History of Mine Tenement Timeline 1292 1292Mines of Combmartin 1292 Earliest Known Documents of mining in Combmartin 1295 1295Workers from the North1295 King Edward The First Sent Derbyshire Leadminers To Work In Combe Martin 1299 1299Merchants of Florence1299 The Kings mines leased by Frescobaldi merchant bankers of Florence for 2 years 1327 1327Lord of the Manor1327 Lord Philip De Columbiers, Lord Of The Manor Of Combe Martin Leases Mines For 1 Year 1338 1338100 Year War1338 Start Of The 100 Years War With France 1340 1340Capital Raised1340 A Total Of £4,046.00 Silver Mined Since 1290 – 1340 1349 1349The Black Death1349 The Black Death In England Causes A Scarcity Of Labour Due To Severe Mortality Rates 1360 1360Fleeing of Workers1360 Derbyshire Miners Flee Back Towards Home 1370 1370Pennines Workers1370 More Miners Are Brought From Pennines To Work Combmartin Mines 1490 1490Mine Abandonment1490 In The Reign Of Henry VII The Combe Martin Mines “Being Then Doothe Deepe And Almost Worn Out, Ceased” And Were Abandoned. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 »