Family / house

Staffordshire University

Armiger / bearer

Staffordshire University

Entity type

institution

Heraldic authority

College of Arms

Record basis

grant

Issued / first recorded

31 March 2025

Historical period

21st century

Blazon

Argent a Pall reversed Gules surmounted in chief by an Open Book Or bound Azure and in base by a Stafford Knot Or.

Plain-English description

A silver shield with a red pall reversed, an open gold book bound in blue above it, and a gold Stafford knot below.

Tinctures

Argent; Gules; Or; Azure

Charges / ordinaries

Pall reversed; Open book; Stafford knot

Crest

Upon the Capital of an Ionic Column Gules charged with a Stafford Knot an Owl affronty Or.

Exterior ornaments

Supporters: On either side a Swallow proper. Badge: A Stafford Knot perched thereon a Swallow proper.

Source reference

College of Arms, May 2025 Newsletter no. 78

Source

Open source

Documented depiction

Open depiction source

Notes / sources