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  2. Sett (paving) - Wikipedia

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    A sett, also known as a block or Belgian block, [1] is a broadly rectangular quarried stone used in paving roads and walkways. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Formerly in widespread use, particularly on steeper streets because setts provided horses' hooves with better grip than a smooth surface, they are now encountered more usually as decorative stone paving in ...

  3. Grade II* listed buildings in Brighton and Hove - Wikipedia

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    A wall of coloured glass, enveloped in a skin of concrete blocks with large gaps, provides light to the interior of Spence's circular non-denominational religious building, which is of brick and concrete and has a flattened cone-shaped copper roof. The design is a simplified version of his original proposal, which the council's planners rejected.

  4. Hardscape - Wikipedia

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    Sidewalks are a common form of hardscaping. Hardscape is hard landscape materials in the built environment structures that are incorporated into a landscape. [1] This can include paved areas, driveways, retaining walls, sleeper walls, stairs, walkways, and any other landscaping made up of hard wearing materials such as wood, stone, and concrete, as opposed to softscape, the horticultural ...

  5. Permeable paving - Wikipedia

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    Permeable paving surfaces are made of either a porous material that enables stormwater to flow through it or nonporous blocks spaced so that water can flow between the gaps. Permeable paving can also include a variety of surfacing techniques for roads, parking lots, and pedestrian walkways.

  6. Sidewalk - Wikipedia

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    Raised sidewalk with stone curbs beside a 2000-year-old paved road in Pompeii, Italy. A sidewalk (North American English) [1] [2] [3] or pavement (British English) is a path along the side of a road. Usually constructed of concrete, pavers, brick, stone, or asphalt, it is designed for pedestrians.

  7. Pavers (flooring) - Wikipedia

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    The first production of concrete pavers in North America was in Canada, in 1973. Due to their success, paving stone manufacturing plants began to open throughout the United States working their way from east to west. [5] The first concrete pavers were shaped just like a brick, 4 by 8 inches (100 mm × 200 mm), and they were called Holland Stones.

  8. Portuguese pavement - Wikipedia

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    This section has since been replaced with concrete sidewalks. Traditional Portuguese pavement has gradually been retired from the city's landscape under urban reforms. Very little new paving of this type is done, and the entire profession is at risk. The long hours and low wages typical of calceteiros have reduced apprenticeships and thus new ...

  9. Cobblestone - Wikipedia

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    Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings. Setts , also called Belgian blocks, are often referred to as "cobbles", [ 1 ] although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone by being quarried and shaped into a regular form, while cobblestones are naturally occurring ...

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