[3] She studied history at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, matriculating in 1960.
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.
[11] Cherry contributed photographs to the Conway Library, a collection of images of architectural interest now held by the Courtauld Institute of Art.