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Instead, [a search](a search theartssociety.org/church-recording)[ ](a search theartssociety.org/church-recording)[theartssociety.org/church-recording](a search theartssociety.org/church-recording)volunteering will bring you to an interim The Arts Society screen which enables access to the essential recording documents under Section headings. No password required. For other resources, documents or information, contact [churchrecordingsociety@gmail.com](churchrecordingsociety@gmail.com).  \nReferences in this edition of the Handbook to the church recording website mean this temporary facility. “Example pages”, the successor to Sample Pages, are to be found in the documents under a Section heading.  \nCHURCH RECORDERS’HANDBOOK 2026  \nTable of Contents  \nContents  \nINTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................3  \nPREPARATION FOR RECORDING.........................................................................8  \nGUIDELINES FOR THE LAYOUT OF A RECORD .......................................................15  \nMEMORIALS (001-099) ........................................................................................18  \nMETALWORK (100-199) .......................................................................................24  \nSTONEWORK (200-299) .......................................................................................30  \nWOODWORK (300-399) .......................................................................................33  \nTEXTILES (400-499)..............................................................................................36  \nPAINTINGS ETC (500-599) .................................................................................41  \nLIBRARY (600-699) ...............................................................................................44  \nWINDOWS (700-799) ...........................................................................................48  \nMISCELLANEOUS (800-899) ...............................................................................54  \nPHOTOGRAPHY INFORMATION .........................................................................58  \nCOMPILATION AND PRODUCTION OF THE RECORD ..................................62  \nDISTRIBUTION OF COMPLETED RECORDS ....................................... 74  \nTHE ROLE OF THE CHURCH RECORDERS GROUP LEADER........................82  \nROMAN NUMERALS ....................................................................................................91  \n© The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies T/A The Arts Society, a company limited by guarantee (04307984), with charitable status. Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales  \n(1089743), and the Scottish Charity Regulator (SC039240)  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe Arts Society is a leading arts education charity with a global network of local Societies which bring people together through a shared curiosity for the arts. It offers volunteering activities.  \nChurch Recording is a volunteering activity of The Arts Society, which began in 1972 as an initiative of the V&A Museum and The Arts Society (then NADFAS), It is sophisticated recording by the volunteers of the internal fabric and contents of religious buildings, describing their social and historic context, their makers, designers, contributors, dedications and similar valuable information for public benefit. Over 2,000 Church Records have been produced. They are a unique legacy.  \nOriginally ‘NADFAS Church Recording’, Church Recording was re-branded as ‘","cbCaidKDW9iC0f0M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidKDW9iC0f0M","pdf",1910987,91,"English","# Introduction\n# Preparation for Recording\n# Guidelines for the Layout of a Record\n# Memorials (001-099)\n# Metalwork (100-199)\n# Stonework (200-299)\n# Woodwork (300-399)\n# Textiles (400-499)\n# Paintings etc (500-599)\n# Library (600-699)\n# Windows (700-799)\n# Miscellaneous (800-899)\n# Photography Information\n# Compilation and Production of the Record\n# Distribution of Completed Records\n# The Role of the Church Recorders Group Leader\n# Roman Numerals","[{\"question\":\"What is a Church Record and what does a full record include?\",\"answer\":\"A full Church Record consists of an Introduction followed by object sections: 000 Memorials, 100 Metalwork, 200 Stonework, 300 Woodwork, 400 Textiles, 500 Paintings etc., 600 Library, 700 Windows, and 800 Miscellaneous. Objects are described in a prescribed format and most are photographed.\"},{\"question\":\"When can a partial Church Record be completed?\",\"answer\":\"A partial Record might be completed in exceptional circumstances such as urgency. Approval should be obtained from the Church Recording national committee.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main objectives of Church Recording?\",\"answer\":\"The principal aim is to discover, verify, and bring alive heritage within churches and other religious buildings of all denominations. It also promotes national and local use of this information.\"}]","CHURCH RECORDERS’ HANDBOOK 2026 | PDF",1792852830,229]