![]() It wasn’t until the end of the 1800s when thatch started to decline with agricultural recessions and rural depopulation. The use of thatch continued to increase in tune with the increase in agriculture. During the industrial revolution, canals and then rails, allowed heavier roofing materials to be more easily delivered to construction sites, providing competition for thatch. The mill in Cockington Village featuring a thatch roof.Īs Europe started to become less rural, thatched country cottages became a favored theme amongst the "picturesque" artists of the late 1700s. The relatively humble hamlet was a stark contrast to the rest of the rather extravagant buildings on the grounds of Versailles. Most of the buildings are arranged around a large central pond. Among the hamlet buildings there is a farmhouse with its own farm, a dairy and its barn (burnt down during the French Revolution) and a mill fed by a meandering creek. The buildings, many of which are thatched, were inspired by vernacular Flemish or Norman architecture. Architect Richard Mique and painter Hubert Robert worked together to produce the design. Louis Joseph’s Hamlet inspired Marie Antionette and she followed in 1783 with Hameau de la Reine (hamlet of the queen). The half-timbered thatch cottages have rustic exteriors that surprise guests when they step into the luxurious interiors complete with classical pilasters and murals. It was designed by architect Jean-François Leroy. Hameau de Chantilly was built in 1774 by Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé on the grounds of Chateau de Chantilly. Note the yellow stone found in the Chipping Campden area. Most of the “old” buildings of Europe come from this era and most of these had a thatched roof.Ī Chipping Campden thatched home in the Cotswolds. In the century following the start of the reformation, many opportunities and new wealth fueled what is known as The Great Rebuilding. This is documented in places such as Windsor castle and the church at Covent Garden in London. ![]() Thatch covered the tops of unfinished walls, and large temporary thatched roofs were erected to cover unfinished spaces. Thatchers were employed to provide thatching as a protection for unfinished work through the winter months of no work. ![]() For example, in the 1300s the Pevensey castle in Sussex purchased six acres of water reed to provide roofing for its chambers and halls.Ī little-known use of thatch during the middle ages is that it was used in the masonry construction of the great castles and cathedrals. The middle ages saw a variety of building types from almshouses, hospitals, houses, chapels, guildhalls, and castle gatehouses, many of which were thatched. Through the dark ages, thatch was used on the poorest peasant’s homes as well as the wealthiest king’s halls. The Howick house is reported to have one of the earliest known thatch roofs.
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