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| HER Number: | MDV76267 |
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| Name: | Forge at Combe Martin Silver Mine |
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Summary
Mine forge, built 1837, has steeply pitched slate roof with gabled ends and small stone gable-end stacks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 588 464 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Combe Martin |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COMBE MARTIN |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 489956
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FORGE (XIX - 1837 AD to 1837 AD (Throughout))
Full description
Claughton, P., 1997, Lead and Silver Mining: Old Combmartin Mine (Article in Monograph). SDV344180.
Other details: Plan.
Warburton, M., 2001, Industrial Archaeology - A Guided Walk Through Combe Martin's Past (Leaflet). SDV81878.
Unknown, 2002, Mine Tenement: The Nerve Centre of 19th Century Mining in Combe Martin, 25 (Article in Serial). SDV90321.
Other details: Plan.
English Heritage, 2010, Historic Houses Register (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV154869.
Mine forge. Built 1837. Steeply pitched slate roof with gabled ends. Small stone integral gable-end stacks.
Plan: Single-cell rectangular plan, built into bank at rear [north] and with entrance at centre of south front. Adjoining 20th century house to east not included.
Exterior: 1 storey. South front has wide doorway at centre with plank double doors and 20th century concrete block lean-to on right. There are no windows.
Interior: Single-cell open to roof and with re-constructed hearth at west end. Collar-trusses with collars bolted to principals.
Combe Martin Silver Mine is important historically as a documented Medieval mine.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154869 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: English Heritage. 2010. Historic Houses Register. Historic Houses Register. Website. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #103296 ] |
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| SDV344180 | Article in Monograph: Claughton, P.. 1997. Lead and Silver Mining: Old Combmartin Mine. Exmoor's Industrial Archaeology. Photocopy + Digital. |
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| SDV81878 | Leaflet: Warburton, M.. 2001. Industrial Archaeology - A Guided Walk Through Combe Martin's Past. Combe Martin Heritage Link: Industrial Archaeology. A4 Folded. |
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| SDV90321 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 2002. Mine Tenement: The Nerve Centre of 19th Century Mining in Combe Martin. Combe Martin Silver Mine Research and Preservation Society Newsletter. 2. A5 Paperback. 25. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12545 | Part of: Combe Martin Silver Mines (Monument) |
| MDV31337 | Part of: Mine Tenement, Combe Martin Silver Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 5 2010 10:41AM |
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