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'''Arms :''' Azure, a pair of dividers chevronwise proper, in base on a pile re versed Or a lozenge ermine; a chief enarched in the form of a bridge of masonry proper. <br> | |||
'''Crest:''' On a wreath of the colours, A swan, wings addorsed, proper, about the neck a. mural crown Or, resting the dexter foot on a cogwheel proper. | |||
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The arms were officially granted | The arms were officially granted on June 12, 1970. | ||
The masonry arch symbolises I. K. Brunel’s bridges. The compasses and the cogwheel symbolise technology. | The masonry arch symbolises I. K. Brunel’s bridges. The compasses and the cogwheel symbolise technology. | ||
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Revision as of 07:55, 14 October 2016
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
Country: United Kingdom
Campus/location : London
Official blazon
Arms : Azure, a pair of dividers chevronwise proper, in base on a pile re versed Or a lozenge ermine; a chief enarched in the form of a bridge of masonry proper.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours, A swan, wings addorsed, proper, about the neck a. mural crown Or, resting the dexter foot on a cogwheel proper.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 12, 1970.
The masonry arch symbolises I. K. Brunel’s bridges. The compasses and the cogwheel symbolise technology.
The ermine lozenge is an allusion to the Arms of Lord Halsbury, the first Chancellor of the University.
The crest with a swan symbolises Uxbridge.
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Literature: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/services/external-relations/house-style/coat-of-arms