Train sculpture by Friar's Street in Bridgnorth, Shropshire
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Train sculpture by Friar's Street in Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 23 Nov 2018
The vibrant colours here brighten up a very gloomy autumn morning! This public art is presented in the pleasant small park area by Friar's Street near the junction with Cartway, overlooking the River Severn. This was the site of the former friary, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2270865 . There twelve of these train sculptures placed around the town, each decorated by a different artist. This one is called "The Great Bear", painted by Deborah Meredith. The sculptures are cast in aluminium and celebrate the famous Catch Me Who Can engine from 1808. From Wikipedia: "Catch Me Who Can was the fourth and last steam railway locomotive created by the inventor and mining engineer Richard Trevithick. It was an evolution of three earlier locomotives which had been built for Coalbrookdale, Penydarren ironworks and Wylam colliery. Demonstration runs began in July 1808, and Catch Me Who Can was the first locomotive in the world to haul fare-paying passengers." https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/bridgnorth-entertainment/2018/03/19/the-sculpture-now-arriving-at-bridgnorth---/ https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/bridgnorth-entertainment/2018/06/15/full-steam-ahead-for-bridgnorth-sculpture-trail---with-pictures/
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