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DRYPOOL - Being a History of the Ancient Parish of Drypool cum Southcoates
by M. Edward Ingram (1959)

59 ST. MICHAEL'S AND ST. JOHN'S CHURCHES Scarcely had Mr. Berry entered the parish when the first World War burst upon the country and further complicated matters. Despite the War, however, three projects went ahead. St. Columba's temporary Church was dedicated in December, 1914, and in 1915 St. Michael's in Sutton Ings was dedicated also, with the Reverend W. Hollis as priest-in-charge. A temporary district was assigned to it, taken from the parish of Sutton and the north-eastern part of Drypool. When St. Michael's was consecrated as a parish church in 1927, this with some minor adjustments became its parish. For some time there had been discussion about the future of St. John's Church, in the city, which stood on the site of the present Ferens Art Gallery. It was eventually decided that the church should be demolished, its site sold, and its endowments, emoluments and furnishings transferred to Drypool. In June, 1916, the necessary Act of Parliament was obtained. It was originally intended to build near the iron church on Hedon Road, but other councils prevailed and a temporary church was built at the end of Rosmead Street. This was badly sited. When first built it was on the very edge of its parish, and was cut off from the main portion by two railway lines. Later adjustments were made, but one cannot help feeling that with more foresight a much better arrangement could have been achieved. The temporary church with its furnishings was destroyed by fire in 1923, but under the Reverend S. G. Gaman and his devoted wife, supported by a loyal band of workers, a parish hall and a new church were built. The latter, designed by Leslie Moore, was consecrated by Archbishop Lang in June, 1925. This church too was gutted by incendiary bombs in the late war. It has been restored, but not quite to its former beauty, since sufficient money was not available to do this. St. Bartholomew's became a hall until it was reopened during the incumbency of the Reverend W. G. A.

60 St Andrew's Parish Church, Drypool, 1960, Interior. [Click image for larger version]