DescriptionSt John the Baptist church, Peterborough - Memorial (30828729583).jpg
Matthew Wyldebore lived at the mansion house in Westgate (now part of the Bull Hotel) and was twice elected MP for Peterborough between 1768 - 74. He died on the 15th March 1781.
He bequeathed a legacy to the church to pay for a peal of bells and a sermon on the anniversary of his death. This is reputedly in gratitude for finding his way to safety through the mists on Peterborough Common by making for the sound of St John's bells. The payments were ten shillings per rope and one pound for the sermon.
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