After almost six years of recording, the task is now completed. Originally set up by Jill Harris in 2011, the current team of seven are to be congratulated for their painstaking work which has culminated in the production of a superb record which will be treasured by posterity.
Jill de Bretton-Gordon Helen Oakes Felicity Mc Swiney
Belinda Wentworth Maggie Blather Pat Gee
Diana Stephens
The team was assisted by Frances Moule, Judy Heron, Trish Johnson – and names from the past, Rosie Roberts, Liz Hamilton, photographer Andy Newton, Leon Sparrow and many others.
The record, beautifully- bound in dark blue leather with gold lettering, was handed to St. Mary’s Church at a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 16th February 2020 by the Chairman, Mrs Sheila Williams.
The Arts Society (formerly known as NADFAS) has always been known for its wonderful work on Church Recording. That is, recording everything inside a particular Church, from floor to ceiling and eventually producing large illustrated books detailing each item and its history. These volumes are then presented to various institutions, for example if it is an Anglican Church in England, one volume will be presented to the participating Church, one to the local County or Diocesan Records Office which holds the diocesan archive, one to Church Care, one to the Victoria and Albert Museum Art Library and another to Historic England Archives.
One of the many stained glass windows at St. Peter’s Hinton St. Mary 
A quick sketch of the window made by Frances Moule before work begins
Mrs Marion Honnywill presented the completed Church Records of Silton Church to the Churchwardens (see above). The church is kept open – a note on the table inside the door explaining the accessibility of the Record.
