3, Moat Lane

TL 34 NE 7/189

MELBOURN MOAT LANE (North side) No. 3

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Cottage. Early C18 restored late C20. Timber framed lathe and plaster rendered with steeply pitched tiled roof, originally thatched. Early C18 red brick stack at right angles to the ridge. Single range and three bay plan with lobby entry. One storey and attic. Two dormers, one gabled. Three casements and door, all late C20. Inside: Inglenook hearth of red brick with stop chamfered lintel. Original staircase at side of stack. Some inserted framing in front wall, but the scantling of this late C17 or early C18 framing can be compared with the earlier heavier framing at No. 2, 4 Little Lane, Melbourn (q.v. and the later lighter framing at No. 43, 45 High Street, Melbourn (q.v.). In 1842 the cottage was owned by James Dickason and occupied by Joseph Dickinson junr.

C.R.O.: Tithe Map

Listing NGR: TL3859045129