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…Monasteries. Benevolent Squire George Ley established the Combe Martin Free School in 1716, and the Ley family educational charity is still operating in Combe…

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
…located in Combe Martin, North Devon. Constructed in the 17th century by Combe Martin Squire George Ley (1648-1716), the Pack o' Cards Inn is renowned for its unique archit…

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
…topographical dictionary (1831-1845) 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 G…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…rubble and cob material, this inn represents a full pack of playing cards and dates to around 1690. Shammickite folklore maintains the inn was built by Squire George Ley af…

Combe Martin Community Centre

Combe Martin Community Centre
…National Boys School was founded here, and endowed by George Ley esq.  In the Episcopal Visitation Returns of 1774, Combe Martin rector George Gregory raised o…

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Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…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' of Combmartin C…

Churches

Churches
: The Leadership Structure of an Anglican Congregation. Combe Martin Worthy George Ley There is a monument to George Ley (squire, schoolmaster and…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…Ley - entrusted the master with forty silver sixpences to be allotted to the poor folk. Historian Fred J. Snell attributes this custom to the bequest of George Ley