DECLAN: Hmm. Well, come to think of it Pip, it takes a lot to build a cottage like that. What makes this home so unusual is its thatched roof, made from dry straw and reeds that have been tightly ...

The fire crews came in our back garden, they doused the cottage next door to prevent that from being set alight. '[A thatched roof] is a blessing and a curse, it is picturesque.' Neighbour Angela ...

Pretty as it is, this historic thatched cottage in a Cambridgeshire village ... but Jenny had it reinstalled with a new liner ...