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Historical Collections of Private Passages of State
… least Pile of Grass, but are constrained to pull down the Thatch of Houses for their Horses: They give no Quarter to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… buckets in case of fire, and in 1582 forbade the use of thatch or the building of chimneys in other materials than … stone. 85 Such regulations presumably were not obeyed, for thatch was still being forbidden in the later 17th century. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… round the church', the houses of rough stone and thatch, of two storeys, some whitewashed. 10 Increased …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… timber-framed, and some retain thatched roofs. The Little Thatch, earlier called Queen Anne's Farm and Read's Farm, 32 … Cottage is another timber-framed house that retains its thatch. It is apparently of the 16th century and is a long …