Honeysuckle Cottage gets a new thatch - 15th September 2006               Back to Picture Galleries Index
Thatchers have been busy in Great Eversden High Street working on Honeysuckle Cottage. The ancient art of thatching thrives in East Anglia. Very often, it is a family business, as is the case here with Brian Mizon, Master Thatcher, and his son, Tom. Several generations of Mizons have been thatchers. Honeysuckle Cottage was last thatched, probably, in the seventies. The beautiful straw colour will soon weather to grey - but this roof will keep the cottage warm and dry for many years.

For interesting information about straw-work and thatching and about the Mizons family, visit Brian Mizon's website (click).

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Photos: Brian Mizon and David Farnell