History of Mine Tenement

Timeline

1292
1292

Mines of Combmartin

Mines of Combmartin
  1292 Earliest Known Documents of mining in Combmartin  
1295
1295

Workers from the North

Workers from the North

1295
King Edward The First Sent Derbyshire Leadminers To Work In Combe Martin

1299
1299

Merchants of Florence

Merchants of Florence

1299
The Kings mines leased by Frescobaldi merchant bankers of Florence for 2 years

1327
1327

Lord of the Manor

Lord of the Manor

1327
Lord Philip De Columbiers, Lord Of The Manor Of Combe Martin Leases Mines For 1 Year

1338
1338

100 Year War

100 Year War

1338
Start Of The 100 Years War With France

1340
1340

Capital Raised

Capital Raised

1340
A Total Of £4,046.00 Silver Mined Since 1290 – 1340

1349
1349

The Black Death

The Black Death

1349
The Black Death In England Causes A Scarcity Of Labour Due To Severe Mortality Rates

1360
1360

Fleeing of Workers

Fleeing of Workers

1360
Derbyshire Miners Flee Back Towards Home

 

1370
1370

Pennines Workers

Pennines Workers

1370
More Miners Are Brought From Pennines To Work Combmartin Mines

1490
1490

Mine Abandonment

Mine Abandonment

1490
In The Reign Of Henry VII The Combe Martin Mines “Being Then Doothe Deepe And Almost Worn Out, Ceased” And Were Abandoned.