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The arms were officially granted on May 7, 1901. | The arms were officially granted on May 7, 1901. | ||
The well in the first and fourth quarters is a 'canting' allusion to Camberwell and also to the many wells of the district, of which one at least was reputed to have healing properties; the lion rampant is the arms of Robert, Earl of Gloucester, a natural son of Henry I, who was lord of the manor of Peckham; while the chevron and cinquefoils come from the arms of a lord of the manor of Dulwich, Edward Alleyn, the founder of | The well in the first and fourth quarters is a 'canting' allusion to Camberwell and also to the many wells of the district, of which one at least was reputed to have healing properties; the lion rampant is the arms of Robert, Earl of Gloucester, a natural son of Henry I, who was lord of the manor of Peckham; while the chevron and cinquefoils come from the arms of a lord of the manor of Dulwich, Edward Alleyn, the founder of [[Dulwich College]]. | ||
The lion in the third quarter is from the arms of Scotland; it actually derives from the arms of Robert's father, who added it to his Badge on his marriage to Matilda of Scotland. | The lion in the third quarter is from the arms of Scotland; it actually derives from the arms of Robert's father, who added it to his Badge on his marriage to Matilda of Scotland. | ||