Berry House

Berry House is a house built in 1723, although it may have earlier origins, with some alterations made in the 19th century. The building is constructed of yellow gault brick, featuring red brick details on the quoins, bands, and around the door and window openings. It has a steeply pitched tiled roof with tumbled end parapets supported by kneelers. The gable ends have mock stacks with red brick rustication on the quoins, and there are two stacks located in the rear wall, one situated between the front and kitchen ranges. The house has a dentil eaves cornice and is arranged in an L-plan, consisting of a main range with a stair-turret at the rear and a kitchen wing. It stands two storeys high with an attic and includes two dormers.

The front facade features a range of four flush frame hung sashes, each with twelve panes, set in segmental arches with open boxing. On the ground floor, there are three windows, including two tripartite hung sashes dating from around 1930 and one original hung sash window. The off-centre doorway is framed by an early 19th-century reeded doorcase topped with a flat hood, and above the door is a brick inscribed with the year 1723. The right-hand gable end displays red brick diaper work and has a blocked window opening from 1723. The kitchen wing contains some earlier brickwork but is predominantly from the 19th century.

Inside, there are opposing front and rear doorways and an early 19th-century staircase screen that matches the detail of the doorcase. The open-well staircase, dating from 1723, features two flights and a landing, with urn-shaped balusters and a toad's back rail, along with larger similar balusters on the newels. There is no evidence of hearths in the gable ends on either the ground or first floors, although there are hearths in the rear wall. The right-hand ground floor room includes an inglenook and an adjoining restored hearth leading to the kitchen. The roof structure is of staggered butt-purlin construction. It is likely that the house is situated on the site of the former manor house.