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Find a thatcher – see regional associations for listings |
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| Find a Local Thatcher | probably the best listing of thatchers nationwide – on the website of the National Society of Master Thatchers |
| Directory of Thatchers | listing on the website of the Thatched Owners Group website – find ‘thatchers’ in the drop box |
| Devon & Cornwall Master Thatchers Association | Devon & Cornwall |
| East Anglia Master Thatchers Association | Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex & Herts |
| Master Thatchers Association of Oxon, Berks & Bucks | Oxfordshire, Berkshire & Buckinghamshire |
| North of England & Scotland Master Thatchers Association | Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Cumbria & Scotland |
| Rutland & Leics Master Thatchers Association | Rutland & Leicestershire |
| Somerset Master Thatchers Association | Somerset |
| National Council of Master Thatchers Associations (NCMTA) | everywhere else in the UK |
Tools & materials |
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| Broads Reed & Sedge Cutters Association | reeds and sedge for thatching |
| In Thatch | family business supplying thatching materials and accessories |
| R V Miller Ltd | contractors and reed dealers, Dorset |
| Simon Grant-Jones | hand-forged thatching tools |
| Tunbeck Long Straw | specialist provider of traditional long straw used for thatching, East Anglia |
Other information |
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| BuildingConservation.com | introduction to thatching by Catherine Lewis |
| Conservation of Historic Thatch | group set up in 1999 to promote and preserve thatch |
| Countryside Agency | 10 pdf documents the history of thatching, plus materials, techniques, tools and roof construction |
| National Society of Master Thatchers | promoting excellence in thatching and providing support for thatchers |
| Irish Thatch Owners | info and forum for thatch owners in Ireland |
| Photographs | step-by-step photographs of a roof being thatched |
| Thatch Advice Centre | free advice from master thatchers |
| Thatched Home Inspector | resource for home inspectors, domestic energy assessors and surveyors who want to find out more about thatch |
| Thatch in the 21st Century | interesting article from BuildingConservation.com |
| Thatched Owners Group | lots of info for thatched property owners |
| Thatch.org | lots of useful info from a retired thatcher with 45 years experience |
| Wikipedia | entry on thatching |
| YouTube | thatching demonstration video |
