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Came across this place quite by chance while out walking with Lucy91

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Bottom of the drive
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Up the drive
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Top of the drive
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Front of the house. Someone`s cutting the grass ?
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The far side
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Room for a guard dog ?
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Final view, all secure. On our way
 
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strangely modern looking house to have a thatched roof on it, very nice though, wonder what's planned for it.
 
You could be right there, Foxy.
just seems to look a bit younger than the type of house you'd normally expect to have a thatched roof, i'd still do a swap for it, anyway! looks a great place :mrgreen:
 
You could be right there, Foxy.
just seems to look a bit younger than the type of house you'd normally expect to have a thatched roof, i'd still do a swap for it, anyway! looks a great place :mrgreen:

In the early 1930s, a developer built a whole estate of thatched cottage style houses in Bessacarr Doncaster. However by the late 1960s many had been re-roofed in tile, and if memory serves all thatch had disappeared by the mid 70s. As for this house Foxy is probable correct, the style does look very post war 1950ish. The 'glossy ' magazines of the time were full of such designs - an attempt to bridge traditional and modern and revitalise the nation - pity the concrete box/high rise took over!
 
In the early 1930s, a developer built a whole estate of thatched cottage style houses in Bessacarr Doncaster. However by the late 1960s many had been re-roofed in tile, and if memory serves all thatch had disappeared by the mid 70s. As for this house Foxy is probable correct, the style does look very post war 1950ish. The 'glossy ' magazines of the time were full of such designs - an attempt to bridge traditional and modern and revitalise the nation - pity the concrete box/high rise took over!

Cheers for that info, Dirus. I wasn't sure if it was post-war or earlier, but as Kaputnik said, it does look quite modern. I find it's rather an interesting period as several architectural styles appeared one after the other quite rapidly from the 30's onwards. :)
 
Indeed the style certainly suggests 1930s or maybe even early post-war. Though I have seen examples of modern thatched roof housing.
 
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