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White square background with the coat of arms in the middle, as seen here:
https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk (source:
https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/news).
Esteban Rivera, 4 March
2019
It is a white banner with ratio 5.4. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to
the top, displaying the martlets in red.
https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/news
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 March 2019
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 March 2019
Worcester College
Coat of Arms:
Shield Argent, two chevronels Gules
between six martlets Sable ordered 3:2:1.
Its predecessor, Gloucester
College, had been established in 1298 for Benedictine monks in the province of
Canterbury and had been supported by the Benedictine monasteries, who were
entitled to send students and maintain camerae there. Many of the 15th century
camerae still exist and it is often possible to tell to which monastery they
belonged by the arms on the walls. At the dissolution the buildings were sold,
but were repaired, and in 1560 became Gloucester Hall. Then in 1714 Gloucester
Hall became Worcester College, which was founded by the benefaction of Sir
Thomas Crookes, a Worcestershire baronet. The college arms are those of its
founder, but there has been some controversy regarding the tinctures used in the
arms, sometimes the martlets are displayed red, sometimes the background
tincture of the shield is Or with black martlets. The chevronels in all versions
are red.
A pink shield with black chevronels and martlets belongs to the
college boat club.
Sources: John P. Brooke-Little: Oxford University and its
Colleges, Oxford 1962 and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_College,_Oxford
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 March 2019
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 March 2019
Worcester Boat Club crest is unusual as it’s the only
one that displays two different blade patterns, as shown above. The coat of arms
in the crest displays the college pattern but in the boat club colours pink and
black.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 March 2019
Current - Men
image by
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 March 2019
Blade is black with a pink cross
patty, i.e. the flag pattern.
Current - Women
image by
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 March 2019
Blade is pink with a black cross
patty, i.e. the flag pattern counterchanged. Worcester 1930 blades were like the
current Worcester Women.
Source: (for current versions):
https://www.reddit.com
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 March 2019