Posted in Architecture, History, Trips at 12:00 on 6 April 2022
For the exterior of St Romald’s see this post.
That large stained glass window as seen from inside the church:-

Chancel:-

Chancel floor:-

Font:-

Painting behind font. G R, ie Georgus Rex. That would be George I of Great Britain (and Ireland):-

Effigy on the tomb of Hugh Fitz Henry, Lord of Bedale, Ravensworth and Cotherstone:-

Devil’s door – bricked up to keep the devil out!:-

Remnant of Saxon Church:-

Thee are three separate ceilings in the chuch:-


Vaulted Ceiling:-

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Posted in Trips, War Memorials at 12:00 on 3 April 2022
There didn’t seem to be a War Memorial for Romaldkirk in the open air.
However there was one inside St Romald’s church.
A wooden panel surmounted by, “For God, King and Country” containing names for both World Wars. Below the panel is inscribed, “Father in thy gracious keeping, leave these thy servants sleeping”:-

In the upper sections of the cross is inscribed, “Greater love hath no man than this”:-

Also in the Church was this Roll of Honour of those on active service:-

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Posted in Architecture, Trips at 12:00 on 2 April 2022
Romaldkirk is a village in Teesdale, England. We visited it as the good lady had seen an article in the newspaper saying what a nice wee place it was and that it had a good pub for a meal.
It is quite picturesque; a fairly typical English village with a green.

Its most interesting building is the church, St Romald’s, parts of which date back to Saxon times:-

I must confess I hadn’t heard of St Romald. Neither it seeems has the internet – at least on the first page if you search for St Romald. I did find this Teesdale Mercury article on page 2. It dates from 1882 and it seems there are three claimants to the title.
Church’s stained glass window from outside:-

Church tower:-

Rear of church:-


Another angle:-

Church Tower from inn:-

There were in fact two pubs/inns in the village. To have lunch we went into the one mentioned in the newspaper article. We both opted for the mushroom soup.
Mistake. The soup was so seasoned it ought to have been described as pepper (as in salt and pepper) soup. A great disappointment. As was the bread slice which came along with the soup. That was so aerated it ought to have been called holey bread.
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