13, 32 houses with steeply pitched thatched roofs, including the national important cultural property Wada House, appeared between the contrast of the pitch-black darkness and the white snow.

A thatcher who has a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw has caused problems for his industry. Chris Dodson, who runs a thatching company based in Sawtry ...

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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 ...

One of London’s largest and oldest thatched roofs, on a 15th-century Tithe Barn, is currently being removed and replaced with fresh thatching as part of a large restoration project. Upminster tithe ...

"There's not a lot of hope for our property as the thatched roof has already burned through. Nobody's hurt and that's all that matters." Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said the flames ...

Homeowners can apply to their local planning authority for permission to change the material of their thatched roof. Historic England have a statutory role in the planning system and local ...

Pictures from the Adver archive show work to demolish the last thatched roof cottage in Old Town. On June 18, 1964, workmen began removing the straw and reeds from the top of a home in Little London, ...

Fire crews attended a car fire on the road just 40 minutes after returning from a three hour thatched roof blaze. At 12.39am on Friday, firefighters from Woodbridge station attended the fire in ...

Every winter Mount Rokko adds a snow park to its many leisure facilities. A short train ride and cable car from downtown Kobe ...

A thatch roof collapsed after a fire broke out in a Suffolk village. The fire started at about 6.32pm on Thursday at a detached home in Church Road in Little Thurlow, near Haverhill.