The Blackmore Country

The Blackmore Country
…History | Combe Martin in The Blackmore Country (1911) Sourced from Frederick John SNELL (1862-1935) | Author of A Book of Exmoor, and North Devon. Title: The Blackmore Country | London…

Combe Martin The Earl of Rone

Combe Martin The Earl of Rone
, visiting travel-writers Fred J. Snell (1906) and cohort doubted whether more than a few Combe Martin 'shammickites', or visitors, had any  inkling of the history or what they were cele…

A Comical Court Case

A Comical Court Case
…the Combe Martin Regatta, which took place on August 14th. The Regatta President was Michael B. Snell Esq., J.P. The Chairman was W.J. Delves Esq., C.C. Village history articles and pho…

The English Civil War

The English Civil War
…Martin. In 1911, English historian and artist Frederick J. Snell B.A. recalled reading that 'a Combmartin half-crown of 1645 was sold in an auction room in London, for the sum of £5. 12…

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
…- 1603], Combe Martin was a great place for hemp, and a project was formed for establishing a port at Hartland entirely on account of this trade (Snell, F.J., 1911).  Hemp was one of th…

Buzzacott Manor Combe Martin

Buzzacott Manor Combe Martin
…above and below this rail is richly ornamented with scroll and strapwork decoration. The central cartouche displays the initials of the then owners (the prominent Snell family, longstan…

Characters

Characters
…publishers Twiss Brothers issued a postcard of his gravestone (see photo below). His memorial stands just a few feet away from the Lych-gate (given by Elizabeth Snell), on the southern…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
, and Tenant-in-chief. In the early 20th century, antiquarians John Presland and Frederick J. Snell wrote that "pre-Roman Phoenician galleys passed along these coasts, on their way to Co…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…extensions a few years later, adding turrets and intricate windows. The property stayed within the Bowden/Snell lineage for approximately a century. The Snells were a prominent and gene…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…Hartland Peninsula, entirely on account of this trade. As it was, the shoemakers' thread manufactured in Combe Martin was sufficient to supply the whole of the western counties (Snell,…

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
…Frederick J. Snell wrote that mining levels were driven under Combe Martin; "and beneath the King’s Arms (or Pack of Cards, as the old manor-house of the Leys is usually designated) run…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…and Elizabethan era. And they were worked up to the late nineteenth-century.  A great deal of important information is found in author F.J. Snell's The Blackmore Country (1911). Snell i…

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…a rich layer of authenticity to his tales. According to R.D. Blackmore, his grandfather was the incumbent clergyman or priest of Oare in Somerset, and of Combe Martin in North Devon (Snell

Churches

Churches
…tiled.  Standing on the south-side of the church, our Lych-gate bears a plaque to say it was dedicated to local dignitary and benefactor Elizabeth Snell, d. 26 March 1888. The date and…