▁minor ▁alter ations ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁changes ▁in ▁living ▁standards ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁church ▁trust ees ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁be ▁demol ished , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁build ▁a ▁ten ▁store y ▁office ▁block ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁Following ▁a ▁storm ▁of ▁protest s ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁The ▁Dean ery ▁was ▁repr ieved . ▁ ▁An ▁appeal ▁was ▁opened , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Dean ▁said ▁" He ▁hoped ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁compla ined ▁about ▁the ▁proposal ▁to ▁demol ish ▁The ▁Dean ery ▁would ▁now ▁show ▁him ▁some ▁financial ▁backing ▁for ▁his ▁plans ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁structure ▁for ▁years ▁to ▁come ." ▁The ▁appeal ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁The ▁Dean ery ▁was ▁modern ised ▁and ▁then ▁used ▁as ▁part ▁office ▁and ▁part ▁residence ▁by ▁the ▁Dean ' s ▁secretary ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁assistant ▁pri ests ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁ver ger - c aret akers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁The ▁Dean ery ▁was ▁again ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁rest oration ▁as ▁its ▁condition ▁had ▁d eter ior ated , ▁and ▁an ▁appeal ▁was ▁opened ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁raising ▁$ 9 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁$ 9 5 , 7 3 6 ▁was ▁raised , ▁of ▁which ▁$ 6 9 , 4 8 8 ▁came ▁through ▁the ▁National ▁Trust . ▁An ▁extensive ▁programme ▁of ▁rest oration ▁and ▁conservation , ▁including ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁garden . ▁Following ▁the ▁rest oration ▁The ▁Dean ery ▁was ▁opened