"Britain has only around 60,000 thatched homes left — 0.2 percent of its housing stock. But among England’s roughly 800 thatchers, the reed-versus-straw... (opens in new tab)

"Britain has only around 60,000 thatched homes left — 0.2 percent of its housing stock. But among England’s roughly 800 thatchers, the reed-versus-straw debate provokes enormous emotion and occasional fisticuffs."Rukmini Callimachi for The New York Times: class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2026/06/03/realestate/thatch-roof-homes-england-long-straw-tradition.html#Longreads #England #Suffolk #Thatched #Roof #Housing #Construction