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Long Straw thatch. Note the hazel Ligger at the eve and gable	Connical thatch with decorative ligger work. 1939	Thatch hovel in very poor state of repair. 1930	Long straw thatch with ivy growing over	Thatch with surface fixings (hazel or willow) 1900
Long Straw thatch. Note the hazel Ligger at the eve.	Long Straw thatch. Note the hazel Ligger at the eve.	Long Straw thatch. Note the hazel Ligger at the eve.	Old thatched hovel pictured in 1910	Long Straw thatch. Note the hazel Ligger at the eve.
Thatch in very poor repair	Thatch covered in moss	Combed wheat thatch with decorative ridge	Thatch in very poor repair	Thatch in very poor repair 1920
Straw thatch and thatched wash house	Long Straw thatch. Note the hazel Ligger at the eve.	Long Straw thatch. Note the hazel Ligger at the eve.	Thatch with surface fixings (hazel or willow) 1900	Long Straw thatch. Note the hazel Ligger at the eve.
Reed thatch with simple ridge 1919	Thatched Hovel pictured 1900	Long Straw thatch. Note the hazel Ligger at the eve.	Thatch with surface fixings (hazel or willow) 1900	Thatched tied cottages pictured 1920
Long straw thatched cottage with two thatched straw ricks	Thatch with cob (mud) ridge in town centre	Thatch with cob (mud) ridge in town centre	Woodbine cottage 1910. Long straw with surface fixings	Straw thatch with decorative liggerwork
Half timbered church with reed thatch and straw ridge	Recently repaired straw thatch. Note the hazel fixings on the surface	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel
New long straw thatch. Note hazel detail at eve.	New long straw thatch. Note hazel detail at eve.	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge

Irish rushes thatch. Note external hazel fixings	Old thatch planted with spring bulbs, French	Old thatched agricultural buildings. French	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	New Wheat straw ridge over old thatch
Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	New Wheat straw ridge over old thatch	Tin roof over thatch, often done around the 2nd world war when Thatcher’s were scarce	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge. Exhibition centre	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge. Exhibition centre

Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge. Exhibition centre	Flush wheat reed ridge on wheat straw thatch.	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel
Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel

Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	New Wheat straw ridge over old thatch	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Lutchens inspired thatch in Water reed with wheat straw ridge
Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Flush wheat reed ridge on wheat straw thatch.	New Wheat straw ridge over old thatch	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel

Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel
Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw eyebrows over first floor windows	Wheat straw eyebrows over first floor windows

Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Water reed thatch with pattern work at eve. Cut wheat straw ridge	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel
Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge	Water Reed thatch with wheat reed cut ridge
Newly thatched combed wheat thatch with points and scallops ridge	Old combed wheat thatch with points and scallops ridge	Combed wheat thatch with plane ridge and decorative eve ligger	Combed wheat thatch with plane ridge and decorative eve ligger	Combed wheat thatch with plane ridge and decorative eve ligger
Terrace of thatched estate houses	Lutchens designed terrace. Reed Thatch with straw ridge built 1890	Lutchens designed terrace. Reed Thatch with straw ridge built 1890	Newly thatched combed wheat thatch with points and scallops ridge & bird	Reed thatch with plane straw ridge
Reed thatch with plane straw ridge. Tiled extension cuts into thatch	Lutchens designed terrace. Reed Thatch with straw ridge built 1890	Newly rethatched straw roof against old straw thatch	Reed thatch with plane straw ridge	Combed wheat thatch with points ridge and thatched porch
Newly thatched combed wheat thatch with points and scallops, knotted ridge	Combed wheat thatch with points ridge and thatched porch	Combed wheat thatch with points and scallops ridge	Combed wheat thatch with points and scallops ridge	Combed wheat thatch with wrapover ridge on stone or cob outbuilding
New Wheat straw ridge over old thatch	Wheat straw thatch with simple cut ridge fixed and patterned with split hazel