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 Thatched House Museum showing the damaged roof ridge. The roof of the toilet to the left was undamaged.
Close-up of storm damage to the roof, showing tousled thatch and the missing turfs that seal the ridge.
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The interior of the building was almost unscathed Above: The kitchen Right: The bedroom |
Another picture of the Thatched House Museum and its separate toilet building.