Due to long term and ongoing problems with the materials and design of St Aidan's Church, the decision to move was taken by the clerical team at the time. It was a huge wrench for those of us who had grown up with St Aidan's and it was harder still when we witnessed it's demolition, especially as those beautiful engraved screens could be seen lying on the open ground. I tried my hardest to have them saved and relocated, but apart from getting them moved to safety after my protest at finding them like this, the Diocese never got back to me with what happened to them in the end.  I can only hope they were reused and loved somewhere else.
A lot of the things you can see in the photos above were found loving new homes and created bonds with those Churches who are keeping the physical parts of St Aidan's alive and useful. Obviously where possible, many items were kept for the day St Aidan's opened it's new home in Eastern Avenue - The Place To Be