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Reference code
MCCA/MCAD/4/1/2/3
Title
The Half Moon
Date(s)
- 1496 - 1834 (Creation)
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36 items, parchment and paper
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c.1545 Miles Prance a plot of land and in c.1548 he bought the four old chantry cottages nearby and set about building the inn that became the Half Moon. This was completed in 1552.
In 1580 Miles Prance died and left the Half Moon to his son John.
In 1628 Magdalene College bought Half Moon from Simon Prance.
[Ref: Capturing Cambridge website: https://capturingcambridge.org/centre/quayside/half-moon-inn/]
In the box is a letter addressed to Dr Richard Luckett giving an overview of the history of the site and which leases in this bundle seem out of place (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6).
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Note
Recorded in the Muniment Book, page 30