Pulhamite
Material simulating natural stone
Waterfall in Albion Place Gardens, Ramsgate
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.[ 1] The recipe went to the grave with the inventor.[ 2] 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 .[ 3]
It can be viewed in these places:
Dane Park, Margate[ 4] [circular reference ]
Neo-Norman gatehouse and folly at Benington Lordship in Hertfordshire
Rockery, Burslem Park
Cascade and Rock Garden, Ramsgate ,[ 5]
Courtstairs Chine , Ramsgate,[ 6]
Garden Folly, Sydenham Hill Wood , Sydenham, London.
Grottoes at Dewstow Gardens , South Wales
Dunorlan Park , Tunbridge Wells [ 7]
Felixstowe Spa and Winter Garden, Suffolk[ 8]
Fernery and waterfall, Bromley Palace Park, Bromley [ 9] [ 10]
Grotto, Wotton House, Surrey
Water course and pump tower, The Dell, Englefield Green
Henley Hall, Shropshire
Lake and rockery, Milton Mount Gardens , Crawley [ 11] [ 12]
Leonardslee , rockery in Grade I listed garden at Lower Beeding, near Horsham, West Sussex, England.[ 13]
Newstead Abbey fernery , Nottinghamshire[ 14]
Rock Cliff, Bawdsey Manor , Suffolk [ 15]
Water Garden, Highnam Court , Gloucester [ 16]
Zig-zag Path, Lower Leas Coastal Park , Folkestone [ 17]
Rosshall Park , Glasgow
Gardens at Waddesdon Manor , Buckinghamshire[ 18]
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 [ 19]
Former Terraced Gardens, Rivington , Lancashire .[ 20]
Gallery
Pulhamite cliff walk at Bawdsey Manor
Folly in Sydenham Hill Wood
Pulham rocks in the Water Garden at
Waddesdon Manor estate
Zig-zag Path in Folkestone
Pulhamite grotto at
Wotton House , Surrey
See also
References
^ Marion Harney (2014). Gardens and Landscapes in Historic Building Conservation . John Wiley & Sons. p. 460. ISBN 978-1118508138 .
^ "The Pulham Legacy" . Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-03-19 .
^ James Stevens Curl and Susan Wilson (2015). The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture . Oxford University Press. p. 606. ISBN 978-0199674985 .
^ Margate
^ "Rock Gardens and Cascade, Ramsgate" . www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . Retrieved 21 February 2014 .
^ "Courtstairs Chine, Ramsgate" . Parks & Gardens . Retrieved 27 August 2021 .
^ "History of Dunorlan Park" . tunbridgewellsmuseum.info . 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014 .
^ Historic England . "Cliff Gardens and Town Hall Garden (1001220)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 September 2014 .
^ "Pulhamite Fernery, Bromley Palace Park, Bromley" . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . Retrieved 21 February 2014 .
^ "Pulhamite Waterfall in Bromley Palace Park, Bromley" . www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . Retrieved 21 February 2014 .
^ "Pulhamite Rock Islet in Lake at Milton Mount Gardens (Former Worth Park), Crawley" . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . Retrieved 21 February 2014 .
^ "Pulhamite Rockery at Milton Mount Gardens (Former Worth Park Gardens), Crawley" . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . Retrieved 21 February 2014 .
^ Slade, Naomi (July 2022). "Starting a colourful new chapter". The Garden . 147 (4): 100– 106.
^ "About Newstead Abbey" . www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk . 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014 .
^ "Bawdsey Manor Pulhamite Cliff Structures, Bawdsey" . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . Retrieved 21 February 2014 .
^ "Pulhamite Water Garden" . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . Retrieved 5 May 2014 .
^ "Pulhamite Caves, Folkestone" . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . Retrieved 21 February 2014 .
^ "Explore the gardens - Waddesdon Manor" . Waddesdon Manor . Retrieved 2017-05-04 .
^ https://democracy.blackpool.gov.uk/documents/s49453/Appendix%20A%20Cabin%20Lift.pdf Archived 2021-12-07 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF ]
^ Harris, John (13 April 2021). "1903 – Rivington, Lever Park, Lancashire Pulham's Rivington Ravine… and more!" . The Pulham Legacy . Retrieved 11 November 2021 .
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