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Arms : Argent, on a cross between in the first quarter a sword erect gules and in the second quarter a chough proper, a roach haurient of the first; on a chief azure a rose of the field, barbed and seeded proper, between two fleurs-de-lys Or. Origin/meaningThe arms were officially granted on February 14, 1950. The cross and sword refer to the city of London. The Nightingale bird on the right represents Florence Nightingale an is a symbol for a hospital. The two choughs (on the London arms and as a supporter, popularly know as the Becket bird) represent Thomas Becket after which the hospital is named. The spears in the crest represents Thomas the Apostle, who was speared to death.
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