William Carey Baptism

On October 5, 1783, William Carey walked five miles from Piddington to Northampton, for John Ryland Jr. (1753-1825) to immerse him in the River Nene at 6:00 AM. he was baptized on the spot where the modern railway station is now located. The construction of the station necessitated the rerouting of the River Nene. Carey’s baptism took place where the station’s “platform one” ends. In 2011, for the 250th anniversary of Carey’s birth, a William Carey plaque was unveiled here at the railway station.

copyrighted and used by permission from David Beale, Baptist History in England and America: Personalities, Positions, and Practices

A plaque celebrating missionary William Carey has not been re-erected more than three months after it was removed during building work.

The plaque was unveiled on platform one of Northampton railway station in 2011.

When approached by the BBC, Network Rail said it was “looking into the whereabouts” of the memorial, but later said it was in storage.

It said it was talking to The Carey Experience tour and London Midland to find an appropriate place for it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-32515596

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