Berry Farmhouse

SOUTH CERNEY SILVER STREET SU 0497-0597 (east side) 14/266 Berry Farmhouse 4.5.52 II Large farmhouse. Probably late C16. Rubble stone faced in roughcast to west and incised render to south, stone slate roof, stone end stacks with offset and moulded cornice. Double range with 2 large gables to south and single rear gable on west side, two storeys and attic, and additional single-storey kitchen range to north-west corner with roof carried down as lean-to canopy abutting rear of farmhouse in internal angle. Two gables to south have 2/3/3-light stone mullion wood casements with square hoodmoulds, ground floor 3-light lengthened to right probably in C19. Scattered stone lights elsewhere, with 2 single lights on west side marking position of wooden newel stair. Main entrance on west side with wide half-glazed door and flat wooden hood on scroll brackets. Interior retains oak plank and muntin partition to ground and first floor in south-west corner, with chamfered and stopped beams. Many beams elsewhere and most original wide floorboards. On first floor, small room with moulded and pulvinated frieze wooden door head containing fitting made of small wooden cupboards said to be a nearly intact C18 "wig room" where wigs were kept and powdered.

Listing NGR: SU0487197583