Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
…| Our Parish Church | Combe Martin Silver | Shipbuilding | Community | Village Hall | Introduction During its heyday from the 1500s to the 1800s, the hemp industry in Combe Martin playe…
Silver Mining to Strawberries
…market gardening industry emerged, stretching two miles inland and about 400 yards up the valley's south-facing slopes. Nearby Ilfracombe became a popular holiday destination, increasing…
Combe Martin Industrial History
Go Back Share Share Share Share Combe Martin's Industrial History Popular: Lime Burning and Quarrying | Combe Martin's Hemp Industry | Combe Martin Silver Mining By Combe Martin History…
Exploring Combe Martin
…has been known for: Saxon Settlement to an Anglo-Norman Manor: Communal wool production and the finest hemp industry. Silver Mining: Seven centuries of silver and lead mining from the me…
Combe Martin in 1902
…industry as it was in 1902, when the village still had its market town charter. There was a small Umber Mine at Combe Martin in 1902, and lime was still extensively burned in this villag…
Combe Martin Culm - Plant or Coal
…would have cut down on smog, and cut costs for local limeburners and other industries. Coal was integral to industry, certainly in Wales during 1833 and probably in Combe Martin too. Coa…
Silver Mining in Devon and Cornwall
medieval period, and the role of the mines in supporting military campaigns. By 1865, the United Kingdom started importing more lead metal than it exported. The domestic lead mining industry had been
Our Mission
…heritage of Combe Martin, from its ancient mines and monuments to its social and industrial histories. Our content links history with geology, literature, art, and industry, to support i…
Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
-efficiency of reusing them. The British glass industry expanded rapidly during the seventeenth century, making use of coal as its major fuel source and setting the industry…
Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…Imports by 1865: Britain began importing more lead than it exported, halving its lead industry and starting industrial decline. Closure of the Mines: Following persistent flooding issues…
Smuggling in North Devon
, fuelled smuggling and turned it into a major industry. Locals often saw smugglers as folk heroes, as their activities brought economic benefits to the community. Even members of the upp…
Combe Martin Ores and Smelting
…activities, connected to the area's polymetallic mining industry. Documentary sources highlight silver mining around Combe Martin, especially after the Crown's direct involvement in the…
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. The town's distinctive geology with abundant polymetallic ores and minerals, has been vital to industry and to regional and national economies. Our local geology also serves as a refer…
Website Summary
…industry. Literary Connections: The village has been featured in works by authors such as Charles Kingsley, Marie Corelli, and R.D. Blackmore, contributing to its fame as a tourist desti…
Combe Martin Mills and Milling
…broader changes in technology and industry during the 19th century. Citations: [1] https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/app/uploads/aonb_silver_smoke_strawberries-compressed-1.pdf [2] https
Lime-burning and Quarrying
] Combe Martin's Lime Kilns Abstract This original article by J.P. provides a detailed overview of the historical lime-burning and quarrying industry in Combe Martin, a village in North D…
Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century
…timber for the construction of ships. This marked a significant shift in the shipbuilding industry, enabling the construction of larger, more efficient vessels (Ville, S. [ed.], 1992). T…
The Blackmore Country
good use of them, and so did Henry V., of which there are divers monuments, their names to this time remaining; as the King’s mine, storehouse, blowing-house, and refining-house.” The industry was
Geology of Combe Martin in North Devon
…modern geological research. Combe Martin: A Village Shaped by Geology and Industry Ongoing natural processes continue to influence the landscape, linking past and present. One of the lon…
Introduction to Combe Martin
, providing employment and income in rural areas like Combe Martin. Moreover, self-sustaining Combe Martin's celebrated hemp industry spanned the Middle Ages to the nineteenth-century. Th…
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