Country diary: Back to meet an old friend - my first thatch | Tom Allan

By The Guardian   |   1 month ago
Country diary: Back to meet an old friend - my first thatch | Tom Allan

Thatching the Cott Inn's ridge in Dartington, Devon, brings back memories for a thatcher after 13 years. Shortage of thatching wheat challenges the craft, but passing on knowledge to a new apprentice completes the circle of tradition.

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