Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
Go Back The Pack o' Cards Inn Combe Martin (Monument) One of The Most Unusual Hostelries in the World (1 / 1) 1 Banner Example Combe Martin tradition holds that around 1690, George …

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…local tenants and managing the estate's affairs. Pollard also played a significant role in Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Benevolent Squire George Ley establis…

Combe Martin - Visitation 1744

Combe Martin - Visitation 1744
) that the Combe Martin charity school for teaching forty children reading, writing, and arithmetic, was endowed in 1733 with a house and land, the gift of George Ley, Esq. G…

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 Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…cards and dates to around 1690.  Shammickite folklore maintains the inn was built by Squire George Ley after his spectacular win at cards.  Formerly The King's Arms Family a…

Combe Martin Community Centre

Combe Martin Community Centre
…Directory (1902) reported that in 1716, the National Boys School was founded here, and endowed by George Ley esq.  In the Episcopal Visitation Returns of 1774, Combe Martin…

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…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 artists, fam…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…landowning gent George Ley, who endowed it subject to 20s. a year for the poor parishioners. The school was rebuilt about 1820. It was free for children. The 'Decayed Town'…

Churches

Churches
…George Ley There is a monument to George Ley (squire, schoolmaster and benefactor, d.1716) in the north aisle. George Ley…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…the governors of the National School - established in 1733 by George Ley - entrusted the master with forty silver sixpences to be allotted to the poor folk. Historian Fred J…