My Mum gave Carolyn a book on American history in England for Christmas. We immediately read the chapter on William Penn as he founded Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Reading the article reminded us that William Penn is buried close to my office on the outskirts of London. I did a bit of research and found a great walk on the Internet which covers the Mayflower barn and the final resting place of William Penn. The walk took in some beautiful English countryside but seeing the original timbers from the Mayflower was something else. Next to the Mayflower Barn is the old Jordans guest house where William Penn and George Fox (founder of the Quaker religion) regularly worshipped. A little further down the road we came across the current Quaker meeting house (1688) set next to a small graveyard where Carolyn used her Philly sixth sense to walk straight to William Penn's grave.
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