Thatching, building and decorating
Whilst thatching, brick laying and decorating all require unique skills for simplicity they are all grouped together here
Lott Pyott, in 1837 was declared bankrupt, his occupation was given as a brick layer
Alfred Robinson, an early 1900s thatcher who lived in Church Walk. He was the brother of Ruth Brame. Read Rev Leslie Brame’s memories of his Uncle Happy thatching.
Leslie recalled asking his uncle where he would live after he gave up thatching, ‘he bridled at the question: I don’t intend ever to leave this house, till they carry me out feet first.’
James Dent was born in 1870, he was a thatcher, builder, poultryman and sweep.
