Joan Rendell
Joan Rendell MBE (1921, Plymouth, Devon[1] – 2010 Yeolmbridge, Cornwall[2]) was an English historian, writer and phillumenist. For most of her life her home was at Werrington. She was the daughter of Gervase Rendell, born 1879 in Eastry, Kent.[3]
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).[4] She was also an avid collector of matchbox covers and had an estimated collection of 300,000.[5] Another interest of hers was corn-dolly making about which she also wrote a book.[6] Joan Rendell died in a fire at her bungalow near Launceston, Cornwall on Tuesday 4 May 2010.
Awards
She was awarded the MBE in 1958, for raising £100,000 in National Savings stamps. She went on to be national chairman of the National Savings Bank.[7] In 1977 she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.[8]
Publications (selected)
- Cornwall Strange but True
- Collecting Matchbox Labels
- The Story of the Bude Canal. 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
References
- ↑ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/all/results?recordCount=-1&forenames=joan&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=rendall&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=1921&toYear=1921®ion=&county=&mothersMaidenName=&_useMothersMaidenNameAsSurname=on&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on&event=B&recordType=ALL&route=
- ↑ "Fire death historian's work saved". BBC News. 5 May 2010.
- ↑ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/all/results?recordCount=-1&forenames=gervase&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=rendell&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=&toYear=®ion=&county=&mothersMaidenName=&_useMothersMaidenNameAsSurname=on&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on&event=B&recordType=ALL&route=
- ↑ "Gifted author and Bard was personification of Cornwall". Thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ↑ "Fire crews work to save historian Rendell's archive". BBC News. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ↑ Rendell, J. (1982) Cornish Churches; p. 3
- ↑ Thomas, David St John Journey Through Britain: Landscape, People and Books; p. 262
- ↑ Notes in Superstition and Folklore, by Michael Williams; St Teath: Bossiney Books, 1982 ISBN 0-906456-65-7
External links
- Cornish author dies Westcountry TV report on her tragic death
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