Thatching photos from days gone by – click for larger view…
Stooks of straw for thatching, drying in the field
Stooks of straw for thatching, drying in the field
C1995
Harold Wright , Thatcher, c1980
Harold Wright , Thatcher, c1980
Jim Green Champion Thatcher 1930’s
Jim won the Champion Thatcher two years in a row at the Mid Somerset Show in 1930 and 1931 and so kept the Silver cup. He worked on a farm at Wraxall.
Long Rick Spar making c1934
Wright family making long rick spars for thatching
C1934
Spar twisting c1980
Spar twisting c1980
Wright’s harvesting team
Wright’s harvesting the straw