A donation of £200 was received from Dame Violet Wills of Devon, while grants included £249 from Salisbury Diocesan funds and £300 from the Dorset Church Building Committee.

[3] Plans for the new church were drawn up by William Henry Randoll Blacking,[3] and Ralph Fry of Kingsbury Episcopi hired as the builder.

[4] The west end of the church was built with temporary walls as two further bays were due to be added in the future.

E. L. Langston, gifted furniture from the church to St Aldhelm's, including the pulpit, font and pews.

A number of memorials were also received from the chapel, including oak panels commemorating boys of the college who lost their lives in World War I.

Victor Pike, dedicated a new porch, and clergy and choir vestries, which were all built at the front of the church.

Richard Luther initiated a scheme to build a new section containing a lounge, kitchen, office, toilets and creche room.

As part of the scheme, a baptistry was also created, the church's pews were replaced by chairs and a new heating system was installed.

The interior is painted white and the ceiling is of five-sided barrel design, with moulded pine ribs and panels.