Great Hall Entrance Pavilion Shield No.6 - The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K. - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Part of the Arms of the historic county of Leicestershire on the entrance pavilion to the Great Hall of Birmingham University.

This shield is carved in the stone spandrels of the great round-arch mullioned window which is set in the entrance pavilion to the Great Hall. The shield displays Cinquefoil, rather than a fox which is the more common symbol associated with county as the bear is associated with Warwickshire.

A Cinquefoil is ‘a five-leafed flower signifying hope and joy. In French civic heraldry, the cinquefoil is sometimes used to represent the plant, narcissus, commonly called the cinquefoil. In Scottish heraldry this symbol is called a fraise. Cinquefoils were held by the ancient heralds to represent various flowers according to the colours in which they were borne. (visit link)

This shield is one of six carved in the stone spandrels of the window, representing the arms of the Midland counties, of England, and taken from the first quarter of the Official blazon shown below:
'Arms: Quarterly per fesse indented Argent and Gules in the first quarter a Torteau charged with a Cinquefoil Ermine in the second quarter a Lion rampant double queued also Argent in the third quarter an Ostrich Feather Ermine in the fourth quarter a Maunch Sable.’ (visit link)

A Torteau is a red roundel. (visit link)

Source: 'Pevsner's Architectural Glossary' by Nikolaus Pevsner (ISBN:978-0-300-22368-2)

Bearer of Coat of Arms: County / Region Full name of the bearer: Leicestershire County Council Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Entrance pavilion to the Great Hall of the University of Birmingham. Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): Quarterly per fesse indented Argent and Gules in the first quarter a Torteau charged with a Cinquefoil Ermine in the second quarter a Lion rampant double queued also Argent in the third quarter an Ostrich Feather Ermine in the fourth quarter a Maunch Sable. Address: The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom. Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed

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