Hello bec-zog
Happy to report that the pudding stone which was at Market Hill is now safe in the Stockwood Discovery Centre, in the stables section, furthest from the entrance to the Centre.
I can quite believe the developers threw it out. The Centre's info (I've not been able to find this online) reports that in the early 1980s, a restaurant owner next door painted the stone blue.
This blue paint has been removed....
Here's a link to the Discovery Centre:
www.culturetrust.com/venues/stockwood-discovery-centre
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