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From: "Margie Hinton" <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Cob Houses
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:13:18 -0800
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Thank you, Thank you listers so very much - all of you who responded to my
question about Cob Houses. I am familiar with what we call adobe houses,
though that material is first made into 'bricks' that are stacked into the
shape of a house. I have stayed with friends in a house made of adobe
bricks so I do appreciate the insulation this material provides. Too bad
our 'building codes' are written by those who want the stick and plaster
kind of buildings today so houses made of 'alternative methods' are not
allowed to be built anymore where I live.

I will add a short description of a Cob House to my family histories.
Thanks again.

Margie Hinton


----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur French" <>
To: "Margie Hinton" <>; <>;
<>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [DEV] Old Bible [George GILLARD]


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cob_(material) gives a lot of detail, and
includes a photo FROM DEVON!

Arthur

----- Original Message -----
From: "Margie Hinton" <>
To: <>; <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: [DEV] Old Bible [George GILLARD]


Listers, and especially you Jack - this may seem to be 'off genealogy'
topic, but it really isn't.

Can someone describe to us outsiders - 'nonDevonshires' - what a 'Cob'
Cottage is? Since one of my family surnames is Cob/Cobb/Cobbe, this
intrigues me.

Thank you so much,

Margie Hinton (from across the pond)





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