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Radio London,29 Nov 2024,7 mins
Inside Transport for London's enormous lost property office
London UncoveredAvailable for over a year
4,400 wallets, 3,500 bags, hundreds of umbrella's, dentures, shoes and more. More than 6,000 items are handed in to the Transport for London lost property office every single week. Recent figures show the number of lost property items has increased by 6% in the last year while the number of items being reclaimed has decreased. So what's inside this enormous West Ham warehouse? And what happens to the items if they go unclaimed? BBC Radio London's Eddie Nestor and Freddy Tennyson have been finding out. (Image credit: Transport for London)
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