Berry Hall Farm is a moated, fifteenth century half-timbered property located on Ravenshaw Lane in central
Solihull
Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blyth ...
. Originally named 'Berry Hall' and also known as 'Old' Berry Hall, it was renamed Berry Hall 'Farm' by
Joseph Gillott, owner of the Berry Hall estate when he built himself an opulent new home on the estate of the original Hall in the 1870s. Gillott wanted to call his new property 'Berry Hall' and this was his reason for renaming the original 15th-century building.
Despite the name change, the halls were known as 'New' and 'Old'
Berry Hall.
Berry Hall Farm is still in existence today and has significantly outlived '
New Berry Hall
New Berry Hall (), on the outskirts of Solihull, England, was built on the estate of the existing Berry Hall Farmpicture, by the son of the successful Birmingham businessman Joseph Gillott in the late 19th century.
Berry Hall Farm, in who ...
' which was demolished in the late 1980s.
References
References to the halls in British History Online
External links
of Old Berry Hall
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Country houses in the West Midlands (county)