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Jun 2020
Last Updated: 28/07/2020
Fire damages Pateley Bridge art shop
According to owner David Hinchcliffe, the fire was started by a light fitting which failed. He said there was not much damage done and the shop will be up and running again soon.
A fire damaged HSC Fine Arts and Antiques in Pateley Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
Nobody was in the building at the time of the fire and firefighters safely extinguished it by the evening. The holiday flat above the shop was also empty.
According to owner David Hinchcliffe, who also owns Artful Arts in Pateley Bridge, the fire was started by a light fitting which failed.
He told the Stray Ferret:
“These things happen. We’ve spent the whole of lockdown renovating our other shop so thank goodness it wasn’t that one.
“At least we didn’t lose much and nobody was hurt.”
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The shop specialises in 18th-century antique prints and Mr Hinchcliffe said most of the artwork was covered which has protected it from smoke damage.
He added:
“We’ll have it up and running again before long.”
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