Often associated with chocolate box cottages in the English countryside, thatched homes actually come in all shapes and sizes and can be found around the world, with such techniques first being ...

GRASPING AT STRAWS is all the rage among a growing number of British homeowners, as Mark Phillips now shows us: When it comes to housing design, it's hard to get more retro than this: a thatched roof, ...

Other than charming, of course. Cottages are small, charming homes, often ranging from 1,000 to 1,200 square feet. Cottage styles can vary widely, including English thatched-roof cottages, Cape Cods, ...

Crews were called to Glemsford on 6 August to reports of a thatched roof fire Thatched homeowners are being urged to consider safety measures after several properties were destroyed and families left ...

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for his ...

The oldest building in Weston-super-Mare has become an even more prominent seafront landmark thanks to the installation of a new thatched roof. The new feature has been carefully constructed, using ...

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NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — A house known as Yellow Patch, built to be a larger version of a rural English thatched-roof cottage, is a distinctive part of the Central Street Historic District in Narragansett ...