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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Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft: Three more people arrested
Three more people have been arrested by police trying to track down a stolen Solid Gold toilet.
Detectives are still looking for the artwork, valued at $6m (£4. 8m), which was at Blenheim Palace in the Early Hours of 14 September.
A 35-year-old man, a 34-year-old man, and a 36-year-old woman, all from Oxford, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit a burglary.
on suspicion of burglary.
A 66-year-old man from Evesham arrested on the same day as the theft was released on bail, and a 36-year-old man from Cheltenham was released under investigation.
The latest three to be arrested remain in police Custody .
Blenheim Palace was home to the 18-carat artworkThe Palace 's insurance company Fine Art Specie Adjusters said up to £100,000 for the luxurious loo's safe return.
The working toilet, entitled America, was part of an exhibition, and visitors had been invited to use it.
The burglary caused "significant damage and flooding" because the toilet was plumbed into The Building , police said.
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, Edward Spencer-Churchill - half-brother of the current Duke of Marlborough - said he was relaxed about security for the artwork.
"It's not going to be the easiest thing to nick," he said.
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Source of news: bbc.com
