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I hadn't even quite finished building it up, so no photos. It's a gunmetal grey Major Nichols built frame, circa early 1980's with 'Phil Corley' lettering on the downtube in white. 56/54 frame size (if I recall correctly). Black Brooks B17, some of Varno's deep V black rims laced to brand new 105 hubs, BLB toeclips with black leather double footstraps, drops with black cotton bartape, Cane Creek levers, modern Campag Veloce on rear, no front brake (hadn't even finished building it), old mismatched tyres with conti gumwall on rear.
It's a pain in the ass, but I'm OK about it. It may yet reappear, hopefully the fact that it's not in rideable condition means that somebody will have to sell online rather than down the pub, so I stand more chance of finding it on gumtree or eBay. Police were helpful but I don't have much faith that they'll turn anything up. The fact it's highly distinctive and they have an excellent description should raise the chances a little of getting it back.
My feeling is that it may be sold in full or part to someone in the large Southampton student population, in which case since I work on the campus I would be highly likely to see it at some point. If that happens and I stick a D lock on it, what are my legal rights to recovery if somebody has bought it? (realise there is probably a thread for this, sorry)