Ss Mary And Romuald, Yarm
History
The Church of St. Mary and St. Romuald is located on land that was at one time attached to the Black Friars monastery, which was founded at Yarm in 1260.
The parish originated as a domestic chaplaincy to the Meynell family. In 1860, the parish received its own free-standing church, a gift from Thomas Meynell to his wife. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of York, Mother of Mercy, and St. Romuald, abbot and monastic founder. St. Romuald was born in Ravenna, a favourite resort of the Meynells.
The current parish priest is the Very Rev. Canon Alan Sheridan.
Architecture
The church was designed by Hadfield & Goldie of Sheffield. It is constructed of red brick with a slate roof, and is "a well-detailed example of the use of structural polychromatic brickwork, popular in the 1860s".
The East window was designed by John Hardman Powell of Hardman & Co.
The church is a Grade II listed building, as it "represents a relatively early and little altered church" by the Catholic architect George Goldie.
References
- ^ Shipley, Jonathan. "St. Mary's and St. Romuald's Catholic Church Archaeological Evaluation", Archeo-Environment Ltd., 2010
- ^ "SS Mary and Romuald, Yarm", Middlesbrough Diocese
- ^ "Parish History", St. Mary and St. Romuald, Yarm
- ^ Historic England. "Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and St Romuald (1425128)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and St Romuald", British Listed Buildings
- ^ Minting, Stuart. "Historic local churches get extra protection - but that might have a downside...", The Press, 7 March 2016
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