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 , OxfordshireFernery at Danesbury Park , Hertfordshire. Waterfall at Battersea Park , London. Madresfield Court and gardens, WorcestershireGardens 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 .
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