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The arms were officially granted in 1970 to the Chelsea and South London Building Society. | The arms were officially granted in 1970 to the Chelsea and South London Building Society (transferred 1971 to the Chelsea Building Society). | ||
The arms demonstrate the Society's links with the Chelsea area. One of the supporters in the arms of the Royal Borough of [[Kensington and Chelsea]] is a winged bull — symbol of St. Luke, patron saint of Chelsea parish. The arms of both of the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Chelsea and Camberwell had red fields and charges of silver. The blue bar and the anchors represent the Thames and its users. | The arms demonstrate the Society's links with the Chelsea area. One of the supporters in the arms of the Royal Borough of [[Kensington and Chelsea]] is a winged bull — symbol of St. Luke, patron saint of Chelsea parish. The arms of both of the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Chelsea and Camberwell had red fields and charges of silver. The blue bar and the anchors represent the Thames and its users. | ||