Went to see the Bardwell Church in England
Just wanted you all to know that we found the church in England where Sir William Bardwell is pictured in the stain glass window.My son is living and working in England for two years.The town (or should I say hamlet) of Bardwell is beautiful.It is in farming country with actual working Dutch looking windmills in the area.We walked into the church built by the Bardwells (St. Peter St. Paul) on a sunday afternoon.No one was in the church but it was open.There toward the front of the church on the left was Sir William kneeling with the family crest in a stained glass window.Probably one of the greatest moments in my life.On a table were notecards and postcards of the church and Sir William.We took a couple and left money in a box.
The tiny town is immaculate and has the family Bardwell crest displayed on placards throughout the area.
We had lunch in Bury St. Edmunds (8 miles from Bardwell)and saw the Abbey where the land was granted to the Bardwells.My son lives in Southampton (on the southern coast of England and it took us 2 1/2 hours to get there.From London I am guessing a little more than an an hour.He just pulled up Bardwell on Mapquest and had no trouble finding it.
If you ever have the chance to go...... it was worth the trip.....My husband's family is in the Bardwell book and as we stood in the church it occurred to me that my family may be related to Oliver Cromwell.The irony is that Cromwell's bunch attempted to burn this church and the only surviving window was that of Sir William....
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