Galleting
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Galleting, sometimes known as garreting or garneting, is an architectural technique in which spalls are pushed into wet mortar joints during the construction of a masonry building. The term comes from
This detail from St. James Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, PA (U.S.) shows a typical use of galleting.
The main building of West Dean College in Sussex, England is an example of using flint galleting in flint walls.
A house in Puttenham, Surrey, England prominently displays galleting.
St James' Episcopal Church in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S.) is a rare example of galleting outside of England.
Carrstone
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Carrstone is a sedimentary sandstone conglomerate formed during the Cretaceous period. It varies in colour from light to dark rusty ginger. Used as a building stone it can be found in Bedfordshire, Ca
Galleting
…the spalls are often a different type of sandstone than the one used in the wall, though sometimes they are pieces of the same stone. For example, carstone, also known as ironstone, is a type of sandstone that is commonly used for galleting. In sandstone buildings, the spalls are usually shaped into small…
Carrstone used in construction
Carrstone in the cliffs at Hunstanton
Silver carrstone alongside ginger carrstone
St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, considered a noteworthy example of a carrstone building