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Autumn mushrooms, Catch-me-who-can site

Autumn mushroom, Bridgnorth

Mushrooms pictured at the start of November on the site of the former Hazeldine and Rastrick Foundry at Bridgnorth.

Autumn mushroom, Bridgnorth

The site is by the river, reached nowadays along the footpath between Severn Park and the bridge.

Autumn mushroom, Bridgnorth

Catch-me-who-can, the first locomotive to pull trains carrying paying passengers, was built in the foundry in 18-8

Autumn mushroom, Bridgnorth

The train ran on a circular track near the site of the present-day Euston station.

Autumn mushroom, Bridgnorth

The mushrooms seemed to be growing on the mulch of the small garden which is now there to commemorate this piece of engineering history.