What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Keys' grocery store and Post Office c.1918. The Post Office is to the left. The post box may be seen set into the sash window; Mr Keys is at his door and a telegraph boy stands by.
J.C. Keys operated a grocery store and Post Office in Chalfont St Peter around 1918, serving as a vital community hub where locals could access postal services and groceries; the setup illustrates the integration of essential services within small local businesses during that era.
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