▁College . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁College ▁was ▁given ▁new ▁respons ib ilities ▁when ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁and ▁combined ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Nor roy ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁creating ▁a ▁new ▁office ▁called ▁Nor roy ▁and ▁Ul ster ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms ; ▁Sir ▁Al gar ▁Howard ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁hold ▁this ▁office . ▁▁▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁College ▁building ▁was ▁saved ▁from ▁the ▁war , ▁its ▁walls ▁and ▁roof ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁a ▁per il ous ▁state . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁a ▁decision ▁was ▁forced ▁upon ▁her ald s , ▁whether ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁old ▁building ▁( which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁prof itable ▁finan cially ) ▁or ▁repair ▁it ▁on ▁a ▁scale ▁far ▁beyond ▁the ▁College ' s ▁resources . ▁Event ually ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Works ▁and ▁a ▁public ▁subscription , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁College ' s ▁ 4 th ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁being ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁Derby ▁Place . ▁The ▁present ▁gates ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁came ▁originally ▁from ▁Good rich ▁Court ▁in ▁Here ford shire . ▁The ▁new ▁gates ▁displayed ▁the ▁College ' s ▁arms ▁and ▁cr est . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁qu in cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁the ▁College ▁held ▁a ▁special ▁service ▁of ▁thanks