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The well that put a stone coat on a hat

This hat seemed to turn to stone
At Knaresborough’s dripping well, Victorian visitors saw everyday objects hanging beneath mineral-rich water.

At a Victorian dripping well, everyday objects seemed to become stone. The surprise was a mineral coat, built by the water.

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This hat seemed to turn to stone
At Knaresborough’s dripping well, Victorian visitors saw everyday objects hanging beneath mineral-rich water.
The water was building a shell
Minerals left by the dripping water formed a hard coating around each object, following its shape.
A stone coat, not a stone hat
The shape stayed familiar because the deposit formed around it. The apparent transformation was encrustation.

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