Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century)

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century
…dated March 31, 2024. Trevor provided information about John Dovell's Steam Saw Mills and Shipyard in Combe Martin, near the harbour, during the early nineteenth-century.  Victorian ship…

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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…

Memories of Old Combmartin (Shamwick)

Memories of Old Combmartin (Shamwick
…Dovell's shipyard, and the mills, weirs and leats in this part of the village. A small cottage at the top of Seaside Hill served as the Turnpike House, where Lizzie Lovering once resided…

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…centre of Combe Martin and flows down to the historic harbour.  Between 1837 and 1843, Messrs Dovell and Partridge operated a steam saw mills and shipyard, along a section of the River U…

Combe Martin Mills and Milling

Combe Martin Mills and Milling
…structure. Combe Martin Steam Saw Mills  Around the year 1835, local merchant and entrepreneur John Dovell established a steam saw mills and shipyard on the River Umber, near Combe Marti…