1 ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁The ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁was ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁The ▁che v rons ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁portion ▁represent ▁Str at ford , ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁device ▁of ▁Str at ford ▁Lang th or ne ▁Ab bey . ▁At ▁the ▁top ▁right , ▁there ▁are ▁crossed ▁h amm ers , ▁representing ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Iron works ▁and ▁Sh ip building ▁Company ▁– ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁main ▁employ er . ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁D ock s , ▁and ▁the ▁area ' s ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁sea . ▁ ▁The ▁Latin ▁mot to ▁" De o ▁Conf id im us " ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁transl ates ▁as ▁" In ▁God ▁We ▁Trust ." ▁ ▁Ar ms ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁bor ough ▁corpor ation ▁ ▁Form ation ▁of ▁New ham ▁and ▁inclusion ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁The ▁om ission ▁of ▁West ▁Ham ▁from ▁the ▁London - admin ister ed ▁metropol itan ▁area , ▁which ▁took ▁in ▁nearby ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁Green wich ▁and ▁W ool wich , ▁was ▁first ▁commented ▁on ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁and ▁West ▁Ham ▁Council ▁later ▁considered ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁inclusion ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁The ▁rel uct ance ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁am alg am ation ▁was ▁largely ▁explained ▁by ▁lack ▁of ▁perce ived ▁support , ▁fear ▁of ▁financial ▁dis