Fire hits historic Harrogate location

There's been more bad news for Harrogate in a summer of minor trouble.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Sep 2018, 09:53 BST
Updated 5th Sep 2018, 10:01 BST
The cabman's shelter in Harrogate's Library GardensThe cabman's shelter in Harrogate's Library Gardens
The cabman's shelter in Harrogate's Library Gardens

The cabman's shelter in Harrogate's Library Gardens on Victoria Avenue/Station Parade has been hit by a blaze.

Firemen were called last night before midnight to deal with the fire at the 19th century wooden shelter with its distinctive green and white colouring.

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If it turns out not to be an accident, it will be the latest in a wave of vandalism, sometimes petty, sometimes not, in Harrogate in recent months.

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A close-up on the damage at the cabman's shelter in Harrogate's Library Gardens. (Picture by David Simister)A close-up on the damage at the cabman's shelter in Harrogate's Library Gardens. (Picture by David Simister)
A close-up on the damage at the cabman's shelter in Harrogate's Library Gardens. (Picture by David Simister)

And it's not the first cabman's shelter in Harrogate town centre damaged this summer.

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