This snow-encrusted cottage is located in Great Tew, Oxfordshire, and is not far from Blenheim Palace, making it and the village a great stop for sightseers. The chimneys have been updated with brick at the top, and it appears as though some more modern roof tiles have been added, in a style that is popular in mainland Europe. The result is a cottage that looks at home in any medieval fairy tale.Ī white stucco front is striking against the brown of the thatched roof. This cottage has lattice work over the facade and a veranda made of natural curved branches and tree-trunks. Thatched roofs lend themselves beautifully to oddly-shaped homes. A newer brick chimney is visible beneath the roof.Ĭontrary to popular belief, thatched roofs are not a fire hazard and actually burn very slowly in the event of a fire. Wisteria vines grow over the face of this stone thatched-roof residence. Thick ivy grows outside of this stucco cottage with a traditional thatched roof.Ĭottages in the English countryside are typically accompanied by a wild, seemingly untamed natural garden that adds to the quaint charm of the village. This cottage has gorgeous original glazed windows that speak to the attention paid to the maintenance of this building over the years. Please enjoy!Ĭottage outside the Golden Pond Fishery in the beautiful Test valley in Hampshire, southern England. We’ve assembled a list of some really beautiful examples of thatched-roof cottages from all around England. In Northern England, you’ll see roofs of heather. In East Anglia, roofs are made with Norfolk reed from the sea marshes and rivers. Roofs in Somerset and in some parts of Devon use wheat reed to create a cleaner line. Southern England cottages in Hampshire, Dorset, and Devon use a heavy layer of wheat straw to create the roof. The type of thatching used in English cottages varies depending on the region. Thatched roofs have become part of the very fabric of the English countryside, depicted in paintings, photographs, and other media. There are actually more thatched roof homes in England than in any other European country, and these roofs can last for up to 50 years if maintained well. Once a symbol of poverty, thatched roofs have become a status symbol. Thatch became a symbol of poverty after other materials became available, but has seen a resurgence in popularity, especially among the wealthy. So why do so many cottages in England have thatched roofs? Even into the late 1800s, thatching was really the only roofing material available to rural residents in England’s countryside. In recent years, thatching has become the choice of some affluent home-buyers, who desire a rustic look, want a more earth-friendly home, or are replacing the roof on an originally thatched roof home. In countries like England, thatched roofs are common on the oldest residential buildings. This method is very old, and is still employed by some builders. ![]() The materials are layered, so any moisture is kept away from the inner roof. Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation like straw, water reed, sedge, rushes, or heather.
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