In England and Denmark, there are still entire villages of thatched houses. While it is expensive to thatch a roof in those countries, it is not prohibitively so, and the tradition of thatching is ...

Common ignition sources for thatch fires include electrical faults, hot chimneys passing through thatch, lightning and power surges. On rare occasions, embers from open flames such as bonfires or ...

A restaurant in one of Weston-super-Mare's oldest buildings could get a new thatched roof. The Old Thatched Cottage, in Knightstone Road, dates back to the late eighteenth century and is the town's ...

Thatched roof ruined by a flock of jackdaws. Large yellow patches on the roof where the birds have stripped away the outer layers to expose the fresh straw beneath. Credit: Photo: SWNS Lucy Dillistone ...