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CHURCH RECORDERS
Church Recorders set out to discover and document forgotten and hidden British heritage. They make records of the content of churches: memorials, metalwork, woodwork, textiles, windows etc. Heritage in churches is under threat from break-ins and theft; lack of interest; lack of awareness of what the churches possess and lack of money to care for what they own. For over 30 years Church Recorders have been helping to deal with at least some of these problems.
Church Recorders are members of NADFAS who have an interest in preserving important artefacts and providing archival material for future researchers. They are not necessarily experts in any particular subject but are willing to learn and increase their expertise.
Twenty members of
Scarborough DFAS and Derwent DFAS
completed a detailed record of the
contents of St Oswald's Church in
Filey. St Oswald's Parish church was
being built during the reigns of Henry II,
Richard I, John and Henry III. A
bound record of the contents was proudly
presented to St Oswald's Church at the end
of the thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding
project.
An enthusiastic group of Church Recorders commenced a new project at St Laurence's Church, Scalby, Scarborough and we are looking for more volunteers to help.
SDFAS assisted in
raising funds for the restoration of the
beautiful Pre-Raphaelite stained glass
windows at St Martin-on-the-Hill on the
South Cliff in Scarborough, one of
England's best churches, notable for its
splendid architechure, rich furnishings
and colourful decoration. St
Martin's was built in 1863 by Bodley and
worked on by Burne-Jones, Morris,
Maddox-Brown and Rossetti.
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