North Gate - The University of Birmingham - Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K.
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Coats of arms at the North Gate to the Edgbaston Campus.
Waymark Code: WM126T6
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/14/2020
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The ceremonail gate pillars at the North Gate to the Edgbaston Campus both feature a bas-relief shield of the University's Coat of Arms.
The 'North Gate', on Prichatts Road, was formerly the main entrance to the University of Birminghams campus in Edgbaston.
This entrance to the university features a pair of ceremonial drive gates with pedestrian gates to either side, all made by the Birmingham Guild, with lodges set at either side and wing walls. The grouping was designed by H.T. Buckland and W Haywood and built in 1930.’ (
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The shield of the University of Birmingham's ‘Official Blazon is shown below:
Per chevron, the chief per pale gules and azure, in dexter a lion rampant with two heads, in sinister a mermaid holding in the dexter hand a mirror and in the sinister a comb Or, the base sable charged with an open book proper, with two buckles and straps and edges of the third, inscribed "Per ardua ad alta". (
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The lion and the mermaid featured on the arms of Mason Science College and the arms of Sir Josiah Mason the founder of the College in 1875. Mason Science College was the precursor and nucleus of the University of Birmingham. (
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The open book is a common symbol for universities and schools. The motto "Per ardua ad alta" means "Through hardship, great heights are reached". (
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“Discovering Heraldry” by Jacqueline Fearn (ISBN: 978-0-74780-660-8)
"The Illustrated Heraldry" by Stephen Slater (ISBN: 978-0-754-83460-1)