Block-cut Ridges

These ridges stand proud of the plane of the roof. There is no evidence for block-cut ridges on traditional buildings in the South, in particular, before the late 19th century. They are not necessary on multi-layered thatch.

Documentary evidence and photographs show that block-cut ridges remained rare until the 1930s and the fancy decorated versions are later still and probably an imported detail from East Anglian thatching.

The different patterns of a block cut ridge may have been the trademark of particular thatchers or thatching families, However nowadays there are more thatchers than trademarks available, Which paves the way for customer choice of available patterns.