Protective cover installed following roof damage caused by recent severe weather
Manx National Heritage has begun emergency conservation work on Harry Kelly’s Cottage in Cregneash after recent storms damaged its traditional thatched roof.
A tarpaulin has been secured over the building to protect it from further deterioration while the extent of the damage is assessed and repairs are planned.
The cottage, designated as an Ancient Monument, is one of only a few surviving thatched dwellings on the Isle of Man. It retains a rare straw-and-turf roof structure and is closely linked with Harry Kelly, a respected Manx speaker who died in 1935.
The building was donated to the Manx Museum Trustees by the Kelly family and became the first to open at Cregneash in 1938, establishing it as the British Isles’ first Open Air Folk Museum.
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