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Date
1942
Place
Brightlingsea, Essex, England
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Robert Fermor Rendell
Robert Fermor Rendell1873 - 1954

Vicar of Brightlingsea Retiring to live in Clacton

The Rev. R. Fermor Rendell, B.A., F.R.A.S., who celebrated his 'silver anniversary' as Vicar of Brightlingsea last year, is retiring at the end of the year and is to reside in Clacton-on-Sea.

Mr. Fermor Rendell came to Brightlingsea, in 1917, and during his connection with this district has made many friends and won the affection and esteem of his parishioners.

Mr. Fermor Rendell is an Australian by birth, and before taking Holy Orders was on the staff of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich and subsequently chief assistant at the Natal Government Observatory in South Africa.

Following his ordination, he held curacies in Barrow-in Furness, Carlisle, Lancaster and London, and while in London had the care of the Police Court Mission. He had thus had the distinction of serving the Church in many parts of England, while he also lived for a time in Scotland, and visited the Holy Land in the course of his travels, so that he can truly claim to be cosmopolitan. Mr. Fermor Rendell found his varied experiences and knowledge of people in all parts of the world of great value to him in his church work, and he is proud of the fact that he has the happy experience of possessing friends in nearly every part of the world.

During his life in Brightlingsea Mr. Rendell has taken an active part in many organisations, notably Freemasonry. He was a Past Master and Chaplin to the Lodge of Hope and a Past Grand Chaplain of Essex, and has served as First Principle of the Trafalgar Chapter in the Royal Arch. He took part in many notable Masonic ceremonies in the county and is very popular with his fellow brethren.

A ceremony in which Mr. Fermor Rendell always took a keen interest was the "choosing day" in connection with the election of the Deputy of Brightlingsea. He is seen on this photograph taking part in the ancient ritual. This traditional service was held in the tower of Brightlingsea Parish Church and dated from the time of the Armada, when all ports were "levied" in order to raise money for the fleet. Brightlingsea was known as the "limb" of the Cinque Port of Sandwich, and still pays 10s. to that borough every year as her share towards the Royal Navy.

Mr. Fermor Rendell is to make his home in Clacton on his retirement and will live at "The Poplars," Vicarage-gardens> Mr and Mrs. Rendell have a family of three, a son, Denys, who is training to become an engineer and already doing national service in a ship-yard, and two bonnie little daughters, Anna, aged four, and Joan, aged two and a half.

The Vicar of Brightlingsea will probably be leaving the parish some time in October. On his departure and pending the appointment of a new incumbent the parish will be in charge of the assistant curate, the Rev. L. H. Brown.

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