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Originally Posted by Sundae
Carr I wonder if the roofline will include a thatch animal?
I understand that different thatchers have their favourites. I've often seen peacocks in Bucks.
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I haven't seen any creatures depicted on that particular row, but there used to be a spider of colossal proportions picked out in stark relief on a cottage in Whitchurch.
I can't find it on Street View unfortunately, so I think it probably disappeared in the course of repairs.
I'm sure I've seen a Peacock somewhere, but I can't for the life of me remember where.
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Would I be right in assuming those chimneys are for coal or oil fires, rather than wood?
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They are probably for coal or gas fires with suitable flue linings but they would have started life for wood fires.
Indeed, log burners are becoming increasingly popular so the wheel might have turned full circle.
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Given the timber and brick infill construction, I've no doubt that this cottage started life with a thatched roof.
I suspect that the abomination was installed some considerable time ago. The owners wouldn't get away with it today.
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