City of Leicester Crest - Newtown Linford - Bradgate Park, Leicestershire - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

The crest of The City of Leicester, located on the Jubilee Gates at the Newtown Linford entrance to Bradgate Park.

Leicester is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National Forest.

"The Corporation of Leicester's coat of arms was first granted to the city at the Heraldic Visitation of 1619, and is based on the arms of the first Earl of Leicester, Robert Beaumont. The charge is a cinquefoil ermine, on a red field, and this emblem is used by the city council.

After Leicester became a city again in 1919, the city council applied to add to the arms. Permission for this was granted in 1929, when the supporting lions, from the Lancastrian Earls of Leicester, were added.

The motto "Semper Eadem" was the motto of Queen Elizabeth I, who granted a royal charter to the city. It means "always the same" but with positive overtones meaning unchanging, reliable or dependable, and united. The crest on top of the arms is a white or silver legless wyvern with red and white wounds showing, on a wreath of red and white. The legless wyvern distinguishes it as a Leicester wyvern as opposed to other wyverns. The supporting lions are wearing coronets in the form of collars, with the white cinquefoil hanging from them."

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town Full name of the bearer: City of Leicester Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Jubilee Gate, Bradgate Park, Newtown Linford Material / Design: Cast metal Blazon (heraldic description): Gules, a cinquefoil ermine pierced of the field Address: Bradgate Park Newtown Linford Leicestershire Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed

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