Babworth, Nottinghamshire - All Saint's Church
The Ringing Chamber
.Immediately above the font, the ringing chamber holds a peal of six bells. One is dedicated to Richard Clyfton “a grave and revered preacher” (the words of William Bradford) and was donated by the General Society of the Mayflower Descendants..The magnificent stained glass window shedding its glorious light on the ringing chamber was made by Charles Kempe. His stutter made him unsuitable for the clergy and turned him instead to the manufacture of church windows.
The font dates from 1878 and was given to the church in memory of Launcelot E B Bridgeman Simpson (who died in infancy in 1854) by his mother. The font cover is made from the same wood as the Mayflower II, a replica of the original Mayflower, which sailed from Plymouth to New Plymouth in 1957.
Babworth, Nottinghamshire - All Saint's Church
The Ringing Chamber
.Immediately above the font, the ringing chamber holds a peal of six bells. One is dedicated to Richard Clyfton “a grave and revered preacher” (the words of William Bradford) and was donated by the General Society of the Mayflower Descendants..The magnificent stained glass window shedding its glorious light on the ringing chamber was made by Charles Kempe. His stutter made him unsuitable for the clergy and turned him instead to the manufacture of church windows.
The font dates from 1878 and was given to the church in memory of Launcelot E B Bridgeman Simpson (who died in infancy in 1854) by his mother. The font cover is made from the same wood as the Mayflower II, a replica of the original Mayflower, which sailed from Plymouth to New Plymouth in 1957.