Chorley Mormon Temple
| Preston England Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedicated | 7 June 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Site | 15 acres (6.1 hectares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 69,630 sq ft (6,469 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 ft (48 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Vernal Utah Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Monticello Utah Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 53°40′20.91360″N 2°37′52.59″W / 53.6724760000°N 2.6312750°W The Preston England Temple is the 52nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The LDS Church took root in Preston, Lancashire, when the first Mormon missionaries arrived in 1837.
Because of its place in LDS Church history and the growth of membership in Preston, LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley announced the area would be the site for Britain's second temple (the first was in Surrey, near London). The Preston England Temple is located in the town of Chorley, 10 miles (16 km) south of Preston, in Lancashire. The groundbreaking ceremony of this temple was on 12 June 1994.
It is the centrepiece of a 15-acre (6 hectare) complex that includes a stake centre, a missionary training centre, a family history facility, a distribution centre, temple patron housing, temple missionary accommodations and a grounds building. The temple itself has a modern, single spire design and an exterior finish of Olympia white granite from Sardinia. The white granite exterior and zinc roof have caused it to be described as reminiscent of England's old churches.
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