Gallery 3 - Coombe Martin to Woolacombe
Pack o' Cards
Pack o' Cards - Coombe Martin.
Built by George Ley in 1690 to look like a giant house of cards,
measuring 52ft x 53ft (includes the Joker),
with fifty two windows and fifty two stairs (the number of cards in a pack),
four floors representing the four suits, and the 13 doors / fireplaces per floor for the number of cards in a suit.
The card-themed tavern was named Pack o' Cards in 1933.
Located about half way along the longest main street of any village .
The street winds along the valley, or combe (wooded valley), for over two miles.
Ref: 3363
Date: 22/05/2016
Location: SS 586 464