Joan Rendell

Background

She was the daughter of Gervase Rendell, born 1879 in Eastry, Kent.

Career

Foreign most of her life her home was at Werrington. Mission 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.

Achievements

She was awarded the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire 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 Meda

Works

Cornwall: Strange but True Cornwall: Strange but True

COLLECTING MATCHBOX LABELS. (SIGNED). COLLECTING MATCHBOX LABELS. (SIGNED).

Around Bude and Stratton Around Bude and Stratton

Images of England, Saltash Images of England, Saltash

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Born

1921

Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
Died

March 4, 2010 (aged 89)

Cornwall
Nationality
English

Awards

Member of the Order of the British Empire 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. In 1977 she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.

Member of the Order of the British Empire 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. In 1977 she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.

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book

Cornwall: Strange but True

COLLECTING MATCHBOX LABELS. (SIGNED).

Around Bude and Stratton

Images of England, Saltash

Joan Rendell

Background

Career

Achievements

Works

book

Born

Died

Nationality

Awards

Member of the Order of the British Empire 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. In 1977 she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.

Member of the Order of the British Empire 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. In 1977 she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.