Thatching
Lyle Morgan, master thatcher who has done much recent work in the village.
Thatched roofs have been a feature of many village houses and cottages for many centuries, and until recently there has been a resident thatcher - George Samways was the last.
Sadly, thatch fires have been the cause of many houses being damaged or destroyed - one image is of Brook Cotttages being thatched early in the 19th century; early in the 20th, Brook Cottages were twice devastated by such fires.
In recent times, much thatching work in East Meon has been conducted by Master Thatcher Lyle Morgan; a profile was written for Meon Matters and is attached as a PDF.
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