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The arms are based on those of [[John Chadworth]], bishop of Lincoln, who founded the school in 1461. The motto is from Horatio (Horace) and may be translated as ‘Embrace joyfully the gifts of the present hour’. | The arms are based on those of [[John Chadworth]], bishop of Lincoln, who founded the school in 1461. The motto is from Horatio (Horace) and may be translated as ‘Embrace joyfully the gifts of the present hour’. | ||
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File:cirencestergs.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cirencester Grammar School|The arms in Cirencester ([https://www.reddit.com/r/heraldry/comments/xl46d7/arms_of_cirencester_gloucestershire/ source]) | File:cirencestergs.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cirencester Grammar School|The arms in Cirencester ([https://www.reddit.com/r/heraldry/comments/xl46d7/arms_of_cirencester_gloucestershire/ source]) | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:18, 3 September 2023
CIRENCESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL (1461-1966)
Country: United Kingdom
Campus/location : Cirencester
Official blazon
Arms: Per chevron azure and Or, a chevron between three wolves' heads erased, all counterchanged.
Crest: A mural crown argent, therein in front of a mitre argent, garnished Or, a slip of two Tudor roses, barbed, seeded and leaved, proper.
Motto: Dona praesente rape laetus horae
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 31, 1958.
The arms are based on those of John Chadworth, bishop of Lincoln, who founded the school in 1461. The motto is from Horatio (Horace) and may be translated as ‘Embrace joyfully the gifts of the present hour’.
Image gallery
The arms in Cirencester (source)
Literature: Briggs, 1971
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