Syd Barrett's 'The Madcap Laughs' floorboards sell for £28,500

• The story of Syd Barrett is one of the most enigmatic, troubled, and sad in rock history - and so it is no wonder the floorboards that are a key memento sold at auction for £28,500 on Tuesday. After founding Pink Floyd alongside Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright, and writing the majority of their debut album Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Syd struggled with drug-induced mental health issues. He departed the band before the 1970s albums that made them one of the most revered acts of all t