Berry Cottage

Berry Cottage is a house dating back to the 15th century, with significant alterations in the 17th century. It is built using wattle and cob (wicht) construction, rendered and colourwashed over a rubble stone plinth, also rendered and colourwashed. The roof is thatched, with a half-hip on the left side. The house has two storeys and an attic, with two bays. A central board door is set within an open timber porch, which is thatched and gabled. To the left is a three-light timber casement window, and a two-light window to the right. The first floor has three-light leaded casement windows, dating from the late 17th century. A brick stack forms the lobby entry plan, and the right gable is timber-framed with plaster infill below the collar, and brick infill above. A gable stack is offset at the rear. A section projects to the rear, covered by a thatched catslide roof. Inside, the smoke-blackened central truss of the original 15th-century open hall remains. There are 17th-century timber-framed partitions and ceilings, along with inglenook fireplaces. The ground and first floor rooms have chamfered spine beams with run-out stops.