Purbeck stone quarrying tradition
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The Purbeck stone quarrying tradition is a centuries-old craft of extracting and working the distinctive limestone of the Isle of Purbeck, central to the region’s historic architecture and cultural identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purbeck stone quarrying tradition canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
craft tradition
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ quarrying tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
quarry workers
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rural communities ⓘ stone masons ⓘ |
| basedOn |
extraction of limestone
ⓘ
stone working ⓘ |
| hasPart |
building stone production
ⓘ
lime burning ⓘ memorial stone production ⓘ paving stone production ⓘ quarrying ⓘ roof tile production ⓘ stone carving ⓘ stone dressing ⓘ stone masonry ⓘ transport of stone ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
centuries-old
ⓘ
craft-based ⓘ labour-intensive ⓘ locally distinctive ⓘ |
| influences |
cultural identity of the Isle of Purbeck
ⓘ
local architecture ⓘ regional building styles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
England ⓘ Isle of Purbeck ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf |
British stone-working traditions
ⓘ
cultural heritage of Dorset ⓘ |
| practicedSince |
at least the Middle Ages
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| preservedBy |
heritage organisations
ⓘ
local craftsmen ⓘ |
| productUsedFor |
cathedral construction
ⓘ
church construction ⓘ domestic buildings ⓘ farm buildings ⓘ monuments ⓘ paving ⓘ roofing ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
decline in traditional skills
ⓘ
industrialisation of quarrying ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
Purbeck stone
ⓘ
surface form:
Purbeck limestone
Purbeck stone ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
hand extraction
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small-scale quarrying ⓘ splitting along natural bedding planes ⓘ |
| usesTool |
chisels
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drills ⓘ hammers ⓘ hand tools ⓘ wedges ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.