Bridget Cherry OBE FSA Hon. FRIBA (born 17 May 1941) is a British architectural historian who was series editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides from 1971 until 2002, and is the author or co-author of several volumes in the series.[1][2]
Cherry is the elder sister of the neurosurgeon Henry Marsh.[3] She studied history at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, matriculating in 1960.[4] She went on to study History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, specialising in English Romanesque architecture.[5]
Cherry began work on the Buildings of England series as Nikolaus Pevsner's research assistant in 1968, and from 1971 to 2002 was the series editor. She revised several volumes including Surrey, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Devon and Wiltshire, and authored or co-authored four of the London volumes (South, North-West, North and East).[6]
Cherry is vice-president of the Heritage of London Trust, a Council member of the London Topographical Society and a member of the board of the Ironbridge Heritage Trust. She is a life trustee of the Sir John Soane's Museum, London.[7] Cherry previously served as a commissioner for English Heritage, the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England and as a trustee of Historic Royal Palaces.[2] Following her retirement, she edits the London Topographical Society's newsletter.[8]
Cherry was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2003.[9]
She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[10] and since 1993 a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[11]
Photographs contributed by Cherry to the Conway Library are currently (2020) being digitised by the Courtauld Institute of Art, as part of the Courtauld Connects project.[21]
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