At SJ Eccles & Sons Master Thatchers, we're proud to be members of the following organisations:

English Heritage

SJ Eccles and Sons is proud to support English Heritage, a leading UK charity committed to the conservation of England's many historic properties and sites of interest. We've helped restore and re-thatch numerous period properties through the UK, whilst staying true to the original art form.

The National Trust

The National Trust is the largest private society devoted to heritage preservation in the UK. It was started in 1895, and at that time was just one of a number of organisations concerned with environmental and social welfare issues and heritage when somewhat broadly defined. Since its formation, the National Trust has developed and changed markedly in terms of how it has interpreted its role and how it has set about achieving its objectives. Since the mid 1960s, however, the Trust has enjoyed an unrivalled period of growth in membership, financial; strength and popularity that puts most other heritage organisations t o shame. The size and specific legal position of National Trust property allow it to do things that other heritage organisations can only dream of. Its size, however, also brings attendant problems of maintenance that are not faced by Government funded agencies such as English Heritage. The National Trust, therefore, provides an ideal example through which to explore the possibilities of preserving a national heritage in private hands, and also their potential problems of finance and accountability.