Welwyn Garden City

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WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Incorporated into : 1974 Welwyn-Hatfield

Official blazon

Arms : Vert two Pairs of Dividers in fesse inverted and extended the interior points contiguous Argent between three Ears of Wheat stalked leaved and slipped Or on a Chief of the last as many Bees volant proper.
Crest : On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Willow Tree a Hart lodged proper murally gorged Or.
Motto: 'BY WISDOM AND DESIGN'.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 15, 1958.

The green background is in keeping with the name 'Garden City' and the dividers allude to a planned town, together forming the town's initial letter W. The wheatears refer to the original farmland on which the town was built and also recall one off Welwyn's original local industries. The bees symbolise a community living and working together as a social unit and have special reference to "garden workers", their gold background is for prosperity.

The hart is from the arms of the Hertfordshire County Council with a mural crown, symbol of civic government. The willow tree refers to the derivation of the name Welwyn.

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