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Interior, St Romald’s Church, Romaldkirk

For the exterior of St Romald’s see this post.

That large stained glass window as seen from inside the church:-

Romaldkirk Church Stained Glass Window

Chancel:-

St Romald's Church, Romaldkirk stained glass2 + altar

Chancel floor:-

St Romald's, chancel floor, Romaldkirk

Font:-

St Romald's Church Font, Romaldkirk

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

Painting, Romaldkirk Church

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

St Romald's Church , Effigy, Romaldkirk

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

Devil's Door, St Romald's Church, Romaldkirk

Remnant of Saxon Church:-

Remnant of Saxon Church, Romaldkirk

Thee are three separate ceilings in the chuch:-

Ceiling, Romaldkirk Church

Romaldkirk Church Ceiling

Vaulted Ceiling:-

Vaulted Ceiling, Romaldkirk Church

Romaldkirk War Memorial

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”:-

War Memorial, Romaldkirk Church

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

War Memorial, Romaldkirk Church

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

Roll of Honour, Romaldkirk Church

Romaldkirk Church Exterior

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.

Village Green, Romaldkirk

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

Romaldkirk Church

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:-

Romaldkirk Church Window

Church tower:-

Romaldkirk ChurchTower

Rear of church:-

Back of Romaldkirk Church

Part of Romaldkirk Church

Another angle:-

Romaldkirk Church, Teesdale,

Church Tower from inn:-

St Romald's Church from pub

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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