Welsh vault

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Origin of Welsh vault

First recorded in 1840–50

We have Matthew Rhys from The Americans as a Welsh separatist.
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The royal couple then traveled on to the Welsh capital of Cardiff to watch a rugby match between Wales and Australia.
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In 1984, a group of lesbian and gay activists joined forces with striking UK miners to help local Welsh communities.
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It was fronted by what looked like a heavily reinforced bank vault door.
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They are simply repositories of capital, like so many gold bars in the vault of a bank.
London’s Oligarch Ghost Town|Tom Sykes|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(b) To open the Treasury vault, the presence of two persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury is required.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Each entry on the vault record book shall be signed by the persons having access to the safe.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The cross-head, side rods, and boiler were very similar to the Welsh stationary engines of that date.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
On the 18th fifty heavy shells, including 12-inch and 14-inch, dropped out of the blue vault of heaven on to the Anzacs.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He perceived that they had lived long enough in retirement in the little Welsh village to have acquired a pride in its legend.
Uncanny Tales|Various