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Campus/location : Nottingham | Campus/location : Nottingham | ||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms:''' Ermine, a lozenge argent charged with three blackbirds rising proper; on a chief gules an open book also proper, garnished Or, between two ducal coronets of the last. <br> | '''Arms:''' Ermine, a lozenge argent charged with three blackbirds rising proper; on a chief gules an open book also proper, garnished Or, between two ducal coronets of the last. <br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a wreath argent and gules, A squirrel sejant gules holding between the paws a ducal coronet Or. <br> | '''Crest''': On a wreath argent and gules, A squirrel sejant gules holding between the paws a ducal coronet Or. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': Lauda finem | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Lauda finem | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on March 22, 1949. | The arms were officially granted on March 22, 1949. | ||
{{ | The school was founded in 1513 by Dame Agnes Mellers, Sir Thomas Lovell and King Henry VIII. The arms incorporate those of the founders: the arms of the Mellers family were three blackbirds (or merles) on a white field. The crowns are taken from the arms of the city of [[Nottingham]] (and also refer to Henry VIII) and the open book is a symbol of learning. The crest is taken from the arms of Thomas Lovell. | ||
The motto is Latin for "Praise to the end". | |||
In practice the school uses a different shield since 2007 as a logo, which is not officially granted: | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||