English Heritage research transactions. Volume 5 - Thatch : thatching in England 1790 - 1940

Moir, J.

English Heritage research transactions. Volume 5 - Thatch : thatching in England 1790 - 1940 - London James & James 1999 - xi,218p. ill. 30cm. - English Heritage Research Transactions 5 .

Describes the history of thatching in England from 1970 - 1940 considering demand and declines, materials and their supply, techniques and the status of thatching as a profession. The final section discusses the role of the Rural Industries Bureau in the discovery of thatchers from 1909 - 1939.

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