J DAY 10268 P11 \u201cFLAUNDEN” HERTFORDSHIRE PUDDINGSTONE<\/b><\/p>\n
Showroom Price \u00a3165<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2028Hertfordshire Puddingstone is one of the worlds rarest rocks. It is mainly found in the county of Hertfordshire, UK with a few deposits in west Essex & east Buckinghamshire.<\/p>\n It is essentially a conglomerate \u2018silcrete\u2019 stone made of flint pebbles in a silica matrix. It is incredibly hard, resistant to frost and other weathering, making it almost indestructible.<\/p>\n This piece, named after a Hertfordshire village (just as a reference name, it was not discovered there) is a beautiful example of this rare rock.<\/p>\n Hertfordshire Puddingstone has long been prized for its rarity, but it also has a place in local folklore. It\u2019s importance in Pagan rituals often led to its use in or near churches, and it has been ascribed supernatural powers of protection against witchcraft and evil spirits. Small pieces were carried in the pocket, whilst larger pieces were placed near the front door. It was often referred to as \u201cHagstone\u201d, \u201cWitchstone\u201d or \u201cAngelstone\u201d<\/p>\n It was also famed for its trick of appearing from nowhere, or appearing to grow larger, when exposed by ploughing or erosion – hence the nicknames \u201cgrow stone\u201d, \u201cbreeding stone\u201d and \u201cmother stone\u201d also attributed to it.<\/p>\n Finally – large examples of puddingstone have been used in previous times as standing stones, village or parish markers, or as grave markers. The Romans used it as a millstone for grinding grain, whilst the Victorians used to polish it for decorative art and jewellery.<\/p>\n Sizes –<\/p>\n This piece measures approximately 12\u201d \/ 300mm long x 6\u201d \/ 155mm high x 3\u201d \/ 75mm thick. It weighs approx. 3kg<\/p>\n Packaging & Postage would cost \u00a330, please call us to reserve this piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n It has been sliced from a larger rock and both faces have been polished by our stonemasons. We have also flattened the base so it will stand upright without a stand. The top and sides of the piece shows the natural form of the rock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cFLAUNDEN\u201d POLISHED HERTFORDSHIRE PUDDING STONE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[86,81],"product_tag":[159,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-1280","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-polished-puddingstone","7":"product_cat-sculptures-puddingstone","8":"product_tag-hertfordshire-puddingstone","9":"product_tag-puddingstone","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ironfireplaces.co.uk\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ironfireplaces.co.uk\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ironfireplaces.co.uk\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ironfireplaces.co.uk\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ironfireplaces.co.uk\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ironfireplaces.co.uk\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ironfireplaces.co.uk\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1280"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ironfireplaces.co.uk\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1280"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ironfireplaces.co.uk\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}