Scavenger’ Thatch
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For the poorest houses where whatever
came to hand was used, heather, broom, bracken, marram grass. All but‘dead’ outside of folk museums.
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Vernacular’ Thatch
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Used on the majority of houses and the focus of attention in most studies. Locally grown wheat, oats, rye, even barley, used with distinctive local styles and traditions.
Landlord thatch
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Consciously romantic thatch on gate lodges etc, often borrowing English decorative styles. This is the originator of today’s reed thatching, still borrowing English styles”.