Thursday 20 August 2015

Thatched Roof Thursday #86 - Stratford Upon Avon

Old Thatch Tavern
(on a very rainy, dark day)


These photos were taken last month.
It was a horrible day but when I saw this 
pub I had to take some photos.


If you have ever visited Stratford, this
public house is located close to 
Shakespeare's birthplace.


It is a Grade II Listed building dating back to 1470.
Not only is it the oldest pub in Stratford town - it is also
the only thatched building left in town.

Hopefully you can make out a little of the thatched roof
on the last photo above.


11 comments:

LuiZ FernandoS said...

I was impressed how low ceilings were those days.

RedPat said...

It looks wonderful!

Tamera said...

Looks like a typical dreary English day... oh, but when it's not dreary there, it's like heaven! The dreariness only makes you appreciate the sun more, right?

When I went to England I couldn't believe the thatched buildings I was seeing in the Kent countryside. The fact that they were hundreds of years old boggled my mind. There is nothing in my city more than about 125 years old at the most. To think that a structure from the 1400s is still standing, and still in use -- that is amazing!

Halcyon said...

I just love those thatched roof buildings. Amazing that it has stood the test of time!

Fun60 said...

What a beautiful building.

William Kendall said...

I really like it- it's got character.

Petrea Burchard said...

What Tamera said! Stratford-Upon-Avon and its like are a thrill for me.

orvokki said...

Really wonderful houses, they looks so english style.

LOLfromPasa said...

Tamera - You sum up beautifully the excitement I feel almost daily.

Jack said...

Thanks for showing these. Some day I really should go to Stratford on Avon. I have been close, but . . .

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I love a wet rainy day Lauren but maybe not if I had as many as you over there :) But how very welcoming this old pub looks, I'd be over in a flash if it weren't over 15000km away :)