When you see the inside of some of these cottages you would be surprised how thick the walls are Some are about three feet thick and most of them are constructed out of basic wattle and daub etc. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia O'Shea" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:35 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Village website updates - Longstock When I was in Dorset in 2005 there were thatchers working in the village - most interesting to watch. Again the sheer bulk of the thatching was incredible, imagine the structure needed to support the weight. The cost of replacement must also be impressive, given the specialised nature of the craft and the probable scarcity of thatchers today. Cheers, Patsy > Glad you enjoyed the website Patsy > You are correct in saying they are more bulky than you imagine, some of > these > thatched roofs are a metre thick and a lot of reeds and work goes into > doing > them > Incidentally a lot of websites use Rooves for the plural of roof but the > correct word > is Roofs! Tthe English language is confusing to say the least! > Chris > SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) > http://Southernlife.org.uk > History of the Hampshire, Dorset and IOW > Villages,Towns and Churches > ............................................. Want to contact the local community? Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk ............................................. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000738-4, 05/07/2007 Tested on: 5/8/2007 3:21:09 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com