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COMMUNITY INFORMATION FOR THE WESTON-UNDER-PENYARD AND HOPE MANSELL AREAS
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A year ago, while researching the origins of the name "Hope Mansell", I discovered that both Hope Mansell and Weston-under-Penyard had, along with many other parishes in England, contributed to the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral after the great fire of London. Last month I visited the Guildhall in London to see what records the library there held, and to my surprise I was allowed to handle the original lists of contributors from Herefordshire. They were all written on scraps of paper, and what appeared to be the backs of old church newsletters, and were for the most part very messy! It is interesting to note that Hope Mansell must have been comparatively wealthy at the time, as their total contribution was among the highest in the county, including those from the Hereford city parishes. Some of the original writing was hard to make out, but for the record this is what I read:
"Moneys collected towards the (???) February 14th 1678 in the Parish of Weston Sub Penyd
| John Rowse Esq | One shilling | John Rudge | Three pence | |
| Roger Bonnor | Three pence | John Rudgemead | Five pence | |
| Jonathan Smith | Five pence | Walt Lloyd | Five pence | |
| John Wellington | Four pence | Henry Rudge | Five pence | |
| Tho Swayne | Five pence |
Gather in all by us four shilling and four pence
Tho. Newton Curate
James Roberts Churchwarden"
"Hope Mauncell August 5th 1678. Collected than in the said Parish towards the rebuilding of St Pauls Church £3-8
| John (Keyseson?) | Four shillings | John (Sprite?) | Eight shillings | |
| Joan Taylor | Four shillings | Tho Mills | Six shillings | |
| John Tower | Two shillings | George Smith | Three shilling | |
| Tho (Keyse?) | Three shillings | Wm (Sprite?) | One shilling | |
| David James | Two shillings | Joan Street | Two shillings | |
| John (Meel/Meed?) | Two shillings | James Dowle | Two shillings | |
| Mary Floyd | Two shillings | Rith. Eddy | Two shillings | |
| Rith. Taylor | One shilling |
Signed Ja. Jones Curate
Wm (Keyse/Reyse?) Churchwarden"
Caroline Elmitt