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Thatching in Corton, near Warminster

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By  torygilkes at 14:45 on 26/01/10

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 Wall of Courtney House, Corton in process of being re-thatch
Wall of Courtney House, Corton in process of being re-thatched with triticale, a rye/wheat hybrid from Devon.
  • Wall of Courtney House, Corton in process of being re-thatched with triticale, a rye/wheat hybrid from Devon.
  • Hazel spars hold the ridge on top of the wall in place.
  • View from underneath showing depth of thatch.
  • Under the shadow of a yew tree master thatcher Adam Nash places a yealm (bundle of long straw used to form the ridge)..
  • Master thatcher Adam Nash from Salisbury.
  • Work in progress.
  • Signpost at entrance to the village of Corton.
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