Sad story of the week is the terrible crime that saw a burglary in Newcastle leading to the loss of
- the Nobel Peace Prize of 1934, which was awarded to Newcastle’s Arthur Henderson for his work on international disarmament.
and
- a lock of hair of Lord Collingwood, who died 200 years ago: the noble Lord helped Nelson lead the British fleet in victory over the French / Spanish at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
The lock of hair was in a circular oak box with an engraved inscription.
In the unlikely event you are offered these down the pub this weekend please notify the Police.
Full story here:
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2013/04/04/lock-of-lord-collingwood-s-hair-and-nobel-peace-prize-stolen-61634-33113497/
