Lost
Lost Paintings
near Derby Cathedral
Lost
listing
Posted
16 days
ago
Description
Grace Turner here. Last Friday around 6:15 p.m., I was walking through the Cathedral Quarter in Derby, Derby, United Kingdom, when I realized my two paintings were missing from my tote. They’re both medium-sized, framed in black, with simple landscapes—one sunlit field, one along a river. I’d left them to dry in a small studio near Friar Gate and must have misplaced them during the walk home to Market Place. They’re important to me, and I’d be grateful if anyone who finds them could get them back to me, please.
Approximate last-seen location
near Derby Cathedral
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