16-01-2022, 11:56 AM
I don't think there were any thoughts of emphasising the demarcation of pedestrians and road vehicles - there was usually a substantial kerbside to do that. It seems to have been the convention to finish cobbled streets with edging like this - here's a pic from the Gallery of Berwick on Tweed which shows this:
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Even today it seems to be traditional to lay a contrasting edging to block paving:
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I suspect it may have been easier and neater to lay a row of setts rather than trying to spread tarmac up to the pavement edge, maybe we have a civil engineer amongst us who would like to comment?
158_18_02_21_7_09_52.jpeg (Size: 212.46 KB / Downloads: 275)
Even today it seems to be traditional to lay a contrasting edging to block paving:
black_granite_cobbles_100_x_100.jpg (Size: 77.48 KB / Downloads: 272)
I suspect it may have been easier and neater to lay a row of setts rather than trying to spread tarmac up to the pavement edge, maybe we have a civil engineer amongst us who would like to comment?