The Blackmore Country

The Blackmore Country
…History | Combe Martin in The Blackmore Country (1911) Sourced from Frederick John SNELL (1862-1935) | Author of A Book of Exmoor, and North Devon. Title: The Blackmore Country | London…

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
…above and below this rail is richly ornamented with scroll and strapwork decoration. The central cartouche displays the initials of the then owners (the prominent Snell family, longstan…

Characters

Characters
…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…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…Frederick J. Snell wrote that "pre-Roman Phoenician galleys passed along these coasts, on their way to Cornwall". The ancient Phoenicians—traders and mariners from the Levant—supposedly…

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 Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…the western counties (Snell, F. J., 1906). Historian and topographer Thomas Westcote (c. 1567 – c. 1637) wrote: "The town is not rich...the greatest trade and profytt is the making of s…

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
…donkey. He is 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…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
. 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]. Grants were made to the miners by Edmund, the Ki…

Home

Home
…Somerset, and of Combe Martin in North Devon (Snell, F.J., 1911, The Blackmore Country). There are Blackmore family graves at Combe Martin Parish Church. Combe Martin Hospitality and Ad…

Churches

Churches
…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 March 188…