ChrisMadden published From Polesden Lacey to Shakespeare In Love and back for master...

Two decades ago Chris Essex was an apprentice thatcher who learned his trade helping to repair the thatched bridge at Polesden Lacey.Now, almost a quarter of a century later, the apprentice has become the master and returned to the scene of his training.On his route to becoming a master thatcher, Mr Essex has got high-profile experience including thatching the sets for Hollywood Blokcbuster Shakespeare in Love. But he says it was a quirk of fate which led him back to Polesden Lacey."I was...

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