What's on the shield? Barking and Dagenham: two keys on a sword; two croziers on a lily; well smack in full sail; cogwheel Barnet: paschal lamb carrying cross standard; two roses; Saxon crown Bexley: wavy stripes; oak tree, cogwheel Brent: cross-topped orb; two swords; two seaxes Bromley: cinquefoil; 15 acorns Camden: mitre; three shells City of London: sword Croydon: cross flory; two swords; two keys Ealing: three Saxon crowns; oak tree on grassy mount Enfield: enfield; wavy bars Greenwich: cannon barrel; lion's face; two hour glasses; two stars Hackney: Maltese cross; two oak trees; three bells Hammersmith and Fulham: two hammers on a horseshoe; two swords on a mitre Haringey: eight lightning rays Harrow: flaming torch; organ stop; quill pen; wooded mount Havering: ruby ring Hillingdon: four wreaths; eagle clutching fleur-de-lis and cogwheel Hounslow: two wings; sword; wavy lines; rampant lion Islington: two ringlets; crescent; open book on Maltese cross Kensington and Chelsea: three crowns; mitre Kingston upon Thames: three salmon Lambeth: cross; two stars; mitre on crozier; 15 gold roundels Lewisham: two crowned lions; sailing ship Merton: eagle; two keys on a sword; lion; Harrington knot Newham: sailing ship; crozier; two hammers Redbridge: four leopards' faces; three martlets; oak tree with acorns Richmond upon Thames: chained portcullis; eight fleurs-de-Lys Southwark: sailing ship; red rose; four cinquefoils; wellhead Sutton: two keys on two discs; two oak sprigs; biplane aeroplane in flight; rising Sun Tower Hamlets: fire tongs; mulberry sprig; weaver's shuttle; sailing boat Waltham Forest: three oak trees; crown; stag's head Wandsworth: teardrops Westminster: two roses; five martlets; cross flory; two wolves' heads; Madonna and child
22 objects in borough crests
Curfew tower of Barking Abbey, two-bladed airscrew, white horse of Kent, elephant, beech leaves, anchor, St Augustine's churchtower, Viking ship, cogwheel, domed gateway with bull's head, talbot with posthorn, water-bougets, broom, half a wheatsheaf, two dolphins, sprigs of lavender, chough, swan with a mouthful of roses, popinjay, the White Tower, dragonheaded boat, portcullis
32 mottos Service: To serve the people, We serve, We serve, We govern by serving, Through difficulties serve God in faith, United to serve, Unity accomplishes service Unity: What a good thing it is to dwell together in unity, Fellowship is life, Not for self but for all Progress: Progress with unity, In unity progress, Forward, Forward together, Progress with humanity, Let us go forward together, Progress with the people Judgement: By the grace of God let us be judged by our deeds, Justice is our tower, Let us be judged by our actions, Let us be regarded according to our conduct Strength: Boldly and rightly, By industry ever stronger, Stand fast in honour and strength Welfare: The wellbeing of the people is the highest law, The welfare of the people is the most important consideration Piety: Lord guide us, From God and the King, O Lord watch over the city Aspiration: Let us strive for perfection, From great things to greater Freedom: Liberty motto-less: Kingston-upon-Thames
