BLACK COBBLESTONE

What is Cobblestone?

Cobblestone are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets the narrow, cobblestone streets of the Left Bank.

Why choose limestone cobblestone?

Paving with black cobblestone allows a road to be heavily used all year long.

It prevents the build-up of ruts often found in dirt roads. It has the additional advantage of immediately draining water, and not getting muddy in wet weather or dusty in dry weather.

The word cobblestone is often used to describe such treatment. Setts were relatively even and roughly rectangular stones that were laid in regular patterns. They gave a smoother ride for carts than cobbles, although in heavily used sections, such as in yards and the like, the usual practice was to replace the setts by parallel limestone slabs set apart by the standard axle length of the time.