Detail of thatching around chimney showing scobed ridge; 30 High Street, Avoch.
DP 241142
Description Detail of thatching around chimney showing scobed ridge; 30 High Street, Avoch.
Date 12/7/2015
Collection Records of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, London, England
Catalogue Number DP 241142
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Group listing of two late 19th century cottages, the one at 29 High Street listed as having a slated roof, and that at number 30 listed as having a corrugated iron roof. The cottage at number 30 now has a reed-thatched roof, but whether there was thatch underneath the corrugated iron at the time of listing is unknown. The building was restored and used as a holiday let in the last couple of decades and appears to have had a completely new roof covering installed at this time. The ridge of the roof, which is slightly rasied, has been scobed using hazel spars. There are two attic windows on the front elevation, and the thatch below these openings have also been scobed with hazel spars, as well a small patch of scobing underneath the chimney stack at the north east gable end. The roof has been netted along the ridge and over the patches of scobing only, the rest of the thatch has been left uncovered. The listing description should be updated accordingly.
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