thumb|300px|right|tenby harbour, 1817. charles norris charles norris (24 august 1779 â 16 october 1858) was an english topographical etcher and writer who is best known for his landscape work of the welsh countryside, especially the area around tenby. ==history== norris was born in london in 1779, to john norris (1721-1786), a wealthy merchant, by his mistress deborah busby.biography of charles norris national library of wales in 1800, charles norris moved to milford in wales, but by 1810 he had moved further down the coast to tenby. he came to note as an etcher of landscapes of the pembrokeshire countryside, but mainly of tenby. norris is seen as an important recorder of medieval buildings of pembrokshire, due to the lack of alternative recordings during the period.national museum of wales in the late 1810s, norris was given a plot of land by the burgesses of tenby, in recognition of his work in promoting the town. norris used the land to construct waterwynch house, a building that he lived in until his death in 1858. in 1920 waterwynch house became the residence of lord and lady risdale.waterwynch house hotel many of norris' original works are kept by tenby museum and art gallery.pembrokshire virtual museum ==notable works== * a historical account of tenby (1818) ==bibliography== * leach, arthur; charles norris 1779-1858 of tenby and waterwynch, (1939) ==references==  ==external links== *   
1779_births 1858_deaths Artists_from_London English_etchers Landscape_artists People_from_Milford_Haven People_from_Tenby