Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to the incident at a property in Kirtlington, near Bicester, on Monday at about 17:35 BST after the building's thatched roof caught light.

Four thatched roofs were set alight in Brampton between 1am and 1.15am yesterday, shortly after another home had been targeted in High Street, Offord. The Brampton fires were in West End, High ...

A thatched cottage caught fire after overhead cables were knocked down by a lorry, police have said. Seven fire engines were sent to the large blaze on Main Street in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, at ...

Thatched-roof cottage home evokes 17th century A rarity in Maine, and possibly unique, the roof on the Saco home is far tougher than people realize. Posted November 11, 2015 ...

John Roston Smith has earned a reputation as a top thatcher as popularity of the grass roofs grows world-wide; projects have cost upwards of $750,000 ...

Various roofing materials and tools are on display, accompanied by video footage of how thatching is created. One of the highlights is a life-size replica model of a hiwada buki roof — something ...

With the thatched roof of the church and building itself in need of urgent repairs, the cost of the works is expected to amount to around £190,000. And so the church launched a fundraising ...

Nautical-inspired indeed! Model Nakukhanya Ntombela dressed to the nines in a design by Kirshen Chetty at the 2015 Vodacom Durban July at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday 4 July. Image: Anthony ...

Thatched cottage is destroyed in just eight minutes after fire rips through its roof - weeks before the 17th century property was due to be tiled over By JOSE RAMOS Published: 10:42 EDT, 18 April ...

COURSES are being offered by Essex County Council to teach traditional building skills to modern builders.

One of Britain's last schools with a thatched roof is spruced up for new term after replacement reeds were put in ... Model Vittoria Ceretti, 27 ... but added a hidden 'playful and romantic' detail; ...

Crews have spent more than eight hours working to put a fire out in a thatched home in a tiny hamlet. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue said several appliances were sent to Bassus Green, Walkern, at ...