The pitch on the roof looks a little flat for a thatched roof yet the built up gable shows that it was thatched originally.In this area coping stones would be used to cloak the edge of the thatch instead of the brick on edge and flashing. I'm guessing that the cottage is older than it looks at first sight, stone built, and the brick in the gable a later alteration or addition.
It's a similar age to the pub opposite that Thud goes to in the "village", it was originally a pub and English Heritage gave it a grade II listing early last year, I'll let Thud take the photo's of the "village", it depends how many houses make a village.
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Bought another house?
Today I had to click on icecream to do my comment for the verifying thingy - very fun!
Just looking I promised my wife no morehouses for 18 months.
The pitch on the roof looks a little flat for a thatched roof yet the built up gable shows that it was thatched originally.In this area coping stones would be used to cloak the edge of the thatch instead of the brick on edge and flashing. I'm guessing that the cottage is older than it looks at first sight, stone built, and the brick in the gable a later alteration or addition.
H, right on all points.I'm not sure at all about the looks and efficiency of that flashing, it seems a crude solution.
It's a similar age to the pub opposite that Thud goes to in the "village", it was originally a pub and English Heritage gave it a grade II listing early last year, I'll let Thud take the photo's of the "village", it depends how many houses make a village.
Looks lovely.
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