Combe Martin's Old Shops

Combe Martin's Old Shops
Go Back Combe Martin's Old Shops and Businesses Shops adverts contributed by archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley Last modified on May 04, 2025    Combe Martin Events | Combe Martin Silver  Com…

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century)

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century
…Trevor Dunkerley, and researcher Mike Guegan, on John Dovell’s shipyard, sideways launches. We include a unique Shammickite maritime glossary. If you have family records or photographs o…

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting
…Museum Services dated Combe Martin's slag-rich deposits to the 16th and 17th centuries, based on associated pottery and clay pipe fragments. Combe Martin archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley,…

Ships

Ships
and 1843 in Combe Martin, ships were built by Messrs Dovell and Partridge, at the Steam Saw Mills and Shipyard, sited by the River Umber on what is now Borough Road. Local archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley

Combe Martin Community Centre

Combe Martin Community Centre
…Martin's social and communal life. According to Combe Martin archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley, it may originally have been attached to the Ye Olde George and Dragon public house, which is…

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
…complex (BBC). During 2001-2002, Field Archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley had helped to find lead-smelting waste in the village (Paynter, S., Historic England). Trevor proposed that the hemp…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…been described by archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley as “boom and bust”; hit and miss. Local people had to support themselves by other means. In this case the archaeologists found evidence o…

Silver Mining in Devon and Cornwall

Silver Mining in Devon and Cornwall
., & Dunkerley, T. (2004). "Residues from lead/silver smelting at Combe Martin." Historical Metallurgy, 38(2), 95–108. - Gerrard, S. (2000). Dartmoor: A New Study. Phillimore. - British G…

Combe Martin Events and Festivals 2026

Combe Martin Events and Festivals 2026
, and pick up the local Shammickite magazine available from several outlets. Also check with Combe Martin's Pubs> for their upcoming events and music.  We thank local archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…tracing their history from the first mention in 1292 up until their abandonment in the late 19th century (Paynter, Claughton, Dunkerley [2010]). While the mines were worked intermittentl…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
." Two different topographers, Rev. George Tugwell (1863) and F. J. Snell (1906), reported these Shammickite rumours in their guidebooks.  Local archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley reports tha…

Churches

Churches
, Dunkerley and Claughton, 2010). Cottages on Church Street [Figgy Street] are 400 years old. Combe Martin War Memorial was erected in 1921 and opened by the Bishop of Exeter. Made of lig…

Home

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…and sustainable living from Pete. We thank local archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley who has donated many rare photographs to this project. We also appreciate Trevor's encouragement. About Ou…