Talk:Cobblestone

message: I'm a bit curious about the claimed etymology. If there's a cite for it, fine. However, the German word for this paving is "Kopfstein Pflaster," which is very similar in sound and meaning. It's possible, of course, that both languages evolved a similar word from older origins, but I'm wondering if the two words don't have a common ancestor. Hmoulding (talk) 14:57, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Etymology of cobblestons

message: I understand that the difference between cobbles and setts is that cobbles form a deliberately rough surface (originally) to allow grip in bad weather for horses hooves.  A hill or other slope is likely to be cobbled.
Setts are laid as smooth and level as possible, and would be used on level roads and pavements.
The pictures in the article appear to be of Setts, not Cobbles.
I intend to edit the main article to explain this difference and to start a separate article on Setts, but will await comments for a week or two.  -- User:Peter Judge - 08:10, 16 August 2006
:It certainly seems most people call these "setts" cobblestones, and I must admit this is the first I've heard of the term "setts". this site agrees with the distinction you're making. I just edited this gallery on commons, to try to make this distinction clearer (although I stopped short of removing all the pictures of setts altogether).
:So by this reckoning, the photo currently at the bottom :Image:Cobblestones 01.jpg, is actually showing setts.
:-- Harry Wood (talk) 23:38, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cobbles and Setts 

message: Two years ago, I watched workmen relay cobblestones in front of my mother-in-law's house in Switzerland.  They set them in sand rather than binding the stones with mortar.  The two pictures shown in the article are for non-mortared cobblestones.  Many of the stone streets and walks I've seen in Europe are set in sand rather than mortar.  Cobblestone remain quite common in Europe.  Thus, my changes.  Swlenz 20:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  set in sand rather than mortar 

message: Should this be merged with, Calsada? I'm not an expert, I just came across a statue and some images that I felt are beautiful. Proxima Centauri (talk) 08:05, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm guessing Calsada uses flat stones rather than cobbles, so they're not really the same thing.  Powers T 13:24, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Calsada 

message: In my fair city there are a number of roads that nicely illustrate the phenomenon described in this article of poorly maintained asphalt revealing setts and cobbles beneath it.  Would anyone mind if I uploaded a picture of such a thing, or do I still need a New York Times article explicitly stating that such a picture is "notable"?76.19.26.248 (talk) 02:12, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture of setts beneath cracked pavement.   

message: I don't know how to edit the left side "other languages" bit - just to mention that this page exists in French if you wanted to add that link
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavé  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.170.236 (talk) 00:28, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: French Page exists

message: I've seen brick streets also called cobbled, so this article should cover that as well as covering setts. -- 70.50.151.11 (talk) 05:45, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: One cannot account for those who call a street paved with bricks a 'cobbled street'. The job of an encyclopaedia is to educate, not to dumb down. Fiddle Faddle 09:11, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Where would you cover brick "cobbled" roads then? -- 70.50.151.11 (talk) 01:02, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Bricked streets

message: There's another page cobble (geology) which should be merged in here as the two topics are closely related. Andrew D. (talk) 17:53, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge in [[cobble (geology)]]

message: I came here to find a reference to the lost art of making Cobblestones for Streets... there were many Cobblestone manufacturers in the United States.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikewarot (talk • contribs) 22:13, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Are you perhaps thing about setts rather than cobblestones?  Cobblestones are natural and not manufactured.  Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:37, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing Cobblestone - As in the manufactured paving stones used in Cobblestone Streets 

message: A high school professor told us the the vibrations produced by cart caused some 19th century houses to collapse. But I can't find a source--TZubiri (talk) 14:18, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: First I've heard of it.  19C carts were fairly lightweight and cobblestones don't transmit horizontal vibrations in the way that concrete and tarmac do.  What chair did your professor hold - History (or similar) or Engineering? Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:41, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did vibrations from passing carts damage buildings?