Berry Hill

Detached former dower house, comprising four-bay two-storey north-west block of c. 1700, with three-bay north-west gable. Extended in nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through addition of two-pile block to south-east gable. South-east half of later block is five-bay two-storey block, and south-west half is multiple-bay two-storey with roofline indicating two phases and has two-storey canted bay to south-west gable. Lean-to slate-roof extension to north-west gable of latter addition. Now in use as private house. Pitched slate roof to early block and M-profile pitched slate roof to later blocks. Rendered offset chimneystacks over rectangular bases. Heavy central chimneystack to early block. Roughcast rendered walls. Camber-headed window openings to front (east) elevation of five-bay block, having tooled limestone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with thickened central bar. Square-headed window openings elsewhere, having render sills and replacement timber casement windows. Camber-headed openings to north-west gable of early block, with replacement timber windows and having round-headed opening to centre of first floor. Round-headed two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window to north-west gable of south-west block. Square-headed window openings to south-west block having tooled limestone sills and replacement timber windows, two replacement one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, and one triple one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window with two-pane rectangular overlight. Canted oriel window to first floor of south-east elevation having replacement timber window. Segmental-headed door opening to front, north-west, elevation of north-west block, having timber surround with pilasters and cornice and double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled door with camber-headed overlight. Camber-headed door openings to rear and gable of earliest block, with timber battened doors. Square-headed door opening to rear elevation of south-west block having replacement half-glazed timber panelled door. Outbuildings to rear, comprising nine-bay two-storey north range with recessed three-bay single-storey with loft addition to east end. Pitched slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystack having terracotta chimney pot. Roughcast rendered walls with two roughcast rendered recesses indicating blocked square-headed window openings to first floor. Square-headed window openings, some blind, with timber windows, limestone sills and some red brick surrounds. Square-headed door openings having timber battened half doors. Addition has segmental-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window to front (south) elevation and replacement timber-framed window to east gable loft floor level, and round-headed double-door openings with double-leaf timber battened doors. Wrought-iron cross-and-diamond-shaped tie plate with projecting rod having circular terminal to front elevation. Two single-storey three-bay pitched roof outbuildings to west with pitched slate roofs and roughcast rendered walls. Oriel window to east gable of southernmost building, with timber window. Round-headed blocked openings to both buildings having sandstone voussoirs and inserted square-headed timber battened halved doors. Square-headed door opening to north building having timber battened halved door. Coursed rubble limestone boundary walls to yard terminating in square-plan piers with balls finials and double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Coursed limestone rubble boundary walls to east having spherical caps and wrought-iron pedestrian gate with double-leaf wrought-iron traffic gate. Recent boundary wall to north topped in wrought-iron railings.