Roofer Collection

Poem by Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), ca. 1835

Roofing JLP01_08_008427
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A man fitting corrugated roofing panels onto the roof of a newly constructed building at Gaydon Airfield

Thatching The Rest a cottage at Selworthy Green, Somerset (for a more recent - 1950s! - view, see 10826269). Date: circa 1920s

Thatching DIX02_01_224
Bay Tree Cottage, Church Street, Great Comberton, Wychavon, Worcestershire. A thatcher at work

Saint-Simonian Women and their occupations, c. 1830 (colour litho)
CHT274901 Saint-Simonian Women and their occupations, c.1830 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

Roofing shears (chromolitho)
977654 Roofing shears (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roofing shears. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Man cutting off the ridging on a roof top while he thatches the roof. 11th June 1933

Men thatching a house in Norwich. 16th June 1933

Rebuilding Coventry. Men at work, attaching the keystone to complete the masonry on the 75 foot high baptistry window of the new Coventry Cathedral

Mr Cecil Watson, and his son Stanley, the local thatchers, at work replacing the thatched roof of a cottage in the village of Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire. 14th July 1952. C3559 003 vfr1

The Healing of the Paralytic, c. 1560 / 1590. Creator: Unknown
The Healing of the Paralytic, c. 1560/1590

Two Roofers Working Atop a Building, 1860s-80s. Creator: Unknown
Two Roofers Working Atop a Building, 1860s-80s

Slate Roofer Holding Slate Hammer and Iron Bar, 1850s-60s. Creator: Unknown
Slate Roofer Holding Slate Hammer and Iron Bar, 1850s-60s

Marie. Leon, Louis. 23 ans, ne le 19 / 8 / 70 a Adouzeval (Calvados). Couvreur
Marie. Leon, Louis. 23 ans, ne le 19/8/70 a Adouzeval (Calvados). Couvreur. Anarchiste. 16/3/94. 1894

Bernaix. Louis. 29 ans, ne a Clichy. Couvreur. Anarchiste. Fiche le 27/2/94. 1894

Mahler. Jacob, Henri, Jean. 61 ans, ne a Hanovre (Duche de Hesse). Couvreur. Anarchiste. 3/3/94. 1894

Fetis. Julien. 26 ans, ne a New York (USA). Couvreur. Anarchiste. 3 / 3 / 94
Fetis. Julien. 26 ans, ne a New York (USA). Couvreur. Anarchiste. 3/3/94. 1894

Monzon. Lucien, Henri, Baptiste. 18 ans, ne a Paris XXe. Couvreur. Anarchiste. 23/3/94. 1894

Thiebaut. Eugene. 35 (ou 36) ans, ne a Chateau-Salin (Menthe &
Thiebaut. Eugene. 35 (ou 36) ans, ne a Chateau-Salin (Menthe & Moselle). Couvreur. Anarchiste. 3/3/94, 1894

Ravinet. Gaston. 34 ans, ne a Paris XIXe. Couvreur. Anarchiste. 1 / 3 / 94. 1894
Ravinet. Gaston. 34 ans, ne a Paris XIXe. Couvreur. Anarchiste. 1/3/94. 1894

Thatcher working on Somerset cottage -2
Thatcher at work on the ridge of a cottage roof in the centre of a Somerset village Date: 1989

Thatcher working on Somerset cottage -1
Thatcher at work on the ridge of a cottage roof in the centre of a Somerset village Date: 1989

From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Lady Ise, c1830. Artist: Hokusai
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Lady Ise, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The White Hart Hotel, Brasted, Kent - favourite pub of Battle of Britain pilots from RAF Biggin Hill during World War II. A roofer fixing the slates on the roof

Woman Roofer tacking down the roofing felt 1941 women doing mens jobs during the war years

FRANCE: ROOFING, 1848. Surveyor and architect in the foreground with roofers working on a cathedral in the Loire region; the workers are compagnons, members of secret trade-union organizations

Taiwan (Formosa) - Essential house repairs taking place
Siraya People, Taiwan (Formosa) - Essential house repairs taking place (during the period of the Japanese occupation of Formosa following the First Sino-Japanese War). Date: circa 1910s

The church spire in North Cray, Kent, being reshingled. 1938

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In the realm of rooftops, where dreams ascend high, A roofer's craft weaves tales against the sky. With thatching hands and weathered tools in tow, They mend each shingle, letting stories grow. From Ise's poem, a timeless verse unfurls, One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse it hurls. Roofing JLP01_08_008427 whispers secrets untold, As Selworthy Green's cottage finds warmth to behold. Saint-Simonian Women embrace their occupation bold, C. 1830 litho reveals their spirit uncontrolled. Roofing shears gleam with chromolitho grace, Craftsmanship etched on each line of their face. The Healing of the Paralytic echoes through time, C. 1560/1590 painting captures faith sublime. Two roofers atop a building in 1860s-80s frame, Unknown creators immortalize their daring game. Slate Roofer holds hammer and iron bar tight, 1850s-60s snapshot freezes his skilled might. Marie Leon Louis, born '70 in Adouzeval town, Calvados' couvreur wears his trade like a crown. Bernaix Louis from Clichy, anarchist at heart, A roofer rebel who refuses to depart. Mahler Jacob Henri Jean, sixty-one years strong Born in Hanover, he sings roofs' eternal song. Amidst these hints scattered across space and time, The essence of a roofer transcends every rhyme. For they are more than mere builders above ground; They weave sheltered narratives where hope is found.