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When two weatherbeaten statues were stolen from the gateposts of Wellingborough Golf Club, neither the owners nor the local police considered it much of a crime.
The carved angels were assumed to have been stolen by lead thieves, to be melted down for scrap.
The thieves left behind a matching pair, and the club is now very glad they did. Experts have now identified the sculptures as bronze adornments made for the tomb of Cardinal Wolsey, lord chancellor to Henry VIII, and they are worth a fortune.
Wolsey Angels: the £5m Renaissance treasures
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Re: Wolsey Angels: the £5m Renaissance treasures
Wow! Thank god they WEREN'T melted down for scrap!!! 