• Source: Pulhamite

Pulhamite was a patented anthropic rock material invented by James Pulham (1820–1898) of the firm James Pulham and Son of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire. It was widely used for rock gardens and grottos.




Overview


Pulhamite, which usually looked like gritty sandstone, was used to join natural rocks together or crafted to simulate natural stone features. It was so realistic that it fooled some geologists of the era. The recipe went to the grave with the inventor. Modern analysis of surviving original Pulhamite have shown it to be a blend of sand,
Portland cement and clinker sculpted over a core of rubble and crushed bricks.
It can be viewed in these places:

Dane Park, Margate
Neo-Norman gatehouse and folly at Benington Lordship in Hertfordshire
Rockery, Burslem Park
Cascade and Rock Garden, Ramsgate,
Courtstairs Chine, Ramsgate,
Garden Folly, Sydenham Hill Wood, Sydenham, London.
Grottoes at Dewstow Gardens, South Wales
Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells
Felixstowe Spa and Winter Garden, Suffolk
Fernery and waterfall, Bromley Palace Park, Bromley
Grotto, Wotton House, Surrey
Water course and pump tower, The Dell, Englefield Green
Henley Hall, Shropshire
Lake and rockery, Milton Mount Gardens, Crawley
Leonardslee, rockery in Grade I listed garden at Lower Beeding, near Horsham, West Sussex, England.
Newstead Abbey fernery, Nottinghamshire
Rock Cliff, Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk
Water Garden, Highnam Court, Gloucester
Zig-zag Path, Lower Leas Coastal Park, Folkestone
Rosshall Park, Glasgow
Gardens at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire
Fernery at Danesbury Park, Hertfordshire.
Waterfall at Battersea Park, London.
Madresfield Court and gardens, Worcestershire
Gardens at Coombe Wood, Croydon.
Colney Hall near Norwich
Cliffs at North Shore, Blackpool
Former Terraced Gardens, Rivington, Lancashire.




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See also


Cast stone
Folly




References






External links


The Pulham Legacy
Durability Guaranteed – Pulhamite Rockwork pdf file on the English Heritage website.
The Story of Pulhamite Rockwork
Pulham at Waddesdon Manor video

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Pulhamite
• Rock garden
• Cement clinker
• Leonardslee
• Battersea Park
• Bromley Palace
• Sandringham House
• Winterstoke sun shelter and rock gardens
• Terraced Gardens, Rivington
• Buckingham Palace Garden