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Norfolk – Manuscript plan of lands owned by Caius College in South Runcton
Plan of an Estate belonging to the Master and Fellows of Caius College Cambridge,
situated in the Parishes of South Runcton and Holme.
Lynn,
1820
Manuscript plan, pen and ink on paper, ink stains and some loss to lower right, mounted on cloth.
330 by 440mm (13 by 17.25 inches).
12850
notes:
Fine and detailed manuscript plan of the lands owned by Caius College Cambridge in the village of South Runcton.
The Runcton and Holme estate was gifted by John Caius, the founder of the college, in the year 1558, in order to provide an income for the college. The estate was originally the property of the the Abby of Bury St Edmunds, and after the dissolution of the monasteries, in 1539, the estate passed to the crown, from whom Caius purchased the land.
The Runcton and Holme estate was gifted by John Caius, the founder of the college, in the year 1558, in order to provide an income for the college. The estate was originally the property of the the Abby of Bury St Edmunds, and after the dissolution of the monasteries, in 1539, the estate passed to the crown, from whom Caius purchased the land.
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provenance:
Ownership inscription of H.C. Peacock, a resident of South Runcton in the 1930s.
