The Hausbarn features a thatched roof. "And even though this looks porous to begin with, they are tightly packed and at a steep pitch, this is waterproof," tour guide Tim Weible said.

The roof was installed in 1986 by three Irish brothers, after Chuck Belizikian was inspired by the thatched roofs at the Plymouth Plantation, Doreen Bilezikian said.

The distinctive establishment held the singular honour of being the last remaining thatched public house in the city until its closure in 2010.

A thick thatched roof topped with purple iris flowers shelters this timber sheep pen in Kyoto, Japan, which has been designed by local architecture practice 2m26. Named Hitsujigoya, meaning sheep ...

The oldest building in Weston-super-Mare has become an even more prominent seafront landmark thanks to the installation of a new thatched roof. The new feature has been carefully constructed ...