The coat of arms of Dewsbury was the official symbol of the county borough of Dewsbury in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The county borough was abolished in 1974 under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and replaced by Kirklees Metropolitan Council and West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council.
The arms were granted by the College of Arms on 24 February 1893. [1]
The elements of the arms and the crest refer to various local families: the chequy field refers to the Earls de Warenne; the crosses are from the Copley arms and the owls, as also in the coat of arms of Leeds, from the arms of Savile. [1]
The motto is taken from Psalm 46, and is Latin for "God is our refuge and strength". [1]
The formal description, or blazon, of the arms is:
Chequy or and azure, on a chief engrailed sable a cross patonce of the first between two owls argent. Crest: On a Wreath of the colours in front of a cross patonce fitchy azure an owl as in the arms. Motto: 'DEUS NOSTER REFUGIUM ET VIRTUS'. [1]
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Arms: Per pale Gules and Vert an Eagle displayed per pale Or and Argent in the dexter claw a Fleur-de-lis Or and in the sinister claw a Cog-Wheel Argent on a Chief Or four Civic Crowns Vert.
Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from a Circlet of Brushwood Sable a demi-Lion Gules with wings Argent the underside of each wing charged with a Cross Gules and holding between the paws a Bezant thereon a Mullet Azure.
Supporters: On the dexter side an Heraldic Tiger Or gorged with an Astral Crown Azure and charged on the shoulder with a Rose Gules charged with another Argent barbed and seeded proper and on the sinister side a Stag proper attired and gorged with a Circlet of Brushwood and charged on the shoulder with two Ears of Rye slipped in saltire Or.
Motto: Forward.