By the 1840s, common law enforced that barristers were not to be heard in court without wigs and gown. The first recorded case of a barrister being dismissed from the court, due to a lack of wig ...

But EMR says these are just three of the stranger things passengers have left on their trains. Another strange item topping ...

Ms Wilson, from Essex, said she had attended the magistrates' court - where barristers' traditional wigs and gowns are not usually worn - on Wednesday. Upon arrival, she said a security officer ...

I think most people will think of a barrister as somebody who wears a wig and gown but, depending on the type of work you do, your wig and gown may be something you hardly ever touch! In many ...

An elderly barrister has said he has no intention of downing his wig and gown any time soon. Noel Philo, so named as he was born on Christmas, turned 90 last month.

This is my Grand-father's wig that he wore when he was a Barrister. It is a 'half wig' made of horse hair. He defended lots of people such as the artist Francis Bacon and one of the 'Guildford Four'.

Another strange item topping the list is a unicycle, followed by a barrister's wig and gown. But, as expected, it's not all uncommon items that careless passengers seem to forget on trains.