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Thatch: A Timeless Roofing Tradition Across the Globe From the Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines to Sennen Cove in Cornwall, England

Background imageThatch Collection: A stampede of jackals through the environs of Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

A stampede of jackals through the environs of Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A stampede of jackals through the environs of Calcutta, 1864. A walk through Calcutta about midnight reveals to the European stranger many curious sights

Background imageThatch Collection: Other Rally 1960: Safari Rally

Other Rally 1960: Safari Rally
APRIL 15: Humber Hawk press car during the Safari Rally on April 15, 1960. (Photo by LAT Images)

Background imageThatch Collection: Group of Ainu outside a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Group of Ainu outside a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Group of Ainu outside a hut, 1908

Background imageThatch Collection: Group of Ainu children standing in a passageway between huts, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Group of Ainu children standing in a passageway between huts, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Group of Ainu children standing in a passageway between huts, 1908

Background imageThatch Collection: The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Ojibway Encampment near the Falls... 1858

The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Ojibway Encampment near the Falls... 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition - Ojibway Encampment near the Falls of the Rainy River, 1858. The Ojibways of the Lake of the Woods are the most warlike

Background imageThatch Collection: Sketches of Native Life in India - Sepoy Encampment at Barrackpore, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Sketches of Native Life in India - Sepoy Encampment at Barrackpore, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches of Native Life in India - Sepoy Encampment at Barrackpore, 1858. We are indebted to the sketch-book of Mr. Marshall Claxton for the...series of characteristic Sketches of a few of

Background imageThatch Collection: Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: a lake dwelling on Lake Moheya, 1876

Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: a lake dwelling on Lake Moheya, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: a lake dwelling on Lake Moheya, 1876. A...feature of some interest is one of the "lake dwellings

Background imageThatch Collection: The Royal Visit to India: craft on the Hooghly, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

The Royal Visit to India: craft on the Hooghly, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: E. Hastie
The Royal Visit to India: craft on the Hooghly, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India: from "The Times" newspaper

Background imageThatch Collection: Two Doves on a Roof, 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Two Doves on a Roof, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Two Doves on a Roof, 18th century

Background imageThatch Collection: Conquest of German East Africa; An improvised aircraft hangar at Toa... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Conquest of German East Africa; An improvised aircraft hangar at Toa... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Conquest of German East Africa; An improvised aircraft hangar at Toa, for the assembly of floats for a seaplane, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Background imageThatch Collection: Distant Fronts, At Ouaddai; Goz Beida, capital of Dar Sila... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Distant Fronts, At Ouaddai; Goz Beida, capital of Dar Sila... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, At Ouaddai; Goz Beida, capital of Dar Sila; in the center, the sultan's fort, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageThatch Collection: Farmyard, 1873-1932. Creator: Willem Steenhoff

Farmyard, 1873-1932. Creator: Willem Steenhoff
Farmyard, 1873-1932

Background imageThatch Collection: Farmhouse with thatched roof, 1755-1818. Creator: Egbert van Drielst

Farmhouse with thatched roof, 1755-1818. Creator: Egbert van Drielst
Farmhouse with thatched roof, 1755-1818

Background imageThatch Collection: Farm with a wall, 1755-1818. Creator: Egbert van Drielst

Farm with a wall, 1755-1818. Creator: Egbert van Drielst
Farm with a wall, 1755-1818

Background imageThatch Collection: Farm in Eext, Drenthe, 1755-1818. Creator: Egbert van Drielst

Farm in Eext, Drenthe, 1755-1818. Creator: Egbert van Drielst
Farm in Eext, Drenthe, 1755-1818

Background imageThatch Collection: Yodo River, c1834. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Yodo River, c1834. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Yodo River, c1834. From Famous Places of Kyoto

Background imageThatch Collection: Page from the book Azuma Asobi; (Ushijima, Nakataya), c1802. Creator: Hokusai

Page from the book Azuma Asobi; (Ushijima, Nakataya), c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Page from the book Azuma Asobi; (Ushijima, Nakataya), c1802

Background imageThatch Collection: Path through the Village of Manen at Ede, 1783. Creator: Wybrand Hendriks

