Artifacts important to the borough are “missing” and an investigation is underway to recover them.

The artifacts are memorabilia and historical documents from the borough, stored in Finchley Mortuary in Dolman Close, also known as the Barnet Mortuary.

Barnet Council is investigating the matter.

A council spokesperson said: “We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the missing artifacts that were stored in the old Barnet Mortuary.

“The issue is currently being reviewed by our legal team and the exact extent of any losses are still being assessed.”