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In 1973, Bellingham newsagent Frank Mattinson found a calvatia maxima - otherwise known
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In 1973, Bellingham newsagent Frank Mattinson found a calvatia maxima - otherwise known
In 1973, Bellingham newsagent Frank Mattinson found a calvatia maxima - otherwise known as a giant puffball.
Frank, above right, said in an interview at the time: " I spotted it at the edge of Hareshaw Lynn Burn from the window of my home. I m surprised I d never seen it before then."
When Frank bought the puffball into the village it caused a bit of a stir, with locals believing it was the biggest ever found in the county.
Butcher Henry Walton, above left, had " never seen anything like it" and displayed the puffball on his counter, where it was examined and handled by locals.
The puffball was put in a guess-the-weight competition and the proceeds were donated to Hexham Hospital
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