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 play…
Combe Martin Industrial History
…and Jam Abstract In this article, lead writer J.P. uncovers the history and heritage of Combe Martin industry. From medieval times, Combe Martin in North Devon was a thriving hub of ag…
Combe Martin Culm - Plant or Coal
…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. Coal slack was mixed w…
Combe Martin in 1902
…Kelly's Directory 1902 The attached publication from Kelly's, is an accurate description of Combmartin (Combe Martin) and its industry as it was in 1902, when the village still had its…
Silver Mining to Strawberries
…magazine, Sept. 1962). These plots, along with the small farms and horticultural gardens, formed Combe Martin's market gardening industry seen in 1962. It stretched two miles inland, an…
Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
…them. The British glass industry expanded rapidly during the seventeenth century, making use of coal as its major fuel source and setting the industry far in advance of its…
Smuggling in North Devon
…those from the upper classes, were actively participating in free trade. Smugglers were not only of the seagoing variety; land-smugglers were a crucial part of the illicit commercial industry<…
Website Summary
…interplay of nature and industry. Literary Connections: The village has been featured in works by authors like Charles Kingsley and R.D. Blackmore, contributing to its fame as a tourist…
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, especially across the Bristol Channel to Wales. Nearby Lynton and Lynmouth also relied heavily upon Combe Martin fruits and vegetables. Combe Martin's market gardening industry stimula…
Combe Martin Ores and Smelting
…smelting connected to the Old Combmartin polymetallic mining industry. There is documentary evidence of lead-smelting and silver mining around Combe Martin (Claughton, P., 1989, 1992 an…
Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
-thriving industry. Over the next several decades, the mines saw periods of renewed activity and investment. They had effectively ceased operations by the end of the nineteenth-century,…
The Blackmore Country
-house, and refining-house.” The industry was resumed in Queen Elizabeth’s reign, but seems to have been checked by the influx of water. However, a great quantity of silver is said to ha…
Lime-burning and Quarrying
…article by J.P. provides a detailed overview of the historical lime-burning and quarrying industry in Combe Martin, a village in North Devon, England. It discusses the nineteen lime kil…
Combe Martin Mills and Milling
…fulling mills was a significant technological advancement in the textile industry, helping to increase the production speed and quality of woolen cloth, which was a critical material in…
Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century
…steam engine, provided the necessary timber for the construction of ships. This marked a significant shift in the shipbuilding industry, enabling the construction of larger, more effici…
Introduction to Combe Martin
…industry spanned the Middle Ages to the nineteenth-century. The local wool trade and hemp industry were particularly significant during the 'boom and bust' cycles of Combe…
Silver Mining in Devon and Cornwall
…empire: the Romans mined in Britain for a variety of ore deposits crucial to industry and trade. Besides the noble metals gold, silver and copper: one of the most valuable metals was le…
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