Brian Jones’ gear stolen from pub

The pub doubled up as a museum dedicated to the memory of the Rolling Stones' guitarist

Filed in The Rolling Stones, News at 12.57pm on 07 July 11

Brian Jones’ gear stolen from pub Rare gear including a guitar belonging to Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones has been stolen from a pub in the guitarist's home town of Cheltenham.

The Wheatsheaf Inn includes on its premises a museum dedicated to the band’s founder member, who died in 1969, aged 27.

The missing items include photos and a replica of his guitar. “They belong to people from all over the world and most of the items are one-off originals,” says a spokesman for Jones’s official fan club.

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