![]() ![]() However it was allowed again from 1918 when there was shortage of other materials following the war. New thatched houses were discouraged from the late nineteenth century when building standards began to be introduced. However thatched buildings became popular again in the latter part of the twentieth century. In the south (including East Anglia) thatched buildings declined from 573,544 in 1860 to just 23,144 in 1960 (95.9%). Slate began to replace thatch in the early nineteenth century as Welsh slate became available via the railways and in the twentieth century new types of wheat, producing less appropriate straw, began to be cultivated with the introduction of the combine harvester, reducing the availability of straw for thatching. ![]() Of the 31 listed dwellings in the village, sixteen were thatched at the time of listing with an additional one (Chiswick Farmhouse) noted as “originally thatched”.Īfter a major fire in 1212, thatched roofs were banned in London and Worcester’s ordinances of 1467 showed concern for the dangers of fire as thatched houses were not allowed within the walls. This practice has continued to the present day and many thatched buildings remain in Meldreth. Topcliffe Manor House, Meldreth is recorded as being thatched in 1380. The word thatch comes from an Old English word thaec meaning roof-covering indicating that it was already common in Anglo Saxon Britain. The earliest roofing material in the UK was likely to have been a form of thatch. ![]()
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