Thatching the Holly Bush Inn, Salt

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Date:October 1969

Description:Cheshire thatcher John Burke working on the roof of the Holly Bush Inn at Salt, with his teenage son, also named John, and a helper. They are re-covering the back slope with Devon reed, ridging and securing the whole roof with netting.

This photograph was published in the Staffordshire Newsletter on 31 October 1969. Reproduced by kind permission of the Staffordshire Newsletter who retain copyright.

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Creators: Stafford Newsletter - Creator

Image courtesy of: Staffordshire Newsletter

Donor ref:SN Holly Bush Salt 1969 (55/51928)

Source: Miscellaneous Collection

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