The world’s oldest garden gnome - Lampy - has been living at Lamport Hall for 125 years and is worth £2 million. In the 1870’s garden gnomes began to be manufactured in large numbers.

Reflecting on her gnome’s 40-year absence, Suzanne’s attitude on the theft has come full circle. “He is kind of a mystical figure because he’s been hiding for all these years,” she says.

Reflecting on her gnome’s 40-year absence, Suzanne’s attitude on the theft has come full circle. “He is kind of a mystical figure because he’s been hiding for all these years,” she says.