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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… by Welsh slates and pantiles. It is not clear at what date thatch ceased to be used for new buildings. Council Orders …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… been difficult to cover satisfactorily; stone slate and thatch were available locally. However, aisles of the early …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… and of providing a sturdier roof than was necessary for thatch limited the use of stone slates to a radius of about … lxviii), and probably in Oundle as well. In villages thatch remained the predominant roof covering even within 10 … remains as a witness of the former dominance and danger of thatch. The majority of surviving thatched houses are 17th or …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… thakbastards, rigg and bendetele'. There is no record of thatch being used in York. Slate. The better grade houses of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… two storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are of thatch and slate. It was built probably in the 17th century …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… work one or two oversailing courses were sufficient. Thatch was used for roofs well into the 18th century. When … in 1739 had flat tiles at the front and both pantiles and thatch at the back. 62 A more expensive pantile, imported …