Dec 16, 2012 - 1 min read

Berrick Hall

Yokohama Yamate’s Western Houses-4

By Tomoko Kamishima

Community writer

The façade of Berrick Hall

Pink roses at the entrance

The handrail of the staircase matches the modern checker board floor pattern

Christmas tree in the dining room

The big party room of Berrick Hall

The private room on the second floor

The dining room with Christmas decorations

Ornament at the entrance during Christmas season

Bertram’s typewriter on his working desk

Berrick Hall should properly be called a mansion: It's very big, has a beautiful garden and a large party room. The furniture and interior decoration are unified in subtle and sophisticated hues. The original owner was Bertram Berrick, who worked for the Yokohama branch of Berrick Bros. Limited, a trading company in London. Bertram lived in this residence for only 8 years (1930-1938) because of the threat of WWII, but we can get a glimpse of the way he lived then. The architect was J.H. Morgan who designed Yamate No. 111, as well. An index of this series is here.

Yokohama Yamate Western Houses

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