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rather than houses. Trobridge developed blocks of flats in the form of romantic cottages, castles and baronial halls, again mostly in
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in Surrey. These properties were technically highly innovative. The green elm timber was cut in a special way so that shrinkage could be accommodated, and the thatch contained a patent fire extinguishing sprinkler system.
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Trobridge's legacy includes a large number of unusual homes in the NW suburbs of London and elsewhere in
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timber which was readily available at the time, and built inexpensive timber framed, timber clad, thatch-roofed houses in the London suburb of
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Trobridge was born in
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and died of this condition in 1942. He lived in a remarkable house at 19 Heather Walk, Edgware, where there is a
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