Marlborough
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| Weather | 14°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 65% Humidity |
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| Population | 8,395 (in 2011) |
| Local time | Tuesday 01:40 |
| Dialling code | 01672 |
| University | St John's Marlborough |
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| ID | 914558 |
About Marlborough
Marlborough is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath. It boasts the second-widest high street in Britain, after Stockton-on-Tees. The town is on the River Kennet, 24 miles north of Salisbury and 10 miles south-southeast of Swindon.
The art of hunting down stolen treasures
... The toilet was stolen on 14 September from Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock - the stately home is the principal residence of the Duke of Marlborough So what does he think has happened to the gold toilet? A month before it was stolen, Edward Spencer-Churchill - half-brother of the Duke of Marlborough - said the artwork was not going to be the easiest thing to nick ...
Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft: Three more people arrested
... , Edward Spencer-Churchill - half-brother of the current Duke of Marlborough - said he was relaxed about security for the artwork...
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... the half-brother of the current Duke of Marlborough, - said the toilet the easiest thing to nick...
Gold toilet stolen in Blenheim Palace break-in
... Edward Spencer-Churchill - the half-brother of the current Duke of Marlborough said he was relaxed about the security for the artwork...
Golden toilet-anti-theft: Blenheim Palace security, the needs of the most demanding"
Blenheim Palace security measures "must be questioned" after an 18-carat-gold-toilet was Stolen from the stately Home , chief executive, said.
Dominic hare said, a gear "mounted, which is a very quick smash-and-grab RAID" at the Oxfordshire, the Palace early on Saturday.
said The artwork - the Mr Bunny, was in value from $5 to $6m was not found.
Its Creator, conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan , as soon as the topic of a insisted it was not a Trick.
In an E-Mail he wrote: "I wish it was a prank. "
He added: "when you woke me up This Morning with the news, I thought it was a prank: Who is so stupid, they steal a toilet?
"I had forgotten, for a second, it was made of gold. "
The fully-functioning toilet - entitled, America went, the 18Th Century palace on Thursday as part of a.
the visitors had been invited to use in book three-minutes slots, The Throne for its intended purpose.
Blenheim Palace has now reopened to The Public after he said closed on Saturday"'America ' was the 1%, the 99%, and I hope it still is," Mr Cattelan.
"I want to be positive and think the robbery is a kind of Robin-Hood-inspired. "
the half-brother of the current Duke of Marlborough , - said the toilet "the easiest thing to nick."
A 66-year-old man was arrested on Saturday in connection with the theft, of Thames Valley Police said.
He remains in custody of the police in The West Mercia area.
The break-in caused "significant damage and flooding", because the toilet was piped into The Building , according to police.
Mr hare told BBC 5 live it was "The First theft of this kind in living memory" from the stately Home , the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill - the add-on, it was a "sophisticated security system".
"But what happened, happened," he said.
"So, clearly, we need to challenge ourselves on that. "
'American Dream ,'Blenheim Palace , a world heritage site, was closed on Saturday after the break-in but again on Sunday.
Mr hare said, the work of art - as we know, offered to US President Donald Trump in 2017 - was a commentary on the American Dream ".
"[It's] the idea of something that will be incredibly valuable and elite accessible, potentially for all people, as we all need to go if we have to go," he said.
"And it's really ironic that Two Days was made After This accessible, it was snatched away. "
Mr hare said it could not be ruled out "[toilet] would be melted down" by The Thieves .
the police said that The Thieves are turning at least two vehicles in the raid and urged anyone with information to you.
Det TÜV Jess Milne said: "We are following A Number of lines of investigation, and it will continue to be a presence of police in and around the area of Blenheim Palace , while our investigations continue.
"We will make every effort to locate the perpetrators and the toilet, the one that was Stolen . "
woodstock, security
Source of news: bbc.com
