Cavendish Family, Holker Hall, Cumbria - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Holker Hall was first owned by the Preston family in 1500s. By marriage the hall became a home for the Cavendish family from late 1700s onwards. But in 1871 a fire broke out and ruined the west wing. This was rebuilt in red sandstone by Paley and Austin, who incorporated the Cavendish coat of arms above the door.

The Cavendish family emblem is a snake, and their motto Cavendo tutus is a pun and can be translated as 'Safety through caution' or, proverbially, 'Look before you leap'.

There is an entrance fee to see this part of the hall.
Free parking.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family Full name of the bearer: Duke of Devonshire Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Above the door in to west wing. Where the public enter. Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): Arms: Sable, 3 stags' (or bucks') heads caboshed (or cabossed). Crest: A serpent nowed proper (or vert). Supporters: On either side, a buck (or stag) wreathed (or gorged) about the neck with a chaplet (or garland) of roses proper Motto: Cavendo tutus, Safe through caution. NOTE: The stags' head are sometimes given as attired. The garlands should be roses alternately argent and azure. At least the 6th duke substituted as a crest a buck statant wreathed as the supporters. from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duke_of_Devonshire_coa.png Address: Holker Estate, Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 7PL Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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