Live Thatching Weekend
28 May 2016 - 29 May 2016
Sherborne Museum, Abbey Gatehouse, Church Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3BP
Ben Collyns, member of the Somerset Master Thatchers Association, will be creating a thatched roof in the Gardner Gallery inside the Museum. The thatch, of Somerset grown combed wheat, will have a ridge of Somerset coppiced willow.
The demonstration will complement the Museum’s unique set of thatching tools belonging to master thatcher Simon Garrett of Thornford and Ben’s creation will be left as an installation for the public to see until August.
The event is free but any donations will be gratefully received.
Sherborne Museum
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