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The Strongbox
The Strongbox 2
The newspaper used as a lining in the box from 1925

Shrivenham United Charities Strongbox

This box formerly contained an assortment of documents that had slowly accrued from the middle of the 19th century. As a lining for the bottom of the box, there is a Newspaper,  The Daily Telegraph (of course) dated Saturday May 23rd 1925. 

The contents of the box have now been removed and are catalogued as a 'Collection' within the Archives of the Shrivenham Heritage Centre under C4.Char.

The Strongbox is now stored complete with Newspaper lining within the Display Cabinet in the Heritage Centre.

  • Year:
    Mid 19th Century
  • Place:
    Shrivenham
  • Ref:
    Display Case
  • Item Ref:
    N1097
  • Find it:
    Display Case

 

 

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