Description

BRENTWOOD

TQ6291 BRENTWOOD ROAD, Herongate
723-1/13/175 (South West side)
20/09/74 No.145
Berrie House

GV II

House. Early C18, extended in C20. Timber-framed,
weatherboarded, roofed with handmade red clay tiles, plain and
scalloped. Main range facing NE with central stack, originally
forming a lobby-entrance plan. C20 large 2-storey cross-wing
to right, extending slightly forwards of main range and far to
the rear. C20 2-storey wing to rear left, single-storey
extension to right of it, forming a catslide with the main
roof, and C20 single-storey extension to left of it.
2 storeys and attics. Ground floor, two C20 casements, and
another in place of the former central entrance. First floor,
2 similar casements. Gambrel roof, with horizontal bands of
scalloped tiles, plain tiles above and below. The original
building has a symmetrical elevation. Entrance in right
extension. INTERIOR: each ground-floor room has a chamfered
transverse beam with lamb's tongue stops, joists plastered to
the soffits. The left room has a simple moulded fireplace,
blocked, and an original ledged and boarded door. The right
room has a C20 grate in the original wood-burning hearth, the
mantel beam pecked to key the former plaster, and an original
ledged and boarded door with shaped wooden handle. Each
first-floor room has an original moulded 3-plank door; the
right room has an early C19 cast-iron ducknest grate. Original
winder stair from first floor to attic, lower flight missing.
The 1974 listing states that this house dates from enclosure
of the land in 1736.

Listing NGR: TQ6269291289

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26491666

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)