![]() Even the logistics of erecting the scaffolding platforms, taking up almost the entire workforce of the company, must have cost a considerable sum. Unfunded project: As part of a commercial project, the 3D laser scanning of the Hemlock Stone would have cost many thousands of pounds. It is the intention of TSP in the second and third phases of the project to produce similar images of the other two stones. We can literally take Nottinghamshire’s famous Hemlock Stone anywhere in the World, (in fact it has already been enjoyed by students and experts in China). For the first time researchers are now able to view and study the Stone in detail from any angle and vantage point they might choose with out the need to visit the site. But this is not the only value in producing such an image. We have capture for future generations the Hemlock Stone in its entirety as it was in a single moment in time. Since then, decade by decade, Its sandstone has dissolved and eroded…” With the 3D image we have done something no ordinary photographic image, no matter how good the quality, can do. Lawrence noted this fact in 1901 when he wrote “The Hemlock Stone is not nearly as impressive a great rock as a century ago. ![]() Fine, I hear you say, but how does this wonderful use of modern technology benefit the project? By its very nature, the Hemlock Stone is slowly and irrevocably disappearing from sight, eroding away before our very eyes. The object of the exercise was to created the first ever 3D model of the Stone. To quote their own literature, the NGI is ‘ a leading cross-disciplinary research and postgraduate teaching institute at The University of Nottingham, on campuses in the UK and China’.ģD Laser Scan: In 2012, with the permission of Broxtowe Borough Council, (the current custodians of the site) and the help of a local scaffolding company, ‘Judd Whyle & Son Ltd.’, the NGI conducted a 3D laser scan of the Hemlock Stone. One of these groups, now a central part of TSP is ‘The Nottingham Geospatial Institute’ (NGI). ![]() Nottingham Geospatial Institute: The Project has always been and remains ‘unfunded’ and from its out-set TSP has relied on the goodwill of the many experts, individuals and groups I have managed to recruit to it. I therefore decided to begin ‘Phase One’ of TSP with this site. It is also possibly the most accessible, in the fact that it stands in a public open space rather than on private land as do the other two. Of the three stones, the best know is the Hemlock Stone. In the case of the Hemlock Stone, the native bedrock from which it is made was laid down in the Triassic Period, 200 million years ago. The Hemlock Stone and Phase One: By the very fact that they are natural Geological features, the three stones have stood in the landscape of our County for an unimaginable amount of time. Each of these ‘stone giants’ has their own story to tell and secrets to unlock. In order of size these three stones are ‘The Hemlock’ Stone at Bramcote/Stapleford, ‘The Druid Stone’ at Blidworth and ‘Bob’s Rock’, at Stapleford. Very briefly, for the new reader or those who may not remember, it was set up to make the first ever complete study of Nottinghamshire’s three well-known Geological features and the landscape which surrounds them. ![]() Over that time I have mentioned it a number of times in my articles. The TSP, which is entirely my own conception, has been ongoing now for around 4 years, (it really doesn’t seem that long). The Three Stones Project: Tuesday 27 th October 2015 saw me up and about early and, metaphorically speaking, wearing one of my many different hats, the Director of The Three Stones Project (TSP).
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