Thursday 22 March 2012

Pulhamite Rockery Restored

A few news stories to share with you today.  First up, a Pulhamite rockery is being restored in Ramsgate, Kent, as reported by thisiskent.co.uk 

For those who don't know it, Pulhamite was/is a form of artificial, but very realistic-looking rock used to construct rockworks in the 19th century.  I'll do a post about it sometime soon, but in the meantime there is a whole website devoted to the stuff - and a fascinating site it is, too.

There is also a forthcoming book all about Pulhamite:

 

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