
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Church Hall, Abbey Street. Dating from 1636, this Jacobian-style building housed the Crewkerne Grammar School founded by John de Combe in 1499. Captain Thomas Hardy, Nelson’s flag-captain, was a pupil here. When the school moved to Mount Pleasant in 1882, it became the Church Hall. Recorded plaque organisation: Crewkerne Civic Society.
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy GCB 1st Baronet served as Admiral Horatio Nelson's flag-captain during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, playing a crucial role in one of Britain’s most significant naval victories.
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Places near here
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Abbey HouseListed building · 66 yd
Crewkerne MuseumMuseum · 226 yd
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Harvant WoodForest · 1.6 mi
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Milestone, Haselbury PlucknettMonument or public art · 2.1 mi
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Roadside waterfall, Wayford WoodsWaterfall · 3.2 mi
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Photo: Sarah Smith on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0