Coat of arms of Dewsbury
The coat of arms of Dewsbury was the official symbol of the
West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council
.
Description
The arms were granted by the College of Arms on 24 February 1893.[1]
The elements of the arms and the crest refer to various local families: the chequy field refers to the
Earls de Warenne; the crosses are from the Copley arms and the owls, as also in the coat of arms of Leeds, from the arms of Savile.[1]
The motto is taken from Psalm 46, and is Latin for "God is our refuge and strength".[1]
Blazon
The formal description, or blazon, of the arms is:
Chequy or and azure, on a chief engrailed sable a cross patonce of the first between two owls argent. Crest: On a Wreath of the colours in front of a cross patonce fitchy azure an owl as in the arms. Motto: 'DEUS NOSTER REFUGIUM ET VIRTUS'.[1]
See also
- Coat of arms of the West Riding of Yorkshire
- Coat of arms of West Yorkshire
- Coat of arms of Kirklees
References
Further reading
- Briggs, G., 1971: Civic and Corporate Heraldry
- Scott-Giles, W.C., 1953: Civic Heraldry of England and Wales (2nd edition)
- Fox-Talbot, W.H., 1915: The Book of Public Arms