Thatch for thatch roofing seen at Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex, England, UK

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Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge (Cladium mariscus), rushes, or heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates.

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Location: Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton,Chichester,West Sussex, UX
Photo credit: © Wendy Johnson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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