Local Arts Scene: e Pulhams
Norfolk Pamments: As Good as Old Tucked away behind a large farmhouse in Pulham Market is a very small family business where just four people work together to handmake
traditional way from local clays and local sand. As they are
and market traditional
individually made, their lack of uniformity gives a timeless
terracotta floor tiles. The
quality. Perfect for conservation work, they have been chosen
business was started 20
by the National Trust, English Heritage and County Council
years ago when the all but
conservation officers for churches and historic buildings
forgotten local
including Bury St Edmunds and Norwich Cathedrals. They are
manufacture of pamment
a popular choice for renovating cottages and houses, as well
tiles, which had been
as for barn conversions. Used in newbuilds, they add
common for hundreds of
character and style. Outdoors, they blend effortlessly in
years, was revived.
gardens as paths ,patios and features.
Pamments are skilfully handmade in the
Norfolk pamments is run by Annie Leigh, who continues to make personalised biodegradable eco-urns for cremation ashes. Her background as an artist with a particular interest in sculpture, combined with the expertise of the others, brings a creative approach to the simple manufacturing process. The clay itself is a fascinating material, thousands of years old, sometimes dotted with fossil remains. Together the team are exploring the possibilities of adding new colours to the existing range by searching out different East Anglian clays. Customers are encouraged to personalise
traditional hand-made terracotta floor tiles
their pamments by having their child's foot or handprint impressed into an unfired tile (a dog paw print works well too). Annie engraves pamments to
info@pamments.co.uk www.pamments.co.uk
order with house or family
01379 674595 07940 852651
images, to make their mark
names, dates as well as which will last as long as the floor.
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