Silver Mining to Strawberries

Silver Mining to Strawberries
Go Back Combe Martin from Silver Mining to Strawberries How Combe Martin Silver Mining Segued To Working Strawberry Fields Paraphrased from an article about Combe Martin agriculture, in…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…History and Heritage Project ©2023-2024 Modified on December 11, 2024 | Created in October 2023 |  Uncovering Combe Martin's Rich Multi-Industrial Heritage From Silver Mining to Strawberries

Exploring Combe Martin

Exploring Combe Martin
…Heritage: Transitioned to market gardening, especially known for high-quality strawberries. Cultural Significance: Home to notable figures including authors, aristocracy, poets, artists…

Website Summary

Website Summary
…economy shifted towards agriculture. Combe Martin's market gardening heyday included the production and exports of vast quantities of the finest strawberries. Combe Martin's Notable Per…

Ships

Ships
 to Swansea direct, about 27 miles, carrying crates of strawberries. 'The voyage across the Bristol Channel was a good one'. Sailing up and down the Bristol Channel, Snowflake transporte…

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
…Police House now stands next door. There remains no trace of either" (p.118). Learn more about Combe Martin’s Mills and Milling ˃ 19th Century Fruitsellers and Strawberries Industrious…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…| Silver and Strawberries A Village Full of Orchards and Fruitsellers In 1835, the North Devon Journal reported that the setting up of allotments in Combe Martin was very successful, wi…

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. Combe Martin's top quality strawberries were especially prized. Tons of fruits and vegetables were grown in allotments and orchards all along the valley, and in verdant fields. Capital…

Combe Martin Mills and Milling

Combe Martin Mills and Milling
…game-changer. Two Corn Mills in Combe Martin The North Devon AONB publication Silver, Smoke and Strawberries states there were two corn mills in Combe Martin, and it is believed these m…

Lime-burning and Quarrying

Lime-burning and Quarrying
…was purchased by the Parish Council in 1947. Hemp (for Cobblers thread) and strawberries were grown on this land. Lime Burning in Combe Martin Lime-burning began in the sixteenth-centur…

Smuggling in North Devon

Smuggling in North Devon
): King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855. Project Gutenberg (2006). For more local histories, see the North Devon AONB publication: Silver, Smoke and Strawberries, available from Combe…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
. DEVONIAN. Barnstaple, May 11 1880. Railway & Commercial Gazette - No. 2334, Vol. L.  From Silver Mining to Growing Strawberries Contemporary records and surveys indicate that the last…