Coping stones stolen from wall around historic estatepublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
Coping stones from a wall surrounding an historic abbey and estate were stolen on Thursday night.
The land agent for Walsingham Estates, external John Downing is very angry as this is the second time it has happened.
This time thieves have taken about 175 of the shaped bricks that stand on top of the flint wall surrounding Walsingham Abbey in Norfolk, which is a place of pilgrimage for Christians.
"It’s a nice greeting to visitors to Walsingham just as we ease lockdown," he said in a social media post.
"Do you know anyone building or topping a flint wall anywhere nearby?
"Please report to police if you find or are offered reclaimed coping bricks - about 175 stolen from Walsingham Estate.
"We’ve had some stolen in the past and they were found at a reclaim centre.
"It ended up costing him a lot of money because he was unaware they were stolen."