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Description: | Wooden shield holding the key used at the opening ceremony at Highfields Lido on 30th August 1924. The key is large, silver and ornate, with a shield engraved into its head. Within this shield is engraved "Opened by the // RT HON // JOHN BURNS P.C. // LLD // AUGUST 30TH 1924". The back of the key is also engraved "University Park Open Air Swimming Bath Nottingham". At the straight edge of the wooden shield are 11 small silver shields, each engraved with a name, school and year. These run from 1967 to 1977. A plaque between these shields and the key reads "THIS KEY WAS USED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT HIGHFIELDS LIDO // 30TH AUGUST, 1924. // PRESENTED FOR GIRLS 110 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP // BY // ALDERMAN W.J. COX". A brass insert and two screw-eyes are present at the back for hanging the trophy. A paper label is Sellotaped to the back "4th Yr Boys F/S Relay". The key is hallmarked with 'JF' (silversmith), an anchor (Birmingham assay office), a standing lion (UK mark) and date letter 'O'. Key removed from wooden shield for display purposes in 2008. Shield returned to store. Key included in BHY 'Growing Up In Nottingham' displays., B. Palmer Manning 1967. E. Ayscough Roland Green 1968. C.M. Davies Bluecoat 1969. E. Harris Girls High 1970. D. Gee Peveril 1971. A. Burke Loreto 1972. J.Adey Manning 1973. M. Gill Ald W. Derbyshire 1974. Leander Hudson Ellis Guilford 1975. V. Cresswell Manning 1976. J Bexon Girls High 1977., Donor was secretary of the Nottingham Schools Swimming Association. Trophy was given to her by someone who found it in a school trophy cupboard.
Accession number: NCMG 2006-11 | Subjects: | sport (swimming) education | Temporal: | 30.8.1924 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | Nottingham | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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