Incredibly Ancient Skill -

A Dying Art – Demonstrated on our doorstep!

Did you know that the art of thatching has hardly changed since the Bronze Age?

If you go along the Burwardsley Road just outside of Tattenhall, there is the chance to see this ancient skill happening now! (*)

Some Interesting fats about thatching:

• Thatch is warm in winter yet cool in summer. That's why all over the world plant material was used as roofing – it was the cheapest and best way to make a building weatherproof.
• Today, the most common materials used in the UK are reed and wheat straw.
• Bundles of straw or reed are attached to the roof timbers, creating a single-layered roof. This is used as a base on which to fix the new bundles, which are held in place by pointed wooden pegs.
• A final ridge line will hide the top fittings, and is usually cut into a decorative pattern – the thatcher's signature.

To find out more about thatching visit the National Society of Master Thatchers here.
Or heritage information sites here and here.

(*) To contact Master Thatcher Tony Lundy visit his website here or contact him via the phone numbers displayed.

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