Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
…by Combe Martin Squire George Ley around 1690, this unique and enduring historical monument’s distinctive design symbolically incorporated the numbers of a full deck of play…

Combe Martin Community Centre

Combe Martin Community Centre
as a village school.  Origins and History of the Combe Martin Free School Kelly’s Directory (1902) reports that a National Boys’ School was founded in Combe Martin in 1716, endowed by George Ley Esq

Combe Martin in 1831-1845

Combe Martin in 1831-1845
…Independents. A school was endowed, in 1733, by George Ley, Esq., with land producing £25 per annum : the premises were rebuilt a few years since, by George

Combe Martin - Visitation 1744

Combe Martin - Visitation 1744
…land, the gift of George Ley, Esq. Gregory reported that the house and land produced up to £25 per annum. We know from Devon topographer Samuel Lewis that the school premise…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…folklore maintains the inn was built by Squire George Ley after his spectacular win at cards.  Formerly The King's Arms Family and Commercial Hotel until June 1933, this cla…

Website Summary

Website Summary
…role in Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Benevolent Squire George Ley established the Combe Martin Free School in 1716, and the Ley family education…

Churches

Churches
). Memorials & Monuments Memorials dedicated to George Ley (1716), Judith Ivatt (1634), and William Hancock (1587, marked with brass). WWI and WWII Memorial Cross located in…

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, or Earl of Rone. Try queries like Martin de Tours; Terry-Thomas, George Ley, or Medieval. A Rich Literary and Cultural Heritage Combe Martin has connections to renowned art…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…George III In 1850, the Free School had half an acre of land attached to it, and it was founded in 1738 by landowning gent George Ley, who endowed it subject to…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…report that at one time - date unknown - the parish rector, acting for the governors of the National School - established in 1733 by George Ley - entrusted the master with f…