Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed. The movie prop used in the 1984 adaption of “A Christmas Carol” was kept in place and became a tourist attraction.

A gravestone for Ebenezer Scrooge, left behind after the filming of a 1984 movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol, has been smashed. The inscribed stone, used as a prop in the film, has lain in the graveyard next to St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, since the movie based on the Charles Dickens classic was released 40 years ago.

Shrewsbury is discussing what should be done with the "hugely popular" tourist attraction, town clerk Helen Ball said. "You can't see that it says Ebenezer Scrooge at the moment because it's so damaged.

Police are appealing for more information after vandals in Shrewsbury broke a gravestone that had belonged to the fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1984 film adaption

Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed.

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