Path through the Village of Manen at Ede, 1783. Creator: Wybrand Hendriks
Path through the Village of Manen at Ede, 1783. Wybrand Hendriks lived in Ede in the province of Gelderland between 1782 and 1785, far from the bustling art world

Background imageThatch Collection: A Piebald Horse, 1655-1666. Creator: Jan Wouwerman

A Piebald Horse, 1655-1666. Creator: Jan Wouwerman
A Piebald Horse, 1655-1666

Background imageThatch Collection: A Farm Cottage, 1766. Creator: Johann Georg Wille

A Farm Cottage, 1766. Creator: Johann Georg Wille
A Farm Cottage, 1766

Background imageThatch Collection: Autumn Landscape, c.1875-c.1903. Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch

Autumn Landscape, c.1875-c.1903. Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch
Autumn Landscape, c.1875-c.1903

Background imageThatch Collection: Village in the Szill Valley; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Village in the Szill Valley; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Village in the Szill Valley; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageThatch Collection: Huts Etretat, 1876. Creator: Barbin

Huts Etretat, 1876. Creator: Barbin
Huts Etretat, 1876

Background imageThatch Collection: Interior of Wichita grass-house, 1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Interior of Wichita grass-house, 1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Interior of Wichita grass-house, 1927

Background imageThatch Collection: Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816. Creator: Pieter Barbiers

Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816

Background imageThatch Collection: Farmstead in Skåne, 1875. Creator: Anders Kallenberg

Farmstead in Skåne, 1875. Creator: Anders Kallenberg
Farmstead in Skane, 1875

Background imageThatch Collection: Landscape (image 1 of 6), turn of the 19/ century. Creator: Kim Hong-do

Landscape (image 1 of 6), turn of the 19/ century. Creator: Kim Hong-do
Landscape (image 1 of 6), turn of the 19/ century

Background imageThatch Collection: Arcadian Landscape with Shepherds and Cattle, 1710-1763. Creator: Jan van Gool

Arcadian Landscape with Shepherds and Cattle, 1710-1763. Creator: Jan van Gool
Arcadian Landscape with Shepherds and Cattle, 1710-1763

Background imageThatch Collection: Winter Scene, c.1652-c.1653. Creator: Jan van de Cappelle

Winter Scene, c.1652-c.1653. Creator: Jan van de Cappelle
Winter Scene, c.1652-c.1653

Background imageThatch Collection: Two Dogs, 1810-1855. Creator: Jan Dasveldt

Two Dogs, 1810-1855. Creator: Jan Dasveldt
Two Dogs, 1810-1855

Background imageThatch Collection: Adam and Eve in a utopian village scene, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Adam and Eve in a utopian village scene, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Adam and Eve in a utopian village scene, 1779-1785. Fantasy of an idyllic, primitive settlement with several families of white people in animal skins in tropical landscape

Background imageThatch Collection: Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Three Javanese dancers, seated musicians and spectators in an open-sided bamboo building in Batavia. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl

Background imageThatch Collection: Inn or hunting lodge on the Montferberg, 1770-1778. Creator: Jan Brandes

Inn or hunting lodge on the Montferberg, 1770-1778. Creator: Jan Brandes
Inn or hunting lodge on the Montferberg, 1770-1778. Half-timbered building with thatched roof and vegetable garden, near Doetinchem. Two covered wagons. With inscription

Background imageThatch Collection: View Mariana's Oord, taken from the Dome House...Pontianak, 1800-1900. Creator: J.E. Ljung

View Mariana's Oord, taken from the Dome House...Pontianak, 1800-1900. Creator: J.E. Ljung
View of Mariana's Oord, taken from the Dome House of the Assistant Resident in Pontianak, 1800-1900. The Dutch settlement of Mariana's or Marianne's Oord (place) in Pontianak

Background imageThatch Collection: Farms on the Fringe of a Wood, 1812. Creator: Egbert van Drielst

Farms on the Fringe of a Wood, 1812. Creator: Egbert van Drielst
Farms on the Fringe of a Wood, 1812

Background imageThatch Collection: Chinese street theatre, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Chinese street theatre, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Chinese street theatre, 1779-1785. Sword fight. Stage with lanterns, man kowtowing before a magistrate, musicians

