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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 gardenn 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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