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-There are many traditional, thatched cob cottages in England that are hundreds of years old, especially in the south-west. +_There are many traditional, thatched cob cottages in England that are hundreds of years old, especially in the south-west._
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-Building a cob wall mud-pie style.+_Building a cob wall mud-pie style._
  
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-Modern cob family home in Ireland.+_Modern cob family home in Ireland._
  
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-Cob can be used to mould relaxing, natural, organic-looking interiors too.+_Cob can be used to mould relaxing, natural, organic-looking interiors too._
  
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-Cob is a mixture of clayey soil, sand, water and straw.+_Cob is a mixture of clayey soil, sand, water and straw._
  
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-The Yemeni city of Shibam – the world’s first skyscrapers, made from unfired clay.+_The Yemeni city of Shibam – the world’s first skyscrapers, made from unfired clay._
  
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-Dancing to mix earth, sand and and straw on a tarp.+_Dancing to mix earth, sand and and straw on a tarp._
  
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-When it comes to cob building, you’re limited only by your imagination.+_When it comes to cob building, you’re limited only by your imagination._
  
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 ## Further resources ## Further resources
  
 +- [Earth Building UK & Ireland](https://www.ebuki.co/)
 - [Build a Cob House](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/BuildaCobHouse-AStepbyStepGuidever2.1.pdf) (pdf) by Alex Sumerall of [This Cob House](https://www.thiscobhouse.com/) - [Build a Cob House](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/BuildaCobHouse-AStepbyStepGuidever2.1.pdf) (pdf) by Alex Sumerall of [This Cob House](https://www.thiscobhouse.com/)
 +- [Cob Builders Handbook (pdf)](https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cob_Builders_Handbook.pdf)
 +- [Earth Architecture](https://eartharchitecture.org/)
 +- [15 Backyard Cob Projects](https://homestead-and-survival.com/15-backyard-cob-projects-and-ideas/)
 +- [Mother Earth News](https://www.motherearthnews.com/sustainable-living/green-homes/cob-building-basics-zm0z13onzrob/) - cob building basics
 +- [Cob homes around the world](http://naturalhomes.org/natural-building-cob.htm)
  
  
  
-## Specialist(s)+## Specialist curators of this topic
  
  
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