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'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1974 [[Windsor and Maidenhead]] | |||
*** 2009 [[Shropshire]] | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* Royal Borough | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| 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. | |||
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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. | |||
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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 | |||
| | File:newwindsor4.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of New Windsor|The arms in the town | ||
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[[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]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:09, 10 November 2024
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| English | 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
The arms in the town
Literature: Information provided by Denis Towner and Lawrence Jones and http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/
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