Hands down, the personal homes of architects and interior designers are among our favorites to cover. They tend to be less ...

One of London’s largest and oldest thatched roofs, on a 15th-century Tithe Barn, is currently being removed and replaced with fresh thatching as part of a large restoration project. Upminster tithe ...

The barn reckons to be London's oldest thatched building. It was constructed around 1450 as part of the Augustinian Waltham Abbey estate. Its original purpose was to store tithes — farm produce ...

Six engines are putting out a fire on Hook Park Road Fire services are asking people to stay away from the area Follow for more updates ...

If you find selecting a paint color for the kitchen more intimidating than a Ferran Adrià recipe, you’re not alone. Many of us “feel paralyzed because a kitchen can feel so much more ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu -- An illumination event at a UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement in this central Japan village began on Jan. 13, lighting up historic thatched houses. Tourists in the ...

along with the odd musket to keep this wonderful tradition alive and thriving. Here’s to the trees!” The evening finished off with more folk music and Morris dancing in the medieval thatched barn.

There’s also further insightful information walking around the 4.5-mile loop, such as the history of the 18th-century farm village named Gate Up that’s now submerged beneath the water, and the rare, ...

The Smoker in Plumley was destroyed after a devastating fire broke out in the 400-year-old pub’s thatched roof three months ago. Robinsons, the brewery that has owned the pub since 1949, has vowed to ...