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020 _a1873936958
035 _a(Sirsi) u100055
041 _aENG
050 _a695.92
100 _aMoir, J.
245 _aEnglish Heritage research transactions. Volume 5 - Thatch : thatching in England 1790 - 1940
260 _aLondon
_bJames & James
_c1999
300 _axi,218p.
_bill.
_c30cm.
350 _a30.00
490 _aEnglish Heritage Research Transactions
_v5
520 _aDescribes 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.
650 _aTHATCHING
650 _aROOFING
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
700 _aLetts, J.
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999 _c99565
_d99565