Joan Rendell
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Joan Rendell MBE was a Cornish historian, writer and phillumenist. For most of her life her home was at Werrington
. She was the daughter of Gervase Rendell, of St Austell.
Miss Rendell was the author of more than 30 books mainly on Cornish subjects. In September 1980 she was made a Bard of Gorsedh Kernow, taking the name Scryfer Weryn (Writer of Werrington). She was also an avid collector of matchbox
covers and had an estimated collection of 300,000. Another interest of hers was corn-dolly making about which she also wrote a book.
Joan Rendell died in a fire at her bungalow near Launceston, Cornwall on Tuesday 4 May 2010.
in 1958, for raising £100,000 in National Savings
stamps. She went on to be national chairman of the National Savings Bank
. In 1977 she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.
Werrington, Cornwall
Werrington is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was formerly in Devon.In Werrington Park is a substantial house built by Sir Francis Drake about 1620. A larger mansion was built next to it on the site of old parish church in the early 18th century...
. She was the daughter of Gervase Rendell, of St Austell.
Miss Rendell was the author of more than 30 books mainly on Cornish subjects. In September 1980 she was made a Bard of Gorsedh Kernow, taking the name Scryfer Weryn (Writer of Werrington). She was also an avid collector of matchbox
Matchbox
A matchbox is a box made of cardboard or thin wood designed to hold matches. It usually has a coarse striking surface on one edge for lighting the matches contained inside....
covers and had an estimated collection of 300,000. Another interest of hers was corn-dolly making about which she also wrote a book.
Joan Rendell died in a fire at her bungalow near Launceston, Cornwall on Tuesday 4 May 2010.
Awards
She was awarded the MBEMBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
in 1958, for raising £100,000 in National Savings
National savings
In economics, a country's national savings is the sum of private and public savings. It is generally equal to a nation's income minus consumption and government purchases.- Economic model of national savings :...
stamps. She went on to be national chairman of the National Savings Bank
National Savings and Investments
National Savings and Investments , formerly called the Post Office Savings Bank and National Savings, is a state-owned savings bank in the United Kingdom. It is an executive agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer...
. In 1977 she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.
Publications (selected)
- Cornwall Strange but True
- Collecting Matchbox Labels
- The Story of the Bude CanalBude CanalThe Bude Canal was a canal built to serve the hilly hinterland in the Devon and Cornwall border territory in the United Kingdom, chiefly to bring lime-bearing sand for agricultural fertiliser. The Bude Canal system was one of the most unusual in Britain....
. Callington: Stannary Press, 1978 - Along the Bude Canal. Bodmin: Bossiney Books, 1979
- Around Bude and Stratton
- Cornwall's Historic Buildings
- The Book of Werrington: a pictorial celebration
- Lundy Island. St Teath: Bossiney Books
- North Cornwall in the Old Days
- Hawker Country. St Teath: Bossiney Books
- Around Launceston
- Country Crafts
- Saltash
- Cornish Churches. St Teath: Bossiney Books, 1982
- Gateway to Cornwall. St Teath: Bossiney Books
External links
- Cornish author dies Westcountry TV report on her tragic death