1 & 2, Thatch Cottages, The Street
Introduction
The photograph on this page of 1 & 2, Thatch Cottages, The Street by John Baker as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
1 & 2, Thatch Cottages, The Street
Image: © John Baker Taken: 10 Jun 2018
This pair of thatched cottages, which appear to be having the thatch renewed, are grade II listed and date from the early 18th century https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101363303-house-about-20-metres-south-of-preston-house-preston#.WzfLqP6Wzcc This image of Image, photographed in 2008 shows how new the thatch looked, while this image of Image, photographed in 2010, shows how it had darkened since the previous photo was taken. The front doors have also been painted in different colours over the years.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.303693
Longitude
1.227385