HUNDREDS of wine glasses and a barrel were stolen from outside an Oxford church after a wedding.

Some 800 tumblers, champagne flutes and wine glasses and a 1.5m high barrel were taken from outside St Aldates Church in Pembroke Square last month.

Police have just revealed details of the theft which took place following a wedding at some point after 9.55pm on Saturday September 3.

The glasses were stacked in crates and the barrel is described as a wooden wine half-barrel with the words 'Vina Tobia' written on it.

The barrel and the trays holding the glasses were stamped with 'The Oxford Wine Company'.

Police Constable Ashley Gardner from St Aldates Police station in Oxford said: "This was a significant theft of a large number of items in the city centre and would have needed a vehicle of some sort to remove them and probably over a period of time.

"We are asking anyone who was in the area at that time and saw someone loading glasses or a barrel into a vehicle to contact us as a matter of urgency. Also anyone who may have offered glasses for sale in recent weeks which could be from this theft is asked to contact us on 101 quoting 43170262739."