This picture postcard thatched cottage occupies a lovely spot in the idyllic village of Isle Abbotts, just five miles north of Ilminster.

The following planning applications have been made to Chichester District Council and South Downs National Park Authority ...

Rougham Estate at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, has launched a new corporate venue for strategy days, training, and workshops ...

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 ...

A blaze in a thatched house spread to four properties, the fire service said. Firefighters were called to Cranford Road, Grafton Underwood, near Kettering, at 14:50 GMT on Sunday. The occupant of ...

"The barn dates from around 1450 and is originally part of the Waltham Abbey estate. "It is thatched with water reed and at 44 metres long is one of the largest thatched barns in Britain.

Last week, it was announced that one of London’s last thatched roofs was being replaced, and this week, there was an invitation to see it up close. The Upminster tithe barn is a short walk from the ...

“The barn dates from around 1450 and is originally part of the Waltham Abbey estate. It is thatched with water reed and at 44 metres long is one of the largest thatched barns in Britain. The ...

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 ...

So there is a real shortage of the material." Not all thatched properties use straw, which typically need replacing every 25 years, with some homeowners in the East of England using water reed.

Tithe Barn in Upminster, which is one of the largest thatched barns in Britain at 44m (144.4ft) long, is having its roof re-thatched. The structure was identified as being at risk and added to the ...