Blenheim Palace
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| Address | Woodstock OX20 1PP, United Kingdom |
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| Opened | 1722 |
| Hours | Opens soon ⋅ 10:30AM |
| Phone | +44 1993 810530 |
| Architects | John Vanbrugh |
| Nicholas Hawksmoor | |
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| ID | 2319519 |
About Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace is a monumental country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the principal residence of the Dukes of Marlborough, and the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace.
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Four in court over Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft
...Four men have appeared in court charged over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace...
Four men charged over Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft
...Four men have been charged over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace in 2019...
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...The fully functioning solid gold toilet - worth nearly £5m - was installed at Blenheim Palace as part of an art exhibition Only a day after it was plumbed into one of Blenheim Palace s grand rooms, a solid gold toilet created by artist Maurizio Cattelan was ripped out and stolen...
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Four in court over Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft
Four men have appeared In Court charged over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace .
The £4. 8m lavatory was stolen from the stately home in Oxfordshire early on 14 September 2019.
Michael Jones, 38, of Oxford, and James Sheen, 39, were charged with burglary.
Fred Doe, 35, of Ascot, and Bora Guccuk, 39, from London, were accused of conspiring to transfer criminal property. They are all due to appear at Oxford Crown Court on 4 January.
Mr Sheen , from Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, is additionally charged with transferring criminal property and conspiracy to do the same.
All four defendants were granted unconditional bail when they appeared before Oxford Magistrates' Court.
Entitled America, The Toilet was part of an exhibition by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan and valued at $6m (£4. 8m).
The loo could be used for its intended purpose, with a three-minute Time Limit to avoid queues. It had only been on show for Two Days when it disappeared.
As it was plumbed in at The Time , its removal caused flooding and damage to the 18Th Century stately home in Woodstock.
The Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was The Birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill .
Source of news: bbc.com
