The former home of watercolourist William Turner has been damaged in a fire, which fire officials believe started from flue accessories.

Over 50 fire fighters attended the manor in Shipton-on-Chernwell at 20:00 GMT on Sunday night, according to the BBC.

Fire crews from seven stations were on duty at the incident, with Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service informing the news provider that many of them remained there to help with repairing the damage.

This news comes after Berwickshire News reported that a chimney fire awareness campaign has started in the Scottish borders.

The programme started after over 100 chimney fires required the help of Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service in the last year.

David Lockhart, community safety manager, told the website: "All too often fire fighters see people's homes badly damaged as a result of a chimney fire and we want to give residents advice on how these fires can be prevented."