▁on ▁without ▁Ed ith ' s ▁help , ▁and ▁the ▁week ▁after ▁E aster ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁St ▁Kent ig ern ' s ▁after ▁ 3 4 ▁years ▁and ▁retired ▁to ▁All an ▁Bank . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁and ▁remained ▁an ▁active ▁Can on ▁of ▁Carl is le . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁he ▁married ▁Ele an or ▁" N ell ie " ▁F oster ▁Sim pson , ▁a ▁long - standing ▁friend ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁Ed ith , ▁who ▁had ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁been ▁his ▁secretary . ▁After ▁the ▁marriage ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁h one ym oon ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁National ▁Trust ▁properties ▁in ▁Wales , ▁a ▁trip ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Ra wn s ley ' s ▁last ▁book , ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁of ▁the ▁trust ' s ▁properties ▁in ▁Wales ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Country . ▁ ▁Ra wn s ley ▁suffered ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁All an ▁Bank ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁church yard ▁of ▁St ▁Kent ig ern ' s ▁alongside ▁Ed ith . ▁He ▁be que athed ▁All an ▁Bank ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Trust , ▁with ▁a ▁lifetime ▁le ase ▁to ▁Ele an or , ▁who ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁In ▁its ▁ob itu ary ▁notice ,