Caretaker fired for giving away £5m Tudor artefact wins £4,000 at tribunal
Brian Wilson let a man walk off with a fitting carved with the royal coat of Queen Elizabeth I
Source: plymouthherald.co.uk
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Caretaker of stately home gave away £5m Tudor panel because 'it was rotten' | UK news
Brian Wilson tells tribunal he tossed overmantel from Seighford Hall on to a pile of firewood, before giving it to an antiques dealer
Source: theguardian.com
Bungling stately home caretaker sacked after he accidentally gave away Tudor artefact worth £5m
Brian Wilson was fired from his job at a Grade II listed Seighford Hall in Stafford, Staffordshire, after bosses found he had let a car salesman walk off with a nine feet wide oak overmantel.
Source: dailymail.co.uk