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RE: What is a Roof Thatcher? #SublimeSunday
We don’t see many of those up North, but they do look good although it always amazes me they manage to stay water tight!
They are certainly doing a good job up those ladders - I do t imagine it’s a skill that the youth is eager to learn but it would be a shame to see the tradition die out.
Superb post thank you for sharing these fantastic photos, it’s always amazing seeing little slices of our English heritage.
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With so few people capable of doing this kind of work any young person with two brain cells you would think would be jumping into this trade?
When they finish the roof I'll get a few more shots of the finished result. You are right about not being many thatch roofs up north. I didn't see any in Cumbria just loads of old slate roofs which have a charm of their own.
I'll do more of these types of posts as I find them really interesting and I'm doing some videos of these old crafts. I like watching people work lol