Identity area
Reference code
BCA - 2019.2173
Title
Thatched hayricks
Date(s)
- first half twentieth century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Before farmers had large barns to store their hay, they built hayricks and a rick thatcher would come and thatch them to keep the water out. It was a useful way of having a store of food near where it was wanted.