West and East Farms
West and East Farms
HER Number
1598
District
Newcastle
Site Name
West and East Farms
Place
Middle Brunton
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
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.
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.
Easting
422770
Northing
570820
Grid Reference
NZ422770570820
Sources
<< 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