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.
Tomoko Kamishima @tomoko.kamishima
Japan is a small island nation, but we have a huge number of surprising things to discover here. Many of these delights can be found when you step off the main street onto small side paths. I really enjoy studying about and researching various aspects of traditional Japanese culture, and then sha...
