Berkeley House

Berkeley House is a guest house and offices that was formerly a single dwelling, dating from the 17th century. It is constructed of squared and dressed stone with a slate roof. This large U-shaped house features a late 19th-century extended wing at 31A and has two broad Cotswold gables facing the street. A centrally located dressed stone tripartite stack with moulded coping is a notable feature.

The building has three storeys plus a basement and is designed with five windows. The gables contain two-light windows, while the first floor has a four-light window below, all made with stone chamfered mullions that include drips and labels. The windows are small pane rectangular leaded casements, and there are two small square fixed lights positioned centrally between the gables. The first floor also features a two-light chamfered mullion window, and the ground floor of the extension on the right has two sash windows with glazing bars.

No. 31A has a new shop front that includes a good six-panel door beneath a four-light rectangular fanlight, with supporting side-lights and a flat hood on consoles. Access is provided by a short flight of stone steps with wrought iron handrails on twisted balusters. There is an opening to the cellar on the right.

Inside, the building retains a newel stair with a plain untapered circular newel measuring 9 inches, and there are small lights leading into the courtyard. The interior features panelled doors on L-strap hinges, moulded arched openings at the centre of the first floor, and broad structural beams with cyma mouldings. The roof includes a section with wind bracing arranged in three ranges. Some interior details have been removed to the Victoria and Albert Museum, and photographs of the now-removed interiors are available in the National Monuments Record.