Bishop John Cosin - Durham, UK - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

The almshouses founded in 1666 to house 8 paupers but now belong to Durham University. They replaced a grammar school that had stood on the site since 1414.

Cosin had become the Bishop of Durham in 1660 and remained so until his death in 1672.

Cosin had his own coat of arms and so the arms above the door are of a shield divided in half vertically with the arms pertaining to the Bishop of Durham on the left and his own arms on the right. The arms of the Bishop of Durham are a blue shield divided into 4 quarters with a white lion on its hind legs on each of the 4 quarters. On top of the shield is a bishop's Mitre. link

Thepersonal arms of Cosin is a blue shield with a golden symbol known in heraldy as a fret.

A Fret consists of a an 'X' shaped cross (known as a saltire) interlaced with a mascle.
<>br> In heraldry a mascle is a lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre. In essence the lozenge is a diamond shape.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Coat of arms of church / knight orders Full name of the bearer: John Cosin, Bishop of Durham Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Above the entrance to former almshouses on Palace Green Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): See of Durham impaling Cosin The arms of the see of Durham are Blazon Azure, a cross or, between four lions rampant argent Blazon The personal arms for Cosin are Azure, a fret or Address: The Almshouse Palace Green Durham County Durham DH1 3RL United Kingdom Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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