Around the church

Last week’s picture was from the armorials on the balustrades of the tribunes on either side of the high altar.  They are the arms of a selection of old Catholic families, mostly from County Durham, Northumberland and the North Riding of Yorkshire, some closely connected with the city and its Catholic missions. The picture was the one on the far right, the Witham family of Barnard Castle.

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