HOME

ROMALDKIRK
. Gardens
. Church
. St. Romald
. Food etc.
. Fair
. Walks
. History
. Then and Now
. Map
. Links
. Dates

RESERVOIRS
. Selset
. Grassholme
. Balderhead
. Blackton
. Hury

ROMALDKIRK

Then and Now

Hector C. Parr

Photographs show some of the small changes which have occurred in Romaldkirk during the twentieth century.

Old Road
Click picture to enlarge
 New Road
Click picture to enlarge
An improved road surface has made access cleaner and faster, but the view has not benefited from the accumulation of signs, poles and wires.

Old Kirk
Click picture to enlarge
 New Kirk
Click picture to enlarge
The Kirk Inn has changed little, but modes of transport are different.

Old Junction
Click picture to enlarge
 New Junction
Click picture to enlarge
We have lost our shop and petrol pump, and the signpost to the "Railway Station"

Old South View
Click picture to enlarge
 New South View
Click picture to enlarge
Very little has changed here, except the appearance of an ugly street lamp....

Old Hotel
Click picture to enlarge
 New Hotel
Click picture to enlarge
... and the styles of dress.

Old Tower View
Click picture to enlarge
 New Tower View
Click picture to enlarge
View from the Church Tower, 1911 and 2002.

Old Monk's Square
Click picture to enlarge
 New Monk's Square
Click picture to enlarge
The windows and doors around Monk's Square have changed, but it retains its charm.

***

© Hector C. Parr, 2005

Back to Home Page