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Description: | Stone? relief, triangular in shape, in the pediment above central bay on south façade of building. The crest is a roundel depicting three birds and a single chevron across the middle. It is flanked by elaborate decoration including, on either side, what resembles open wings or a rib cage. Beyond this, forming the rest of the triangular shape, are broad stems and foliage, with the motto on a scroll intertwined along the bottom. A large eagle stands on top of the crest, outside the line of the triangle, with a snake in its beak. The relief is in white stone against the red brick of the pediment. Additional Information: The crest of Coles Child of Bromley Palace is described in Fairburn's Book of Crests as 'an eagle with wings expanded argent holding in the beak a snake entwined round the neck and legs ppr [proper]'.(1) | Subjects: | Sculpture | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6992... | Go to resource |
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