An investigation is taking place after 10 crews were called to tackle a fire in the roof of a thatched cottage. Essex Fire ...

An English cottage with a roof thatched with straw or reeds was once considered a hallmark of poverty—fit only for those who couldn’t afford tiles or slate. Today, thatched-roof houses sell at premium ...

Nothing can give you that perfect feeling of relaxation and well-being better than a cozy wood cabin in the middle of nature. As the tiny living movement continues to expand all over the globe, that’s ...

You can’t but love Ireland’s thatched cottages – quaint, historic, each one its own self-contained story. Thatching, while not nearly as popular as it once was, is still an option for homebuilders, ...

Works to re-thatch the "overly ornate" Belle Vue Cottage at Belle Vue Park in Lowestoft - the town's first free public park - has been completed. The thatched lodge in Belle Vue Park was built in 1873 ...

GRASPING AT STRAWS is all the rage among a growing number of British homeowners, as Mark Phillips now shows us: When it comes to housing design, it's hard to get more retro than this: a thatched roof, ...

A "charming" thatched cottage in a Leicestershire village is set to be auctioned off later this month. The two-bedroom ...

The roof of Harty's Cottage, an 18th century thatched cottage in Drogheda, County Louth, was badly damaged in the fire on Wednesday, March 25. The fire was started just before midnight on Tuesday ...

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Patrick O’Rourke swings open the red, antique Dutch door of the Thatch Pub and offers a hearty “cead mile failte.” It’s Gaelic -- the old Irish way of saying a hundred thousand ...