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11 Cards in this Set
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Introduced in what year? |
1965 |
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What does the current logo of Camden represent? |
8 interlinked hands. |
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Why was the current logo of Camden chosen compared to its predecessor? |
It symbolises 'Voting, Giving, Receiving and Unity' A forward-looking image. The structure and function of local government - helping each other through communal effort |
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Who designed the current logo of Camden? |
Messrs Main Wolff & Partners |
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What is this? What does it represent? |
The Coat of Arms of Camden Representing the combination of the 3 former boroughs with the symbols of their old coats combined. Holborn St. Pancras Hampstead |
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What does the elephant & mural crown represent? |
Elephant: taken from the arms of the Marquess Camden. Mural crown: reminder that Camden is adjacent to the old City of London wall |
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What do the supporters, collars & fountains represent? |
Lion: Lincoln's Inn Griffin: Gray's Inn
Collars: the studs represent three boroughs which merged to form Camden.
Six to represent the six parishes in the borough.
Fountains: reflect the canals and waterways |
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The St. Pancras elements are... |
Black chief and scallops, representing the arms of Russell, Duke of Bedford who used to own areas in St. Pancras & Holborn |
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The Holborn elements are... |
Cross of St. George, the patron saint of two parishes: St. George Bloomsbury St. George the Martyr The motto: 'non sibi sed toti' is Holborn's meaning 'not for self but for all' |
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The Hampstead elements are... |
Gold mitre belonging to Westminster Abbey who owned the manor of Hampstead for six centuries until 1539. The holly wreath around the elephant's neck is the original seal of the vestry of Hampstead The grass on the bottom reflects the open spaces and fields of Hampstead Heath |
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Who designs Coats of Arms? |
The College of Arms in the City of London. |
