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18
Aug
Another Harrogate art gallery to close
A Harrogate art gallery best known for selling works by celebrities including Johnny Depp, Bob Dylan and Billy Connolly is to close next month.
Castle Fine Art, on the corner of James Street and Station Square, has been selling prints by big-name artists since it opened about seven years ago.
But now, ‘closing down’ signs have appeared in the windows and staff are wrapping up canvases ready for transit. The gallery is due to close on Friday, September 4.
The gallery is due to close on September 4.
Castle Fine Art has 34 galleries in the UK. It is not known whether its four full-time Harrogate employees will be made redundant, or whether any of the company's other galleries are scheduled to close.
The Stray Ferret has contacted the Birmingham-based company for more information, but has yet to receive a response.
The closure of Castle Fine Art leaves another empty unit on James Street, which is widely regarded as Harrogate’s most prestigious shopping street.
Ebru Evrim and Russell & Bromley have already closed down; Station News is soon to reopen, and Trespass is soon to close.
Vacancies have already been caused in the immediate vicinity by the closure of newsagent Station News – which is soon reopen as Holy Shnitzel – yoga studio Ebru Evrim, and shoe shop Russell & Bromley, and these will soon be joined by outdoor outfitter Trespass.
It is not yet know whether a new tenant has been secured for the Castle Fine Art unit. Previous occupants included clothing retailer Gap and, for decades earlier, Standings.
James Street before the First World War, with Standings on the right.
Gap clothing store in Harrogate in 2019. Image: Google Streetview.
The James Street vacancies left by womenswear retailer LK Bennett and single-artist gallery Lucy Pittaway have been filled in recent months by ProCook and Nobody’s Child respectively.
News of Castle Fine Art's closure comes shortly after the announcement last month that commercial gallery McTague of Harrogate on Cheltenham Mount would close permanently and operate online only.
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