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SHSB Coat of Arms

Hello! I was just admiring your render of the SHSB coat of arms. In the image description you said that the school was granted a coat of arms in 1934. I'm curious where you got this information as I'm trying to learn about the Southend High School for Girls coat of arms. I can't seem to find much about it online and the render currently being used on Wikipedia is of very poor quality. Thanks for any info you can share! Thomas (talk) 00:57, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi, The grant of arms is mentioned in With Future And With Past, a history of the school published in its centenary year:

A full coat of arms under Royal Letters Patent was proposed by Dr Moore in November, 1932 with the suggestion that Southend Boys and Girls Schools should share the same crest - and the cost of £76 to obtain it. The College of Arms would not agree, so a separate application produced the school's own Letters Patent in 1934

So it looks like the SHSG version would be around the same time, or later. Hope that helps! Haltri (talk) 17:22, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks, this is a great help! I will check some local history books at the library. Considering how similar the two coats of arms are, would you be able to modify your SHSB render to create an SHSG render? Not to worry if you don't have time. Thanks again for you help. Thomas (talk) 23:45, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Yes, I can probably do that. Do you have the blazon, or do you know what the differences are? It looks like the keys have some flowers (lilies I'd guess, given the town arms) intertwined rather than a sword and the ermine spot in the cross is some kind of related variant. If you have a larger image to work from that would be great.

That's terrific! The largest image i can find online is this but I will contact the contact the school tomorrow and see if I can find a better resolution. Thanks Thomas (talk) 19:17, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

UPDATE: I have a better quality photo of the coat of arms. I've uploaded it to Flickr for now (photo here). This is a photo of the school's sign outside the school. Hope this helps. Thanks again Thomas (talk) 16:20, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Finally got round to it, see below. Sorry it took me so long! Haltri (talk) 09:28, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Just seen this! You've done a great job. Really appreciate you taking the time. I've added it to the school's page. Thanks again. Thomas (talk) 12:31, 23 January 2024 (UTC)