uxbridge]]. |
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