Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Bassetlaw
Town
Babworth
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26968

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Lane
Babworth
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
DN22 8ES
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 68633 80851
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHITE STONE INSCRIPTION TABLET IN THE SHAPE OF A FUNERAL CASKET. IT IS SUPPORTED BY TWO FEET OF A BEAST AND A TWO-STEPPED SHELF. WHOLE IS MOUNTED ONTO A SQUARE BLACK MARBLE BACKBOARD WITH THE CORNERS REMOVED. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING
Inscription
SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ ARTHUR BRIDGEMAN SIMPSON, MIDSHIPMAN/ ON BOARD HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP, TWEED,/ WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN OF/ A FEVER CAUGHT AT THE/ CAPE DE VERD ISLANDS,/ ON THE 6TH OF NOVBR. 1827
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Simpson, Arthur Bridgeman
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Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, date of death, service, place of death, manner of death, age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height c1000mm, width c1000mm
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)

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