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• Precious crafts of thatching and violin-making are under threat | Letters

  16-05-2025 19:05
  Graham Cook points to shared styles of thatching across England and Wales, and John Dilworth highlights two recent setbacks for violin-making Your article on the sad decline in some British crafts (Welsh thatching and ship figurehead carving added to UK crafts red list, 13 May) noted that “thatched roofs in Wales are becoming ‘more similar to English styles of thatch’. The Welsh style is different, with a rounder outside appearance.” There is in fact no such thing as &ldq
  
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• From ‘architecturally tricky’ to ‘awe-inspiring’: winners of NSW’s 2025 National Trust heritage awards revealed

  16-05-2025 07:48
  Country hospital brought back from the ashes wins top heritage prizeAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA colonial country hospital almost totally destroyed by fire more than two decades ago has won the top prize in the National Trust of Australia (NSW) heritage awards.The recognition of heritage architecture and conservation projects in the built and natural environment takes place across each state annually. New South Wales sta
  
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