The Remarkable Pinwill Sisters

Devon History Society

During Women’s History Month join the Devon History Society for this online talk by Helen Wilson on some remarkable Victorian entrepreneurs.

The Pinwill sisters, Mary, Ethel and Violet, learnt to carve as teenagers during the restoration of their father’s church at Ermington, Devon. With the patronage of architect Edmund H. Sedding, they established a professional woodcarving business, Rashleigh, Pinwill &amp; Co. in 1890, which later relocated to Plymouth. After about 1907, Violet ran the business single-handedly, with a workforce of nearly 30 carvers and joiners, establishing one of the best wood and stone carving companies in the West Country. By the time Violet died in 1957, there were over 650 pieces of carving work in more than 180 churches in Devon and Cornwall. Find out more about the fascinating life and work of these remarkable women.Helen Wilson is the author of ‘The Remarkable Pinwill Sisters’, winner of the Devon Book of the Year Award 2022

DHS Members £3 Non-members £5

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