Period Living

TURNING BACK TIME

TURNING BACK TIME
Beverley Brown took on an old thatched cottage, using traditional materials and methods to breathe new life into its ancient frame

Seeing your dream cottage stripped back to its stone, ceilings removed to reveal the underside of its centuries-old thatch, would be enough to send most owners into a panic, but for Beverley Brown it was a chance to get to know her new home better. ‘The bones of the building were so beautiful. Looking at the underside of the thatch – and all the original timbers

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