An ‘unofficial’ crest of Westminster Training College. This crest was used by the College in the 20 th century until they were granted an official crest by the College of Arms in 1955. This crest shows the Lions rampart of the Dukes of Westminster, the Portcullis of the City of Westminster, three Tudor roses, and a chevron to represent the River Thames. It is completed with the college motto of ‘Virtute et Fide’ underneath, or ‘Virtue and Faith’. This version of the crest is made from wood, and was has been affixed to a wall, with two screw holes made through the centre of the Tudor roses.
Westminster Training College
Project Members: Helmich, Gerard (Oxford Brookes University); Morris, Laura; Dobson, Thomas (Oxford Brookes University); Forsaith, Peter (Oxford Brookes University) Research Group: Westminster College Oxford Trust; Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
Department of History, Philosophy and Culture
Original artefact: c1930 RADAR resource: 2020
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