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
: From Silver Mining to Strawberries 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…

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
.118). Learn more about Combe Martin’s Mills and Milling ˃ 19th Century Fruitsellers and Strawberries Industrious old Combmartin was famous for growing and exporting hundreds of tons of…

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, affectionately known as the “Strawberry Boat,” transported Combe Martin’s coveted strawberries to jam factories in South Wales, from the late 19th century onwards. North Devon's Coasta…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…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, with 96 familie…

Lime-burning and Quarrying

Lime-burning and Quarrying
…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-century in England,…

Combe Martin Mills and Milling

Combe Martin Mills and Milling
…The North Devon AONB publication Silver, Smoke and Strawberries states there were two corn mills in Combe Martin, and it is believed these mills operated from around the 12th Century. H…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
. L.  From Silver Mining to Growing Strawberries Contemporary records and surveys indicate that the last Combe Martin silver- lead mine had closed by 1890, and that the mines were abando…

Smuggling in North Devon

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