Re: CHA Merchandise / Memorabilia - your opinions are needed...
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:30 pm
Like Philip I find the Hertford posts fascinating.
The description is really evovative.
The description is really evovative.
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It did get me thinking: Does anyone know when the School started using a coat of arms featuring a yellow rose as opposed to the white one mentioned above? I wonder if this is a deliberate decision or just a mistake that has gone so far unnoticed. As I imagine the answer is the former, does anyone have any idea of the reasoning behind it?Foureyes wrote:Just for the record, I have done a bit of delving and the correct description of the Christ's Hospital coat-of-arms is:
Well, that has settled that!"...argent, a cross gules in the dexter chief, a dagger of the first on a chief azure between two fleurs-de-lis, or, a rose argent."