The Thatch Hook, Ivinghoe
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Thatch Hook, Ivinghoe by Rob Farrow as part of the Geograph project.
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The Thatch Hook, Ivinghoe
Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 4 Dec 2005
This Thatch Hook was used in the event of a fire in the thatched roof of a building. The hook was used to pull the blazing thatch off the roof to stop it spreading to the rest of the roof and building - or adjacent buildings.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.836407
Longitude
-0.62842