Preston, Lancashire the many large active Roman Catholic parish churches is St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, located on Garstang Road. Preston was the location of the world's first foreign mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly known as the Mormons). As early as 1837 the first Mormon missionaries to Great Britain began preaching in Preston and, in particular, other small towns situated along the River Ribble. Preston is home to the world's oldest continuous branch (a small congregation) of the LDS Church. An official memorial to the church pioneers may be found in the
Lionel Preston aircraft finishes. He lived in Chiltern Road in Dunstable. He also wrote the book ""Sea And River Painters Of The Netherlands In The Seventeenth Century"". He married Emily Elizabeth Bryant. Lionel Preston Admiral Sir Lionel George Preston, KCB (27 September 1875 – 21 September 1971) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord. Lionel Preston was educated at Stubbington House School and joined the Royal Navy as a cadet aboard HMS "Britannia" in 1888. He was posted to the sloop HMS "Rosario" in March 1900, and took part in the response to the Boxer Rebellion