Thief returns 800-year-old medieval tiles he stole from priory 59 years ago

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Thief returns 800-year-old medieval tiles he stole from priory 59 years ago.

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A retired chartered surveyor has returned three medieval floor tiles to Wenlock Priory nearly six decades after stealing them as a child during a family outing.Simon White was just nine years old when he took the ornate clay artefacts from the Shropshire site in July 1967, with his father acting as lookout and encouraging the theft.The 68-year-old rediscovered the tiles months ago whilst searching through his Hampshire loft, finding them inside a worn toffee tin where they had remained hidden through numerous house moves.Mr White said: "It's been very cathartic." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He added: "We are custodians of these buildings.

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We are here to look after them for future generations and we shouldn't be nicking stuff, so I'm very, very pleased."The memory of the theft had stayed with Mr White vividly, yet he could not recall the precise location where it occurred.Following his retirement in 2022, he began investigating the mystery using his...

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