When we drive back through the village of North Thoresby I always admire the thatched farmhouse which stands near the centre of the village. This photo is a still screen grab from the video made by my iPod acting as a car video.
I remember how it looked in 1991 after the roof caught fire and wondered at that time whether it would still be standing for much longer. As we can see it did arise from the ashes.
The following information comes from the British Listed Buildings site.
This is a grade II listed building and was graded as the earliest surviving mud-and-stud building which retains many rare original features. The tie beam is inscribed with the date 1683. Originally of mud-and-stud construction on a brick plinth it was encased in red brick some time in the 19th Century.
While I was searching for information I saw one estimate of its value was put at a little under £500,000.
It's beautiful and cheap at that. Take a deep pocket to keep it up to scratch but I see the government are now paying to replace combustible materials on tower blocks. The same leaders that approved them. We are led by idiots. I guess if you bought it the state would pay for it's upkeep.....Dream On John.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: House prices tend to be cheaper in this part of the country. I seem to remember it took some time to get the finance to rebuild it. I shudder to think of the cost when the roof needs re-thatching. Whoever did that one was a real artist. I have been inside a thatched house in another village. Really cosy and warm.
DeleteIt looks like reed thatch. Here we have two cottages that are unsaleable as they are wheat straw thatched and listed by some numptie. Both want knocking down. I would like them but the cost of a thatch and the mega bucks required to strike a deal with the local authority makes their future non existent.
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