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Thatching Collection

Background imageThatching Collection: Dodie Smith at home in Essex

Dodie Smith at home in Essex
Dorothy Gladys (Dodie) Smith (1896 - 1990), English novelist and playwright whose works include the play Autumn Crocus and the childrens novel

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatcher, Sidney Chun, splitting a spar - Marlborough

Thatcher, Sidney Chun, splitting a spar - Marlborough
A thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), wears protective clothing, including a cricket shin pad, while splitting spars before thatching a roof at Marlborough - date: 1950s

Background imageThatching Collection: Stacking Reed for Thatch

Stacking Reed for Thatch
Stacking reeds to dry at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire. Once they have dried, they will be used for thatching roofs

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching The Rest a cottage at Selworthy Green, Somerset

Thatching The Rest a cottage at Selworthy Green, Somerset (for a more recent - 1950s! - view, see 10826269). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageThatching Collection: Water reed cutter, East Anglia, early 1900s

Water reed cutter, East Anglia, early 1900s

Background imageThatching Collection: Tools used in roof thatching, West Country, UK

Tools used in roof thatching, West Country, UK
Tools used in roof thatching in the West Country, UK. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageThatching Collection: Young man thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Cornwall

Young man thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Cornwall
Young man thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. circa 1960s

Background imageThatching Collection: Two men thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Cornwall

Two men thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Cornwall
Two young men thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageThatching Collection: Two thatchers East Coker, Somerset, England

Two thatchers East Coker, Somerset, England
Two thatchers at work up ladders on the thatched roof of a cottage in the village of East Coker, near Yeovil, South Somerset. See also Picture No. 12445700 Date: 1989

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching, East Coker, Somerset

Thatching, East Coker, Somerset
Two thatchers at work up ladders on the thatched roof of a cottage in the village of East Coker, near Yeovil, South Somerset. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching Isaac Walton Cottage - 2

Thatching Isaac Walton Cottage - 2
Thatchers at work on the roof of Isaac Walton Cottage, Stafford, England. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1990

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching Isaac Walton Cottage -3

Thatching Isaac Walton Cottage -3
Thatchers at work on the roof of Isaac Walton Cottage, Stafford, England. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1990

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching Isaac Walton Cottage - 1

Thatching Isaac Walton Cottage - 1
Thatchers at work on the roof of Isaac Walton Cottage, Stafford, England. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1990

Background imageThatching Collection: Housebuilders in Uganda, Africa

Housebuilders in Uganda, Africa. Date: circa 1907

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching at Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon

Thatching at Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon
Thatching the roof at Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon. Date: 20th century

Background imageThatching Collection: Man at work thatching a cottage roof, West Country

Man at work thatching a cottage roof, West Country. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageThatching Collection: Man thatching a roof, Colyford, East Devon

Man thatching a roof, Colyford, East Devon
Man thatching a roof at Harkness Farm, Colyford, East Devon. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageThatching Collection: Man at work thatching a roof, Devon

Man at work thatching a roof, Devon. circa 1960s

Background imageThatching Collection: Master Thatcher R Craker working on Lamb Inn, Little Milton

Master Thatcher R Craker working on Lamb Inn, Little Milton, Oxon. Date: 1960s

Background imageThatching Collection: Man thatching a roof

Man thatching a roof
A man thatching a roof, probably in Devon. Date: 20th century

Background imageThatching Collection: Two men thatching a roof

Two men thatching a roof
Two young men thatching a roof, probably in Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageThatching Collection: Man thatching a roof, Bickleigh, Devon

Man thatching a roof, Bickleigh, Devon
A young man thatching a roof at Bickleigh, by the River Exe, Devon. Date: 20th century

Background imageThatching Collection: Cottage buildings in remote landscape

Cottage buildings in remote landscape
Cottage buildings in a remote landscape, possibly in the north of Scotland. A sign on the building on the left reads: Telegraph Office

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching - Hede, Sweden

Thatching - Hede, Sweden
A farmer re-thatching the roof of his home in Hede, Harjedalen Municipality, Jamtland County, Sweden Date: circa 1910s

Background imageThatching Collection: Suffolk Thatcher

Suffolk Thatcher
Thatching the old Post Office at Denston, a tiny hamlet in rural Suffolk, England. Date: 1940s

Background imageThatching Collection: South Korea - A Village Market

South Korea - A Village Market Date: circa 1910s

Background imageThatching Collection: Two young men thatching a cottage

Two young men thatching a cottage
Two young men at work, thatching a cottage, somewhere in the West Country. Date: 1970s

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching a Roof

Thatching a Roof
Thatching a lovely large English country house. Date: 1967

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching a Roof / 1957

Thatching a Roof / 1957
Man thatching a roof Date: 1957

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching a Roof / 1950S

Thatching a Roof / 1950S
Thatching a roof at an agricultural show. Date: 1950s

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatcher Sidney Chun - Marlborough

Thatcher Sidney Chun - Marlborough
A thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), carrying the thatch upon his shoulder before thatching a roof at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatcher, Sidney Chun - thatching a roof at Marlborough

Thatcher, Sidney Chun - thatching a roof at Marlborough
A thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), at work thatching a roof at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England - date: 1950s

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatcher, Sidney Chun, thatching a roof at Marlborough

Thatcher, Sidney Chun, thatching a roof at Marlborough
A thatcher, Sidney Chun (1903-1985), at work thatching a roof at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England - date: 1950s

Background imageThatching Collection: Old Cottage, Sopley, Hampshire

Old Cottage, Sopley, Hampshire
An old thatched cottage at Sopley, Hampshire. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageThatching Collection: Two thatchers at work

Two thatchers at work
Two thatchers repair the thatch on the roofs of two traditional country cottages. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching a Cottage

Thatching a Cottage
A thatcher at work, thatching the roof of a cottage at Great Comberton, Worcestershire, England

Background imageThatching Collection: Norfolk Reed Thatcher

Norfolk Reed Thatcher
A Norfolk reed thatcher at work in Somerset, in the West Country, England

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching a Post Office

Thatching a Post Office
Thatching the village post office at Denton, Suffolk, England

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching Cottage / Devon

Thatching Cottage / Devon
A village craftsman re- thatching a cottage at Stoke Gabriel, Devon

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching a Rick / 1930S

Thatching a Rick / 1930S
A country craftsman at work on a rick, thatching in order to keep out the weather and winter rain

Background imageThatching Collection: Thatching at Porlock

Thatching at Porlock
Man thatching a roof at Porlock, Somerset



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