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Puddingstone Uses

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
 

Uses for Hertfordshire Puddingstone

 

DecorationHertfordshire Puddingstone takes a high polish showing off its attractive colours

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Milling:  Puddingstone’s hardness and coherence made it ideal for grinding corn.

quern top

quern base

Top and base sections of a Roman
rotary quern.  The hole in the side of
the
top section was for the
wooden handle

 

Grain rubber

Neolithic rubbing stone for use with a saddle quern

(Circa 3500 BC)

    24cm

 

 

 

  10cm

 

Hertford Castle

 

wall

Features in public places for example
this one in Hertford Castle grounds
(presented by ehgc).

 

 

Building:  Blocks of puddingstone have
been used locally as a building material
since at least Roman times. 
Here at St Andrews St. car park Hertford

 


Jewellery:  As Hertfordshire Puddingstone
is so hard and coherent it can be worked in
fine detail.
(cuff links and pendant by www.eborjetworks.co.uk)

 

 

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