Lecture: James Pulham & Son
May 5 @ 10:30 - 11:30
JAMES PULHAM & SON, THEIR ROCKWORK AND EVOLUTION OF THE GROUNDS AT INSOLE COURT
They are best remembered for the picturesque rock gardens, ferneries, follies, grottoes and water gardens etc. that they constructed during the Victorian and early 20th century years.
If natural rocks were not economically available, the Pulham craftsmen would make the rock by building up heaps of rubble and old bricks, and coating them with their own proprietary brand of cement. This soon became known as Pulhamite. The craftsmanship of the ‘rock builders’ lay in their ability to sculpt the surfaces to simulate the colour and texture of natural rock.
Lecture by Alun Salisbury
JAMES PULHAM & SON, THEIR ROCKWORK AND EVOLUTION OF THE GROUNDS AT INSOLE COURT
They are best remembered for the picturesque rock gardens, ferneries, follies, grottoes and water gardens etc. that they constructed during the Victorian and early 20th century years.
If natural rocks were not economically available, the Pulham craftsmen would make the rock by building up heaps of rubble and old bricks, and coating them with their own proprietary brand of cement. This soon became known as Pulhamite. The craftsmanship of the ‘rock builders’ lay in their ability to sculpt the surfaces to simulate the colour and texture of natural rock.
Lecture by Alun Salisbury
