Thatched House Museum Survives the July 2019 Storm
Photos by Shirley Squibb taken 6th August 2019
The Thatched House Museum is the only building on Tristan whose roof is made of traditional New Zealand flax thatch. Thankfully, it suffered very little damage during the July 2019 storm. It lost a piece or two of the turf that seals the ridge of the roof and so the water got in, but nothing too serious.
The interior of the building was almost unscathed Above: The kitchen Right: The bedroom |