On the third day of the journey we left Preston after breakfast and headed to Chorley for a stop at the temple/MTC. From there we headed south a tiny bit to Leigh (which we found is truly pronounced LEE, not LAY, or LYE) where Vicki's dad, Edward (Ted/Grumpy) Greenall was born. The remainder of the day was spent on the motorway working our way south back to London. Having reached the M25 (ring road) we encountered heavy traffic that delayed our journey a couple of hours. What do you expect on Friday at rush hour?
Preston Temple
Ditto
The group in the gardens
The temple grounds
Leigh Town Hall
Hand-blown glass in the town hall doors
The gang in front of the Leigh Town Hall
Westleigh St. Peter's Church
Where Vic's paternal grandparents were married
The M25 at "rush" hour: not much rushing happening
Today we are shopping and running around the countryside in our new smaller rental. We may even make it to Penshurst. So stay tuned. This, however, is all for now.
OXO
D.
6 comments:
Love the old churches and other buildings. Temple's nice, too!
So glad you got to see where your Dad was born, Mom! How neat.
I did not know that Vic was only once removed from England. How splendid!
Fun for everyone to return to their roots! Yet a jealousy inducing day!
I particularly enjoy the hand blown glass and wish that we did that here. I just wanted to tell you that we're having lots of fun here in Provo too... and seeing all sorts of interesting sites... eating wonderful food, and rejoicing in all the culture.
Katy Kathryn
Wow. How cool for Mom (Vicki) to visit Leigh! Awesome!
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