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 August 07, 2024 | Created in October 2023 |  Uncovering Combe Martin's Rich Multi-Industrial Heritage From Silver Mining to Strawberries

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
…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 old Combmartin wa…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…Norman | Combe Martin Museum | 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 M…

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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
…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,…

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…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…could be accomplished for a very small sum. DEVONIAN. Barnstaple, May 11 1880. Railway & Commercial Gazette - No. 2334, Vol. L.  From Silver Mining to Growing Strawberries Contemporary…