Description

BERDEN 1. 5222 Berden Hall TL 42 NE 21/69 26.11.51

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2. C16 red brick house with rainwater heads bearing the date 1655, and arms. Originally rectangular with wings projecting on the west side. There are C17 additions at the rear and all the windows were altered at the same time. Each side has 3 gables mostly with moulded copings and finials (some restored). Two storeys and attics. The ground storey has some of the C17 mullioned and transomed windows with leaded lights. The east front has a 4 window range of casements with mullions and transom. The windows in the gables are 2-light casements. Raised brick bands extend across the fronts between the storeys. On the east front there is a central doorway with a 3-centred arch with a square label mould, chamfered pilasters and an original panelled door. Above the doorway on the first storey is a central sunk oval panel. The north and south fronts have similar features. Roofs tiled, with 2 original chimney stacks each with 4 octagonal shafts (restored) on rectangular bases. The interior has an original staircase with an open square well and open balusters with strapwork. (RCHM 3).

Listing NGR: TL4674629505

External Links

• Berden Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15978895

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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