▁year ▁stay ing ▁in ▁the ▁C athedral ▁Close . ▁ ▁A ▁local ▁controvers y ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁made ▁national ▁news , ▁when ▁Ra wn s ley ▁and ▁Hunter ▁successfully ▁opposed ▁the ▁county ▁council ' s ▁proposal ▁to ▁demol ish ▁the ▁medieval ▁Port ins c ale ▁bridge ▁across ▁the ▁River ▁Der w ent ▁near ▁St ▁Kent ig ern ' s ▁and ▁replace ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁modern ▁structure . ▁Pro ponents ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ▁maintained ▁that ▁anti qu ity ▁alone ▁did ▁not ▁justify ▁retain ing ▁an ▁old ▁structure : ▁it ▁must , ▁they ▁cont ended , ▁have ▁" histor ic ▁associations ". ▁This ▁argument ▁was ▁widely ▁rid ic u led ▁and ▁the ▁council ▁back ed ▁down , ▁out man oe uv red ▁by ▁Ra wn s ley , ▁who , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁adjacent ▁property , ▁offered ▁to ▁under write ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁strength ening ▁the ▁old ▁bridge . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Ra wn s ley ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁honor ary ▁position ▁of ▁chap lain ▁to ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁chap lain ▁to ▁the ▁Border ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Force , ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Ra wn s ley ' s ▁views ▁were ▁straightforward : ▁" The ▁German ▁env y ▁and ▁hate , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁n urs ed ▁against ▁us ▁secret ly ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 0 ▁years ,