Blake’s Cottage, West Sussex: A Botanical Report on the Thatch
Author(s): Ruth Pelling
Blake’s Cottage, in Felpham, West Sussex, is a grade II* listed cottage, of late 17th or 18th century date. William Blake (1757-1827) and his wife Catherine lived in the cottage between 1800 and 1803, where Blake wrote the words to the hymn Jerusalem. Prior to renovation of the thatched roof, samples of the thatch were taken from the exposed base layers. Morphological analysis of the cereal ears provides characterisation of the historic basecoat.
- Report Number:
- 46/2022
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 9
