Post by Les on Jun 8, 2021 13:10:12 GMT
Flint is found in Kent in abundance in was formed as the Downs were formed.
It is found in the upper and middles layers.
It is often found in the form of sponges ,echinates and other fossil remains,That seams to form the nuciel for flint.
This leads to versos shapes including the Legendry 'Kent Dragons'.
others found shape of a sea urchins known as 'Shepherds Crowns'and concidered lucky and people have them on their mantles.
The British museum have several of animal shapes.
Flint from the downs has a white coating and when split has a glossy side to it of Black ,grey or black.Kent ones sometimes are green or pink.
Flint is a purest form of silica 98 percent the rest being lime ,alumna ,iron oxide and water.
Flint is the first known material to be mined in Britain. both shaft and open types were used.
Split Flint has sharp edges an were used to make tools and weapons. Were sharp enough to cut down trees.
Flint was found along the North Kent coast.
The Romans used Flint for buildings as a thick rubble core for the walls.
On the Isle of Thanet this can be seen at Richborough Castle.
Roman roads used flint shallow excavation a layer of broken chalk or/and stone covered with flint topped with flint gravel.
the surface would be cambered held in place by Kerb stones 'V' shape ditches outside the kerb stones.
A grass area each side of the 'V ' ditches for horsemen.
The mortar was made from burnt lime and sand mixed with water. this could take days to dry . ~(no quick drying cement in those days)
flint was knapped and put on the outside walls to improve the look of the buildings by showing the silica face .
Sometimes the Mortar showed and flakes of flint were inserted into the mortar.
As of the difficulty in making neat corners Stone was used for the corners brick was used later on.
then flints were made squre and this made a Chequered pattern was made with these .coastal areas would collect pebbles of the beach to face their walls.
Pebbles are just flint that the tide has rounded off. when pebbles were used the were selected for there size to make it paten uniformed.
It is found in the upper and middles layers.
It is often found in the form of sponges ,echinates and other fossil remains,That seams to form the nuciel for flint.
This leads to versos shapes including the Legendry 'Kent Dragons'.
others found shape of a sea urchins known as 'Shepherds Crowns'and concidered lucky and people have them on their mantles.
The British museum have several of animal shapes.
Flint from the downs has a white coating and when split has a glossy side to it of Black ,grey or black.Kent ones sometimes are green or pink.
Flint is a purest form of silica 98 percent the rest being lime ,alumna ,iron oxide and water.
Flint is the first known material to be mined in Britain. both shaft and open types were used.
Split Flint has sharp edges an were used to make tools and weapons. Were sharp enough to cut down trees.
Flint was found along the North Kent coast.
The Romans used Flint for buildings as a thick rubble core for the walls.
On the Isle of Thanet this can be seen at Richborough Castle.
Roman roads used flint shallow excavation a layer of broken chalk or/and stone covered with flint topped with flint gravel.
the surface would be cambered held in place by Kerb stones 'V' shape ditches outside the kerb stones.
A grass area each side of the 'V ' ditches for horsemen.
The mortar was made from burnt lime and sand mixed with water. this could take days to dry . ~(no quick drying cement in those days)
flint was knapped and put on the outside walls to improve the look of the buildings by showing the silica face .
Sometimes the Mortar showed and flakes of flint were inserted into the mortar.
As of the difficulty in making neat corners Stone was used for the corners brick was used later on.
then flints were made squre and this made a Chequered pattern was made with these .coastal areas would collect pebbles of the beach to face their walls.
Pebbles are just flint that the tide has rounded off. when pebbles were used the were selected for there size to make it paten uniformed.