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Linacre College

College Emblems

The First Linacre Badge

The badge for Linacre House, as described When Linacre became an independent college The Linacre flag is flown for Gaudy weekends,

above in a leƩer from the Principal, John of the University, by Charter granted by HM graduaƟon, matriculaƟon, and similar

Bamborough, included several greyhounds’ the Queen on 1st August 1986, it was enƟtled occasions. It is also flown at half-mast on the

heads, which were taken from the arms of the to bear arms. Following approval by Linacre’s death of a Linacre Fellow.

Derbyshire family of Linacres. However, these Governing Body, the arms were authorised by

were not included in the later design for the the Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of “The College Ɵe is dark blue, embroidered

College coat-of-arms. England on 23rd September 1987. with silver scallop shells and open crowns

(taken from the crest, where the crown is,

“The open book between three scallop shells presumably, a reflex of the cross in the arms of

recalls the arms of the University (an open the University).”

book between three crowns) and the open

pages of the book bear the first and last leƩers

of the Greek alphabet reminding us that

Linacre was a Greek scholar. . . The scallop

shells were retained from the arms of the

Derbyshire Linacres.”

“The ‘colours’ of the College are gold, silver

50th Anniversary Logo (above), designed by and black . . . But generally translate into

Renee Halliday. 40th Anniversary Logo (below). yellow, grey and black when used in fabrics.”

“The blades of the oars are painted yellow,

with a black salƟre.”