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by that from All Saints, Scu1coates. Other gifts and alterations included a lectern given in 1935 in memory of Woo]f and Henry Zimmerman, an altar cross in memory of Doris Sophia Wood, a Children's Corner in the north transept, and a Chapel in the south transept furnished in memory of Fred Ernest Mawer, for 23 years churchwarden. This chapel also houses the mutilated remains of the lectern from St. Peter's, which had been given to that church in ] 900 in memory of A]derman Henry Morrill and his wife Susannah.
In October, 1921 the old Beeton Street rooms were sold, and the new parish hall, attached to the Abbey Street Rooms, was opened on St. Andrew's Day, 1923.
THE CHURCH OF ST. AIDAN, SOUTHCOATES
With the end of the first World War, the remaining fields of the parish, the old East Fie]d of Southcoates, was invaded by houses, when the Corporation of the city planned a housing estate on what had been Sa]vidge's Farm. Had the placing of St. John's been more carefully conceived, it might have served part of this area. As it was, a hut was built close to the Ho]derness Drain Bank and opened in January, ]925. A nucleus for a church had been formed by holding services at 77, College Grove. The new church, designed by Messrs. Mi]ner & Craze, architects also of the new St. Co]umba's, was consecrated as a parish church by Archbishop Garbett on 12th March, 1955, when a district was assigned to it under the title of St. Aidan, Southcoates. This church possesses a handsome eighteenth century font, with a very fine cover, surmounted by a dove.
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
With the outbreak of hostilities practically all the parochial buildings were commandeered. This meant a
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terrific loss of revenue to the parish, and this, coupled with evacuation, brought serious problems. In 1926, Archbishop Lang had recognised Mr. Berry's work by collating him to the prebendal stall of Bugthorpe. Now Canon Berry did not desert his post, but remained throughout the long war years, during which he claimed with reason that the ancient parish of Drypool was the most bombed parish of the most bombed town in England. The old parish church of St. Peter was destroyed by incendiaries, as was the daughter church of St. John. The parish church was rocked by blast and the new church of St. Columba completely destroyed. It looked as though his life's work had gone for nothing, but undaunted, the parish, led by its indomitable vicar, carried on until better days dawned.
RE-CONSTRUCTION
Canon Berry retired in 1947, and was succeeded by the present Archdeacon of York, the Venerable Charles Robert Forder. Since the War, the parish church has been restored and on 27th October, 1958, a second foundation stone for the new church was laid by H.R.B. the Princess Royal in person, so that St. Columba's has the unique distinction of having two foundation stones laid by the same person. The chapel in this new church will be furnished as a memorial to Canon Berry, and in its dedication it will keep alive that of the ancient parish church. Under pastoral re-organisation it was decided not to re-build St. Peter's and an Order in Council, gazetted on 9th March, 1951, formally pronounced the union of the two parishes under the title of St. Andrew and St. Peter, Drypool. The old churchyard has been taken over by the Corporation and has been turned into a garden, the trees and some of the more interesting stones having been retained.
St. Peter's Vicarage, built by the Reverend H. E. Heinekey in 1923, has been sold, and the funds invested
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