I'm having a boring weekend so thought I'd trawl through my extensive archive once more and see what I had to offer. H.J. Berry was a furniture manufacturer in the Lancashire village of Chipping, famed for their chairs. It's location in the arse end of nowhere meant it seemed to go largely unnoticed amongst the exploring community but it was a unique place. After taking the long route in across rain-sodden fields and over a stream to get to the rear of the property as it was seriously overlooked on the roadside frontage, we were in. We had a nice relaxed explore on a cold miserable February day, and after we were done came out the quick and easy way over a hedge, wandered back into the village and found the first warm and welcoming pub we laid eyes on. There we feasted on delicious food and sat by a lovely fire drying our sodden clothes and shoes.
The oldest part of H.J. Berry's furniture manufacturing company was the old Kirk Mill which shut down in 1886 before being acquired for furniture making. The rest of the factory was built across the river at a later date, and in 2010 closed down after calling in administrators. At the time of the closure, HJ Berry was the country's oldest surviving furniture manufacturer and the owners turned down a £1million offer to save the company from shutting down for good.
The factory was demolished at some point a couple of years ago, I'm not sure when but it's gone now.
Thanks for looking
The oldest part of H.J. Berry's furniture manufacturing company was the old Kirk Mill which shut down in 1886 before being acquired for furniture making. The rest of the factory was built across the river at a later date, and in 2010 closed down after calling in administrators. At the time of the closure, HJ Berry was the country's oldest surviving furniture manufacturer and the owners turned down a £1million offer to save the company from shutting down for good.
The factory was demolished at some point a couple of years ago, I'm not sure when but it's gone now.
Thanks for looking
