Britain's iconic thatched roofs face extinction amid rise in imported material costs

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Britain's iconic thatched roofs face extinction amid rise in imported material costs

Britain's centuries-old craft of thatched roofs faces extinction amid a surge in imported materials dominating the trade. Stephen Letch, a 67-year-old master thatcher from East Anglia who began his training more than five decades ago, warns roofers are vanishing rapidly as a result. "We've been losing long straw thatchers," he told The Telegraph. "There are 20 to 30 of us left now." The decline has created what Mr …