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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… they struck him as 'tolerable'. 172 Before this time thatch had begun to be restricted. After 1655 corporation … renewal of thatched roofs. 249 Nevertheless, even in 1847 thatch was not uncommon 250 and not unknown in 1868. 251 By …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… end of both sides. 119 The continued use of timber and thatch caused other, less severe, fires in 1679 and 1690. 120 … 13. The bank could be seen in 1980 in the garden of Little Thatch, Stonebridge Lane. H. C. Brentnall suggested that the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Justice for some additional power to restrain the use of thatch, 70 and in 1619 the corporation obtained an Order of … London in 1620 to answer for their refusal to change their thatch for tiles. 72 Presentments against thatched buildings … north end, at the corner of Greenhill Street, is the Old Thatch Tavern, a 16th-century two-storied house retaining …