Game, Set, Thatch!
Games, Set, Thatch! Thatched Cottage in the Cotswolds The pretty English Country Cottage is recognised and dreamt of the world over and is without doubt that a thatched roof is an essential ingredient. But how much do you know about thatched roofs and the thatching process? I have trawled the internet and collated a series of articles and information pieces which will provide an insight in to this fascinating process, and of course, one or two photographs of the prettiest thatched cottages I could find, not to mention a couple of fascinating videos! It's not just in Great Britain that we find thatched roofs, examples of the practice can be found all over the world, as reported on Wikipedia .. . The History of Thatched Roofs: Thatching methods have traditionally been passed down from generation to generation, and numerous descriptions of the materials and methods used in Europe over the past three centuries survive in archives and early publications. In some equatorial countries