Cotehele, Calstock

As mentioned in the brief note in
the Autumn newsletter, John Stengelhofen
died in July following a fall. He was very
active in the initial years of the Trevithick
Society following the merger of the CEPS
and CWPS. He was primarily responsible
for the introduction of the Society’s
Journal in 1973 and was its Editor for
the first seven issues. He also designed
the Society’s logo. At that time he was a
Research Fellow at the Institute of Cornish
Studies where he oversaw the publication
of William West’s memoir. It was also at
that time he used his architectural skills to
design Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum,
then becoming its first Director in 1975. He
moved to the National Maritime Museum
in charge of their outstation at Cotehele,
with the Tamar sailing barge Shamrock.
During his period as President of the
Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1984-1986,
he had a major hand in the acquisition of
the adjacent premises enabling the Royal
Cornwall Museum to expand. With Michael
Messenger he founded Twelveheads
Press in 1978 to publish books on Cornish
and other industrial history. He was also
active in the Cornish Buildings Group for
fifty years, recently campaigning for such
important industrial monuments as St Erth
station and Wheal Busy smithy. For fifty
years he made a substantial contribution
to Cornwall’s industrial heritage.

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