Combe Martin's Old Shops

Combe Martin's Old Shops
Go Back Combe Martin's Old Shops and Businesses Shops adverts contributed by Archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley  Modified on December 15, 2024 Search Form Popular links: Combe Martin Events |…

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century)

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century
…April 13, 2024 | Includes information submitted by Trevor Dunkerley in March 2024 Select images for a larger view | Last modified on March 26, 2025 Introduction We are grateful to Combe…

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting
…associated pottery and clay pipe fragments. The evidence from the excavations was published in academic papers. Trevor Dunkerley, along with Sarah Paynter and Peter Claughton, published…

Ships

Ships
…Steam Saw Mills and Shipyard, sited by the River Umber on what is now Borough Road. Local archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley and the North Devon Maritime Museum's Mike Guegan have kindly pro…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…Dunkerley as “boom and bust”; hit and miss. Local people had to support themselves by other means. In this case the archaeologists found evidence of local hemp crops and workings. The de…

Combe Martin Community Centre

Combe Martin Community Centre
…communal life. According to Combe Martin archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley, it may originally have been attached to the Olde George and Dragon public house, which is some four hundred years…

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
…complex (BBC). During 2001-2002, Field Archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley had helped to find lead-smelting waste in the village (Paynter, S., Historic England). Trevor proposed that the hemp…

Combe Martin Events and Festivals 2025

Combe Martin Events and Festivals 2025
…information, dates and timings for their respective events which may be changed or cancelled. Check the Shammickite Magazine and Facebook. We thank local archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley f…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…until their abandonment in the late 19th century (Paynter, Claughton, Dunkerley [2010]). While the mines were worked intermittently during the late medieval period, documentary evidence…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…Shammickite rumours in their guidebooks.  Local archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley reports that a medieval Hunting Lodge stood in the Park area of Combe Martin, near St Peter ad Vincula Chur…

Churches

Churches
…pound was described in the 1842 tithe assessment as 'waste' (Paynter, Dunkerley and Claughton, 2010). Cottages on Church Street [Figgy Street] are 400 years old. Combe Martin War Memoria…

Home

Home
…fruit and vegetables. Watch his workshops and videos on YouTube> We can learn a lot about gardening and sustainable living from Pete. We thank local archaeologist Trevor Dunkerley who ha…