Thomas Bewick's Birthplace, Cherryburn (Prudhoe)
Cherryburn - Thomas Bewick's birthplace. Photo by Harry Rowland, 1983.
Thomas Bewick's birthplace at Cherryburn, Station Bank (east side, off). Grade II listed building. Former cottage and attached byre, now used as a hay store and stable. Cottage 18th century, byre 19th century. Birthplace of Thomas Bewick in 1753. (1)
Cherryburn originally comprised a linear farmstead, which was replaced as the principal residence in the mid 19th century by a larger farmhouse further south. The current cottage and byre survive from the original farmstead. To the south-east of the cottage there was once a domestic extension, demolished in about 1850. Excavation in 2022 against the the south-east end of the cottage revealed the external wall of the extension and some details of the interior of this part of the dwelling. (2)
Evaluation in 2023 revealed a culvert adjacent to the south-east wall of the cottage. Recorded by watching brief in 2024. (3)(4)
Cherryburn originally comprised a linear farmstead, which was replaced as the principal residence in the mid 19th century by a larger farmhouse further south. The current cottage and byre survive from the original farmstead. To the south-east of the cottage there was once a domestic extension, demolished in about 1850. Excavation in 2022 against the the south-east end of the cottage revealed the external wall of the extension and some details of the interior of this part of the dwelling. (2)
Evaluation in 2023 revealed a culvert adjacent to the south-east wall of the cottage. Recorded by watching brief in 2024. (3)(4)
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EVALUATION, Cherryburn ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
EVALUATION, Cherryburn ; York Archaeology
WATCHING BRIEF, Cherryburn ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
WATCHING BRIEF, Cherryburn ; Solstice Heritage
HERITAGE ASSESSMENT, Cherryburn ; The National Trust
EVALUATION, Cherryburn ; York Archaeology
WATCHING BRIEF, Cherryburn ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
WATCHING BRIEF, Cherryburn ; Solstice Heritage
HERITAGE ASSESSMENT, Cherryburn ; The National Trust
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