Thatched Houses

One of the things I really enjoy about blogging, is the way it has made me really look at my day-to-day world. I have come to see that things which I take for granted, scarcely notice any more, may interest my blogging friends.

Like these pretty thatched cottages which line the main road through our nearest market town, Alford.

I know nothing of their age, but I do know they are very old - just check out how small the white door of the end cottage is. Designed and built when people were built differently from today.

I particularly like this one - just check out the brick work on the ground floor (click to enlarge the photograph) where windows and arches have been changed at some time.

This white one is very attractive - again, see how

small the door is. The sign on the front of the house is a sale board, full details can be found here...

This thatched cottage looks as though it is peering over the hedge.

It was originally a row of shops and cottages, which have now been converted into just one house.

I have tried a few times to get a photograph of the house with the gates open - but no luck.

The white building which you can see next door to it is the rear of the white thatched house in photograph 4 - very cosy!

Alford is a beautiful little market town. I am planning a post on it, so I won't reveal too many details now. It has a working windmill, beautiful old shop frontages, almshouses, a very nice market square, etc and is well known for the regular craft fairs which are held throughout the summer on on most Bank Holiday weekends.

I hope you have enjoyed this tiny taste of what will be on offer.

This is a bonus photograph - it is not in Alford and I have shown it before. It is here simply because it is thatched and I really like it!