04 April 2011

Arms

The Arms of the City of Winchester depict 5 castles and 2 lions as shown here on the gate to the Mayor's Residence. The 5 castles are thought to possibly reflect the original 5 city gates of Winchester, there are now only 2 city gates left, Westgate and Kingsgate. These arms appear in a number of places in Winchester, not least my Council Tax bill as they're part of of the Winchester City Council logo

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5 comments:

  1. Leeds daily photoApril 4, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Nothing wrong with lions and castles. Here in the Leeds the city has owls on the coat of arms.

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  2. DinaApril 4, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Ha, it looks better on the gate than on your bill, I suppose.

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  3. HalcyonApril 4, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    This is a nice coat of arms. I like the lions, but I think owls would be cool too!

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  4. AmandaApril 4, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Yes the lions are quite typical on coats of arms, owls are a bit different though.

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  5. Regina KApril 5, 2011 at 12:25 AM

    I liked the history until the end and your bill, ouch.

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