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* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
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* 1974 Droxford RDC | |||
* 1974 [[Winchester RDC]] (partly) | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* City | |||
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| Gules five Castles triple towered in saltire Argent masoned proper the Portcullis of each part-raised Or and on either side of the castle in fess point a Lion passant guardant that to the dexter contourné Gold. | |||
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Gules five Castles triple towered in saltire Argent masoned proper the Portcullis of each part-raised Or and on either side of the castle in fess point a Lion passant guardant that to the dexter contourné Gold. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The arms were first recorded by the Heralds during their visitations between 1622 and 1686. The earliest example is in a late 15th-century window in the Westgate. | ||
The castles and Royal Lions "passant guardant", or "Lions of England" suggest a derivation from the Common Seal of 1253, consisting only of a single triple-towered castle, and the Statute Merchant Seal of 1283, comprising the bust of Edward I between two castles and a single Royal Lion. Winchester, the ancient capital of England, continues therefore to use its Arms in the original form and has never sought to add a crest, a motto or supporters, which emblems were not in use for towns at the time when Winchester's Arms originated. | The castles and Royal Lions "passant guardant", or "Lions of England" suggest a derivation from the Common Seal of 1253, consisting only of a single triple-towered castle, and the Statute Merchant Seal of 1283, comprising the bust of Edward I between two castles and a single Royal Lion. Winchester, the ancient capital of England, continues therefore to use its Arms in the original form and has never sought to add a crest, a motto or supporters, which emblems were not in use for towns at the time when Winchester's Arms originated. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Winchester.rppc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[UK Town arms (RPPC)|postcard]] | |||
File:Winchester.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|postcard]] | |||
File:winchester.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
| | File:winchester.w2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
File:winchester.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |||
File:Winchester.red.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[Reddings : Heraldry of famous places|trade card]] | |||
File:Winchester1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms in the city | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
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| English | Gules five Castles triple towered in saltire Argent masoned proper the Portcullis of each part-raised Or and on either side of the castle in fess point a Lion passant guardant that to the dexter contourné Gold. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were first recorded by the Heralds during their visitations between 1622 and 1686. The earliest example is in a late 15th-century window in the Westgate.
The castles and Royal Lions "passant guardant", or "Lions of England" suggest a derivation from the Common Seal of 1253, consisting only of a single triple-towered castle, and the Statute Merchant Seal of 1283, comprising the bust of Edward I between two castles and a single Royal Lion. Winchester, the ancient capital of England, continues therefore to use its Arms in the original form and has never sought to add a crest, a motto or supporters, which emblems were not in use for towns at the time when Winchester's Arms originated.
Image gallery
The arms on a postcard
The arms on a postcard
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 on a trade card
The arms in the city
Literature: Image and information provided by Laurence Jones.
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