England Explorations Day 1

The Preston Guild Wheel Walk
The Preston Guild Wheel walk is a 21 mile scenic walking and biking route encircling Preston, Lancashire, which has rivers, canals, ancient woodlands, and parks. It officially starts at Avenham Park and there are bike rentals in the area of Avenham Park, but you can start anywhere. 
Jeff and I walked for 3 or 4 miles through beautiful pathways lined with greens. There were lots of water spots and water birds everywhere we went. 




The Preston England Temple


The Preston, England temple was just a 20 minute drive from Avenham Park. We met up with the rest of the Braithwaite family and did an endowment and sealing session together, where we were able to seal some ancestors that had lived in the area, the Slater family. It was a special experience. 




Very near Avenham Park is the historical marker for the first baptisms in the church in England. Elder Heber C.  Kimball baptized the first members of the church here, beginning with George Watt in the Ribble River. We found the plaques by going to the Japanese Gardens in Avenham Park and going up the hill just a little bit from there. There are two different markers and it was interesting to read about the first members of the church. After reading the markers, we headed down to the Ribble River to see the actual location of the baptisms. 



The Ribble River


 

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