Tyne and Wear HER(1598): Middle Brunton, West and East Farms - Details
1598
Newcastle
Middle Brunton, West and East Farms
Middle Brunton
NZ27SW
Agriculture and Subsistence
Farm
Farmstead
Post Medieval
C18
Extant Building
Freehold farmstead consisting of farmhouse, barn, strawhouse, stables, large cow houses, granary and two hind's cottages. Shown on a township map of 1730. The Ordnance Survey map of 1897 shows a Middle Brunton West Farm and an East Farm, each with their own farmstead. West Farm was converted into Brunton Mews in the 1970s. The West Farmhouse is now Spring House. The barns in east farm were demolished in the 1950s and replaced with large portal framed buildings. The East Farmhouse is now East House (with an extension rendered and painted mustard yellow).
An archaeological desk-based assessment conducted in 2019 identified the sites' potential for prehistoric remains due to the consentration of prehistoric sites in the immediate vicinity of the site.
2277
7082
NZ22777082
<< HER 1598 >> 1896, Middle Brunton East Farm Particulars and Conditions of Sale; John Hare Architect, 2013, Middle Brunton Farm Development, Design and Access Statement; The Archaeological Practice, 2019, Middle Brunton, East Farm, archaeological desk-based assessment