Thieves in North Yorkshire have recently been targeting rural churches for valuable carved furniture worth thousands of pounds. Items created by 20th century Yorkshire wood carver Rovert Thompson, or “Mouseman”, were among furniture stolen between October and December. Police have said that churches in Sicklinghall, Arncliffe, Kirby Overblow and Appletreewick are among those targeted.
The first theft took place between the 16th and 28th of October and involved the theft of an octagonal
oak Mouseman table, bearing an inscription and was worth around £600. The second item to be stolen on the 9th October was a Mouseman wooden table worth between £2,500 and £3,000. The thieves eventually struck again sometime between the 20th and the 26th November where Mouseman Bishops oak chair worth around £2,000 was stolen.
Two further carved oak chairs worth around £800 were taken between the 30th November and the 4th December. An antique pike staff was also stolen. Finally on the 2nd December, thieves stole a carved Mouseman bible stand from St Peter’s Church, Sicklinghall.
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