A church is appealing for the return of a 200-year-old suit which was stolen during its Christmas Eve service. Bolton Parish Church says the outfit was worn by the parish 'beadle' - the equivalent of a modern-day church warden - in the 1800s.
But it was stolen from its display in the porch at around 11.15pm on Christmas Eve, while the church was busy with worshippers celebrating midnight mass. Church warden John Walsh described the suit as like a 'Dickensian coachman's outfit'.
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