
The Winning Thatch
2005/6
"Park Farm House",
thatched by Kit Davis.
Second place went
to Jason Morley for "Walnut Tree Cottage"
In third place was
"Forest Farm", thatched by Simon Denney
and fourth place
in the group, all of which were of a very high standard indeed,
went to Dodson Brothers for "The Thatches".
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The presentations
for the 2005-2006 competition were made by Kate Glover,
who said: "Helping to choose between entries
for this competition was one of the most difficult things
that I have done for some time, and yet it has been
an absolute joy to see so much fantastic work going
on right across the country- and so remarkably varied.
In occasional
moments of despair, you might think, “why do I
bother?” After all, thatch is only temporary-
a depressing thought- and from the moment a roof is
finished it starts (hopefully!) a long life of deterioration.
Nevertheless, despite this and many other logical reasons
why not, you do bother, because for
a comparatively short time in a building’s history
you have the opportunity to make your mark – to
do the best that you can for that building at that time.
Individuals past and present have given us their examples
of skill, ingenuity, craftsmanship and flair, all contributing
to make thatching such a special and interesting craft
and one that we are all so proud to be part of.
That is why
it is such an honour for me to announce this year’s
four outstanding finalists in the Best Thatched House
Competition. It was very close and far from the easy
task it might appear from looking at the photographs.
However, we did have to choose and the overall winner
was Kit Davis, for Park Farm House."
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