The Blackmore Country by F.J. Snell (1911)

The Blackmore Country by F.J. Snell (1911)
…30, 2024 By F. J. SNELL (1862-1935)  Author of A Book of Exmoor, etc. 2nd Edition with 32 full-page illustrations from photographs by Catharine W. Barnes Ward. This book is available in…

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Combe Martin The Earl of Rone

Combe Martin The Earl of Rone
, visiting travel-writers Fred J. Snell (1906) and cohort doubted whether more than a few Combe Martin 'shammickites', or visitors, had any  inkling of the history or what they were cele…

A Comical Court Case

A Comical Court Case
…the Combe Martin Regatta, which took place on August 14th. The Regatta President was Michael B. Snell Esq., J.P. The Chairman was W.J. Delves Esq., C.C. Village history articles and pho…

The English Civil War

The English Civil War
…Martin. In 1911, English historian and artist Frederick J. Snell B.A. recalled reading that 'a Combmartin half-crown of 1645 was sold in an auction room in London, for the sum of £5. 12…

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
…- 1603], Combe Martin was a great place for hemp, and a project was formed for establishing a port at Hartland entirely on account of this trade (Snell, F.J., 1911).  Hemp was one of th…

Buzzacott Manor Combe Martin

Buzzacott Manor Combe Martin
…with scroll and strapwork decoration. The central cartouche displays the initials of the then owners (the prominent Snell family, longstanding benefactors to Combe Martin). The lock is…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
. Snell wrote that "pre-Roman Phoenician galleys passed along these coasts, on their way to Cornwall". They ostensibly came into Combe Martin to ores; and used - or cut - the extant 'Pho…

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…publishers Twiss Brothers issued a postcard of his gravestone (see photo below). His memorial stands just a few feet away from the Lych-gate (given by Elizabeth Snell), on the southern…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…extensions a few years later, adding turrets and intricate windows. The property stayed within the Bowden/Snell lineage for approximately a century. The Snells were a prominent and gene…

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
…mourned by the fool, and heckled by the many spectators.  Secrets of The Pack o' Cards Inn Topographer Frederick J. Snell wrote that mining levels were driven under Combe Martin; "and b…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
, the shoemakers' thread manufactured in Combe Martin was sufficient to supply the whole of the western counties (Snell, F. J., 1906). Historian and topographer Thomas Westcote (c. 1567…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…the Crown by 1296 (The Crown Silver Mines &c., pp. 299-308).  The scholar F.J. Snell stated in 1895 that "the mines were known to have been exploited in the reign of Edward [Longshanks]…

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…Top 200 of the nation's best-loved books. Historian Frederick J. Snell authored The Blackmore Country histories in 1911, including early histories of Combe Martin. The Snells were a pro…

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…but it is listed as being tiled.  Standing on the south-side of the church, our Lych-gate bears a plaque to say it was dedicated to local dignitary and benefactor Elizabeth Snell, d. 26…