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Need to get a hands-on feel for Victorian history or industrial heritage?

Combe Mill is the place to come.

The mill presents a wonderful  hands-on experience of the history of small scale industrial technology.

 

There has been a mill here since the Domesday book and water was the main power source. When the railway arrived in the early 19th century it made possible the transport of the beam engine and Cornish boiler which were installed in 1852. The mill cut and machined wood for a variety of purposes and the coal to burn and the products created were transported by rail from the Mills own siding.

 

Many aspects of the school syllabus can be illustrated by seeing the engines, machinery and craft tools at the mill - Victorian history, craft & design, science principles,  and so on.

 

 See how water was used directly to drive the waterwheel or is now boiled to create steam that drives the beam engine.

    See how mechanical power is transmitted within the building to drive the machinery.

    In the forge see how iron can be worked more easily when it is heated than when it is cold.

    Look at the tools used to make boots and shoes, by wheelwrights to make cartwheels, or by farriers to shoe  horses.

 

Many old crafts can be experienced by handling the old tools in our collections and members are on hand to explain the various crafts and trades.

 

Download our school visits leaflet here.                     

 

Please get in touch:

 

We can tailor a visit to suit your requirements and are pleased to discuss specific needs.

Call 01865 379402 to discuss.  Special rates apply.