Key
1998/7070/1
1900-1950 / Commemorative / Frank O. Salisbury / John Wesley's House / Metal / Metalwork / Other
Metal, enamel
early 1900s
This elaborate, ceremonial key was used to re-open John Wesley's House after extensive refurbishment in 1934 and once again in 1956. The 1934 opening ceremony was performed by Alice Maud Salisbury, wife of the painter Frank O. Salisbury (1874-1962), the 1956 ceremony by Frank O. Salisbury himself.
See also the newspaper cutting 1998/7070/3 with an image of the 1934 re-opening ceremony in the Online Collection.
early 1900s
This elaborate, ceremonial key was used to re-open John Wesley's House after extensive refurbishment in 1934 and once again in 1956. The 1934 opening ceremony was performed by Alice Maud Salisbury, wife of the painter Frank O. Salisbury (1874-1962), the 1956 ceremony by Frank O. Salisbury himself.
See also the newspaper cutting 1998/7070/3 with an image of the 1934 re-opening ceremony in the Online Collection.
