{"id":7090,"date":"2013-04-16T11:13:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T17:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/?p=7090"},"modified":"2013-07-17T10:44:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T16:44:23","slug":"reclaimed-cobblestones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/featured\/2013\/reclaimed-cobblestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclaimed Cobblestones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the original Roman roads to the natural cobblestone streets of Charleston, South Carolina, rounded cobblestones have been used to pave streets for millenia. Originally, the term &#8220;cobblestone&#8221; referred to rounded natural stone used to pave streets in Europe and Asia. Cities across Europe and colonial North America were paved with hand-cut rectangular granite &#8220;setts&#8221; or &#8220;Belgian blocks,&#8221; which now are collectively (and somewhat incorrectly) called cobblestones.\u00a0 Beautifully worn antique cobblestones, reclaimed from streets in Europe, are available for projects in the United States.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Stone-paving-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"407\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7428\" alt=\"Stone paving 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/images\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Stone-paving-2.jpg?aoe=1&amp;q=100&amp;w=638&amp;h=407&amp;hash=4fa46ab21526d71481b61e087a295278\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Stone-paving-2.jpg 638w, http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Stone-paving-2-300x191.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Stone-paving-2-110x70.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Photographs clockwise from top left: rounded-cobblestones, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; Roman stone paving, Italy; rectangular granite cobblestones (more correctly called &#8220;setts&#8221;), England; granite setts, France.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Reclaimed Cobblestones<\/span><br \/>Select Stone imports antique cobblestones from Europe.\u00a0 We can provide these cobblestones both as the original ~5&#8243; thick cobbles and also with just the weathered tops sawn off (1&#8243; to 1-1\/2&#8243; thick).\u00a0 Full thickness cobblestones are for sand-set driveways and courtyards that will have heavier vehicle traffic.\u00a0 Thin cobblestones can be used for mortar-set driveways and for sand-set patios\/walkways and even interior floors.\u00a0 Click here for <a title=\"Antique Cobblestones\" href=\"http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/stone-products\/landscaping-stone\/paving-stones\/?showGallery=132&amp;startAt=0\" target=\"_blank\">more images<\/a>.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Antique-cobblestones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"485\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7432\" alt=\"Antique cobblestones\" src=\"http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/images\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Antique-cobblestones.jpg?aoe=1&amp;q=100&amp;w=600&amp;h=485&amp;hash=0ea4a84db135d3a78ff46931cbe3b159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Antique-cobblestones.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.selectstone.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Antique-cobblestones-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the original Roman roads to the natural cobblestone streets of Charleston, South Carolina, rounded cobblestones have been used to pave streets for millenia. 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