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The Holnicote Thatching Project
This paper discusses the thatching works that have been undertaken on the National Trust's Holnicote Estate in West Somerset. Surveys of the estate's thatched properties were undertaken in 1999; these highlighted the need to carry out urgent remedial works on a number of roofs that had been leaking for some years. As a result, a specific project was set up in 2000 that provided a unique opportunity to implement a repair programme aimed at gaining a better understanding of the performance of thatch and thatching techniques. The three-year funded project encompassed the repairs to the roofs, documentary research and investigation of thatching materials and techniques, monitoring the performance of thatching straw, and the production of straw at the Holnicote Estate. Although the thatching project has ended in terms of specific funding, work continues on the estate in terms of repairs, monitoring, and straw production.
The Holnicote Thatching Project
This paper discusses the thatching works that have been undertaken on the National Trust's Holnicote Estate in West Somerset. Surveys of the estate's thatched properties were undertaken in 1999; these highlighted the need to carry out urgent remedial works on a number of roofs that had been leaking for some years. As a result, a specific project was set up in 2000 that provided a unique opportunity to implement a repair programme aimed at gaining a better understanding of the performance of thatch and thatching techniques. The three-year funded project encompassed the repairs to the roofs, documentary research and investigation of thatching materials and techniques, monitoring the performance of thatching straw, and the production of straw at the Holnicote Estate. Although the thatching project has ended in terms of specific funding, work continues on the estate in terms of repairs, monitoring, and straw production.
The Holnicote Thatching Project
Litchfield, Bridget (author)
Journal of Architectural Conservation ; 11 ; 58-67
2005-01-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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The Holnicote Thatching Project
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The Holnicote Thatching Project
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