Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
…| Our Parish Church | Combe Martin Silver | Shipbuilding | Community | Village Hall |  Introduction During its heyday from the 1500s to the 1800s, the hemp industry in Combe Martin playe…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
Go Back Share Share Share Share Combe Martin's Industrial History  Popular: Lime Burning and Quarrying | Combe Martin's Hemp Industry | Combe Martin Silver Mining By Combe Martin History…

Silver Mining to Strawberries

Silver Mining to Strawberries
…market gardening industry emerged, stretching two miles inland and about 400 yards up the valley's south-facing slopes. Nearby Ilfracombe became a popular holiday destination, increasing…

Exploring Combe Martin

Exploring Combe Martin
…Martin has been known for: Saxon Settlement to an Anglo-Norman Manor: Communal wool production and the finest hemp industry. Silver Mining: Seven centuries of silver and lead mining from…

Combe Martin Culm - Plant or Coal?

Combe Martin Culm - Plant or Coal
…on smog, and cut costs for local limeburners and other industries. Coal was integral to industry, certainly in Wales during 1833 and probably in Combe Martin too. Coal slack was mixed wi…

Combe Martin in 1902

Combe Martin in 1902
…industry as it was in 1902, when the village still had its market town charter. There was a small Umber Mine at Combe Martin in 1902, and lime was still extensively burned in this villag…

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
-efficiency of reusing them. The British glass industry expanded rapidly during the seventeenth century, making use of coal as its major fuel source and setting the industry…

Smuggling in North Devon

Smuggling in North Devon
…taxes on imported goods like tea, spirits and tobacco, fuelled smuggling and turned it into a major industry. Locals often saw smugglers as folk heroes, as their activities brought econo…

Website Summary

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connections. Cultural Heritage Artistic Legacy: Combe Martin’s industrial landscape and natural beauty have inspired artists, including J.M.W. Turner, whose works reflect the interplay of nature and industry

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…tied to the intermittent success of its silver mining industry. The village's relative isolation caused economic challenges, especially before the arrival of the railway in nearby Ilfrac…

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting
…early post-medieval lead smelting connected to the Old Combmartin polymetallic mining industry. There is documentary evidence of lead-smelting and silver mining around Combe Martin (Clau…

Lime-burning and Quarrying

Lime-burning and Quarrying
] Combe Martin's Lime Kilns Abstract This original article by J.P. provides a detailed overview of the historical lime-burning and quarrying industry in Combe Martin, a village in North D…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…mining history, and recognising its contributions to England's economy and industry. Keywords: Combe Martin, silver mining, lead ores, North Devon, industrial history, Middle Ages, Renai…

Combe Martin Mills and Milling

Combe Martin Mills and Milling
…fulling mills was a significant technological advancement in the textile industry, helping to increase the production speed and quality of woolen cloth, which was a critical material in…

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century)

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century
…steam engine, provided the necessary timber for the construction of ships. This marked a significant shift in the shipbuilding industry, enabling the construction of larger, more efficie…

The Blackmore Country

The Blackmore Country
good use of them, and so did Henry V., of which there are divers monuments, their names to this time remaining; as the King’s mine, storehouse, blowing-house, and refining-house.” The industry was

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
-sustaining Combe Martin's celebrated hemp industry spanned the Middle Ages to the nineteenth-century. The local wool trade and hemp industry were particularly significant du…

Silver Mining in Devon and Cornwall

Silver Mining in Devon and Cornwall
…(Exeter City Council, 2019). In order to meet demand for consumables and lustrous metals in their empire: the Romans mined in Britain for a variety of ore deposits crucial to industry an…