College of Arms
The College of Arms is the heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and some Commonwealth realms; the heraldic authority for Scotland is the Court of the Lord Lyon.Photo: GrindtXX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: British royal corporation consisting of professional officers of arms, with jurisdiction over England, Wales, Northern Ireland and some Commonwealth countries
- Also known as: “Herald’s College” and “Heralds‘ College”
- Address: London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and Wobbly Bridge.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 590 feet north of College of Arms.
Wobbly Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City of London. Wobbly Bridge is situated 880 feet south of College of Arms.
Tate Modern
Museum
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. Tate Modern is situated 1,700 feet south of College of Arms.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackfriars and Bankside.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Goodwillgames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smithfield, properly known as West Smithfield, is a district located in Central London, part of Farringdon Without, the most westerly ward of the City of London, England.
College of Arms
- Categories: government agency and Herald’s Office
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51218° or 51° 30′ 44″ northLongitude
-0.09874° or 0° 5′ 56″ westLevels
4Open location code
9C3XGW62+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 111354093OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q1109101
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“College of Arms” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Colexu d’Armes”
- Catalan: “College of Arms”
- Chinese: “紋章院”
- Chinese: “纹章院”
- Chinese: “英国纹章院”
- Danish: “College of Arms”
- Dutch: “College of Arms”
- Esperanto: “Kolegio de Blazonoj”
- French: “College of Arms”
- Galician: “College of Arms”
- German: “College of Arms”
- Hebrew: “המכללה לשלטים הרלדיים”
- Hebrew: “מועצת ההרלדיקה”
- Indonesian: “Lembaga Lambang”
- Italian: “College of Arms”
- Japanese: “カレッジ・オブ・アームズ”
- Japanese: “紋章院”
- Korean: “문장원”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “College of Arms”
- Norwegian: “College of Arms”
- Portuguese: “Colégio de Armas”
- Portuguese: “College of Arms”
- Russian: “Геральдическая палата”
- Slovenian: “College of Arms”
- Spanish: “College of Arms”
- Swedish: “College of Arms”
- Turkish: “College of Arms”
- Welsh: “Coleg yr Arfau”
- Welsh: “College of Arms”
- Yue Chinese: “紋章院”
- “College of Arms”
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Highlights include Peter’s Hill and St Benet Welsh Church.
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