Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Key

Ceremonial key presented to David Rhys Grenfell for the opening of a 'British Restaurant, Gorseinon', 16 May 1942. In a box. Part of a collection relating to the political life of David Rhys Grenfell CBE JP MP.

British Restaurants were communal kitchens created in 1940 during the Second World War to help people who had been bombed out of their homes, had run out of ration coupons or otherwise needed help. In 1943, 2,160 British Restaurants served 600,000 meals a day. They were disbanded in 1947.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2026.3/13

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Grenfell, David Rhys
Association Type: Recipient
Date: 1942

Creation/Production

Period: 1942

Acquisition

donation, 18/3/2026

Measurements

Length (mm): 54
Width (mm): 23
Length (mm): 80
Width (mm): 65
Height (mm): 20

Material

Metal

Categories

Coal 1940s

Classification

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