Background imageThatch Collection: Farmhouse with wooden extension, wheelbarrow and grinding stone, 1837-1903. Creator: Jan Striening

Farmhouse with wooden extension, wheelbarrow and grinding stone, 1837-1903. Creator: Jan Striening
Farmhouse with wooden extension, wheelbarrow and grinding stone, 1837-1903

Background imageThatch Collection: Farm house at the fork of a country road, 1783. Creator: Jan Bulthuis

Farm house at the fork of a country road, 1783. Creator: Jan Bulthuis
Farm house at the fork of a country road, 1783

Background imageThatch Collection: Barn by a canal on the edge of a forest, 1745-1795. Creator: Jacobus Versteegen

Barn by a canal on the edge of a forest, 1745-1795. Creator: Jacobus Versteegen
Barn by a canal on the edge of a forest, 1745-1795

Background imageThatch Collection: The Good Expectation at the Wanica Canal; from an album of drawings of Suriname, 1859

The Good Expectation at the Wanica Canal; from an album of drawings of Suriname, 1859. Creator: Jacob van Geffen
The Good Expectation at the Wanica Canal; from an album of drawings of Suriname, 1859

Background imageThatch Collection: Plantation Visserszorg with banana field, 1859. Creator: Jacob van Geffen

Plantation Visserszorg with banana field, 1859. Creator: Jacob van Geffen
Plantation Visserszorg with banana field, 1859

Background imageThatch Collection: Oeman Kondre on the Marowijne river, 1850. Creator: Jacob van Geffen

Oeman Kondre on the Marowijne river, 1850. Creator: Jacob van Geffen
Oeman Kondre on the Marowijne river, Suriname, 1850. Houses and rainforest seen from the river

Background imageThatch Collection: Dawson's, Gem Island, Indian River, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson

Dawson's, Gem Island, Indian River, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Dawson's, Gem Island, Indian River, between 1880 and 1897

Background imageThatch Collection: Frisky horses, 1865-1887. Creator: Hans Michael Therkildsen

Frisky horses, 1865-1887. Creator: Hans Michael Therkildsen
Frisky horses, 1865-1887

Background imageThatch Collection: The blacksmith, 1876. Creator: Charles Rochussen

The blacksmith, 1876. Creator: Charles Rochussen
The blacksmith, 1876

Background imageThatch Collection: Farms, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier

Farms, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Farms, c.1780-c.1800

Background imageThatch Collection: Farm buildings with thatched roofs, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier

Farm buildings with thatched roofs, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Farm buildings with thatched roofs, c.1780-c.1800

Background imageThatch Collection: Farmyard and farm buildings, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier

Farmyard and farm buildings, c.1780-c.1800. Creator: Bernhard Heinrich Thier
Farmyard and farm buildings, c.1780-c.1800. There is a cart in the barn




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Thatch: A Timeless Roofing Tradition Across the Globe From the Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines to Sennen Cove in Cornwall, England, thatched roofs have adorned homes for centuries. These unique structures not only provide shelter but also offer a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of different regions. In Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset and Galway Gossips from c1887 by Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow, we witness how thatch seamlessly blends with picturesque landscapes. The rustic charm of Old Alresford in Hampshire and Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape further exemplify the enduring appeal of this traditional roofing style. Venturing beyond Europe's borders, Rasta (Rastafarian) colored beachfront accommodation at Sungai Pinang near Padang showcases how they are be infused with vibrant colors and patterns. Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway's Cottage stands as a testament to its historical significance - being both the birthplace and childhood home of Shakespeare's future wife. Traveling eastward to East Bergholt in Suffolk or Thornton-le-Dale within North Yorkshire Moors National Park reveals idyllic cottages topped with meticulously crafted thatched roofs. These quaint dwellings exude an old-world charm while providing warmth and protection against nature's elements. But it is not just houses where thatch finds its place; Quechua Indian families on Floating Grass islands of Uros in Lake Titicaca demonstrate how this versatile material extends even onto floating communities. Whether it be ancient or modern times captured through photographs like Old Time Cottage Wiston or Rasta-colored beachfront accommodations at Sungai Pinang – one thing remains constant: thatched roofs continue to captivate our imagination worldwide.