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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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to provide a new vicarage on land behind St. Columba's church.
With the consecration of the new church, and under the guidance of God, the parish looks forward to a future of useful service to the people within its boundaries.
VICARS OF DRYPOOL
This list is an attempt to record the names of those who have served the cure of Drypool. It makes no claim to be complete, and no name has been included unless it is supported either by Parochial or Diocesan Records.
| 1515 |
Christopher Wilkinson |
| 1516 |
Thomas Henryson |
| 1525 |
John Scoley |
| 1551 |
William Parkin |
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1584-1606
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George Cockerrill
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1609-1619
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George Shawe
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1619-1635
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John Ware
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1635-1640
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George Coke
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1662-1676
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John Bewe
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1681-1690
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Robert Wilson
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1690-1711
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Richard Kitson
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1711-1758
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Edward Robinson
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1759-1783
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William Huntington
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1783-1796
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John Collings
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1796-1810
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George Thompson
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1810-1819
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John Foster
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The Parish Church was rebuilt 1822-23.
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1819-1827
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William Edward Coldwell
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1827-1834
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Henry Venn
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The Advowson was presented to the Trustees of the Reverend Charles Simeon by William Wilberforce.
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1835-1845
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Joseph Atherton Wanton
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1845-1846
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Alexander Baring Gould
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1846-1851
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Thomas Morton
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1851-1856
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William Graeme Gibson
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