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Cusop Parish  Chest

A sub-group of Cusop History Group have been investigating the contents of the Cusop Parish Chest which contains a mixture of interesting documents from Sunday School Attendance lists (1935-1960) to Church Fees for Marriages and Burials from 1832.  A summary of contents is listed below. Please get in touch if you would like to see the original documents.  These documents were rescued by the then Church Warden from being thrown away when extension work was carried out in the church and they were found in black bin bags. 

St Mary’s Cusop Parish Chest – contents (Dec 2016 )

  • Bag of Cusop church magazines-1941 onwards

  • Large envelope of correspondence ie, wills, invoices, bills for roofing etc

  • Cusop Sunday School attendance book (1935-1960)

  • 1984 version of 1884 Parish magazine

  • Red Folder-extracts/copies from church magazines (1900-50). Booklet Through The Church Door.

  • South Hereford Council letter regarding listed building status etc

  • Record of church electoral roll 1920-1955

  • Black book in leather pouch-Cusop Stipend Augmentation Fund-list of donors and amounts 1935-52

  • Folder-receipts, architects plans for new window

  • Exercise book-Cusop place names 1978

  • Green folder- Story of Cusop + magazine extracts (interesting items), church plants, history, copies of maps of local roads

  • Plastic wallet- H R Armstrong photos (graveyard), Daily Telegraph article 1995

  • Old poster-1892 table of church fees, amended in 1914

  • Blue folder- photocopies of letters, re: church re-opening 1858

  • Clear folder- Church council report + old letter re church organ

  • Large red leather folder- mainly accounts -mid 50’s to mid 60’s

  • Copy of Cusop Orderly book 1821 including list of donors and amounts

  • Clear wallet- hand written list of marriages 1698-1837 + notes on burial register 1845-1921( v interesting) + occupations in Cusop in 19th century + infant burials + notes on the poor

  • Copy of the Queen Anne Bounty 1892. £109

  • Various- remembrances+ minutes+ poor payments

  • Weobley Rural Deanery Mag 1971

  • Pink folder- children’s services book + church history notes +Cusop walks

  • Brown envelope – Correspondence re Bishop’s visit 1986.

  • Brown folder – correspondence + plans for new vicarage

  • Yellow folder – correspondence + headstones

  • Pink folder – Parochial Council reports 1930’s to 60’s + utility bills incl Hay Gas & Coke Works 1946 bill for Church Rooms

  • Brown folder – Estate agents correspondence

  • Red folder – various correspondence 1980’s

  • Various letters + leaflets

  • Thin envelope – Hardwicke Road Church Room

Snippet from one of our findings in the chest..........

1932 Details of St Mary’s by Rev E T Morgan “The 2 oak trees outside the churchyard were planted – the one at the entrance to Elswick – in June 1897 by two of the oldest inhabitants of the parish Mrs Swinbourne and Mrs Greenway to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria; the other, across the road was planted in June 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V by Mrs Stredder, wife of the rector."

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